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Arrow-Puffin-2_Semester-2 Maths 79INTRODUCTION TO FRACTIONSFractions are equal parts of a whole. They are formed by splitting a whole into any number of pieces of equal size.WholeHere's a pizza. It is one whole.One halfLet us cut the pizza between 2 people. We cut the pizza into 2 equal parts.When we cut the pizza into 2 equal parts, each part is one half of the whole.One half means one part of two equal parts.It is written as 12.There are 2 halves in a whole.1212One thirdWhen 3 people share a pizza, we cut the pizza into 3 equal parts.When we cut the pizza into 3 equal parts, each part is one third of the whole.One third means one part of three equal parts. It is written as 13.There are 3 one thirds in a whole.One fourthWhen 4 people share a pizza, we cut the pizza into 4 equal parts.When we cut the pizza into 4 equal parts, each part is one-fourth of the whole.Let's Understand Conceptual Understanding