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VALUE CORNER • Leadership and responsibility

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Afroz was making a drawing. When he coloured part, the electricity went
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off. His mother gave a candle that was already burnt about one-fourth. He
lighted the candle and coloured the remaining part of the drawing. When he
completed his drawing, the candle was left one-fourth only.

(a) What part of the drawing was coloured after lighting the candle?

(b) What part of the candle was given to Afroz?

(c) What part of the candle burnt when Afroz coloured the remaining
portion?

MATHS LAB ACTIVITY • Experiential Learning

Aim: To reinforce the concept of addition and subtraction of fractions with
same denominator on the number line

Materials: Fraction slips, paper and pencil

Instruction for teachers:

Divide the class into the groups of 4–5 students. Make 20 slips of fractions for
each group. Write one fraction on one side of the slip and another fraction with

the same denominator on the other side. Other fraction may have the same or
different colour. If fractions written on the slip are of the same colour, they

will be added and if they are of different colours, they will be subtracted.

Method: First, take two fractions and illustrate how to add and subtract using the
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number line on the blackboard. For example, consider the fractions and .
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Step 1: Draw a number line and mark two points 0 and 1. Then, divide the
length between 0 and 1 into 8 equal parts.

0 1

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