{"id":100,"date":"2022-04-12T09:33:30","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T09:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=100"},"modified":"2025-04-07T11:26:53","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T11:26:53","slug":"f-1-understanding-fractions-word-problems","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/f-1-understanding-fractions-word-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"F.1 Understanding fractions: word problems"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Understanding fractions: word problems<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-huge-font-size\" style=\"color:#74008b\">Key notes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-large-font-size\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A fraction represents a part of a whole.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The bottom of a fraction is the number of equal parts in the whole. It is called the denominator.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The top of a fraction is the number of those equal parts you are talking about. It is called the numerator.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#105000\"><strong>Learn with an example<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fdf8c4\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-large-font-size\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-background-background-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"color:#b00012\">\ud83c\udfda\ufe0f<strong> Nicholas and Lucas are cooking their favourite breakfast, scrambled eggs with canned ham. Lucas opens the can and cuts the ham into 3 equal pieces. Nicholas eats 2 pieces with his eggs.<br>What fraction of the ham does Nicholas eats with his eggs?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;ham is the&nbsp;whole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lucas&nbsp;cuts the ham into&nbsp;3&nbsp;equal pieces. The denominator of the fraction is&nbsp;<strong>3<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">3      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.ixl.com\/qgen_res\/math\/annotated_fraction\/arrow.png\"> number&nbsp;of&nbsp;equal&nbsp;parts&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;whole<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nicholas&nbsp;eats&nbsp;2&nbsp;pieces with his eggs. The numerator of the fraction is&nbsp;<strong>2<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">2\/3 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.ixl.com\/qgen_res\/math\/annotated_fraction\/arrow.png\">number&nbsp;of&nbsp;equal&nbsp;parts&nbsp;you&nbsp;are&nbsp;talking&nbsp;about<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nicholas&nbsp;eats&nbsp;2\/3 of the ham with his&nbsp;eggs.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background\" style=\"background-color:#c2fcd5\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-background-background-color has-text-color has-background has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#b00012\">\ud83c\udfda\ufe0f <strong>Ford&#8217;s hobby is building robots. His oldest robot has stopped running. Ford needs to replace some of its wires. He cuts a long wire into 2 equal pieces. Ford uses 1 piece to fix his oldest robot.<br>What fraction of the wire does Ford use to fix his oldest robot?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">The wire is the whole.<br>Ford cuts the wire into 2 equal pieces. The denominator of the fraction is 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">2 &lt;&#8212;- number of equal parts in the whole<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Ford uses 1 piece to fix his oldest robot. The numerator of the fraction is 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">1\/2 &lt;&#8212;&#8212;number of equal parts you are talking about<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Ford uses 1\/2 of the wire to fix his oldest robot.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fcc2ef\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-background-background-color has-text-color has-background has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#b00012\">\ud83c\udfda\ufe0f <strong>Max is making rice custard for his family. He divides the rice custard into 7 equal-sized servings. He adds a spoonful of whipped cream to 4 of the servings.<br>What fraction of the rice custard has whipped cream on top?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">The rice custard is the whole.<br>Max divides the rice custard into 7 equal-sized servings. The denominator of the fraction is 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">7 &lt;&#8212;- number of equal parts in the whole<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">He adds a spoonful of whipped cream to 4 of the servings. The numerator of the fraction is 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">4 \/7&lt;&#8212;- number of equal parts you are talking about<br><br>4\/7 of the rice custard has whipped cream on top.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#d90000\">Let&#8217;s practice!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/80688\/900\/700\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-250.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-250.png 500w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-250-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-250-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-250-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/89890\/107\/625\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-253.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-253.png 500w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-253-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-253-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-253-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Understanding fractions: word problems Key notes: Learn with an example \ud83c\udfda\ufe0f Nicholas and Lucas are cooking their favourite breakfast, scrambled eggs with canned ham. Lucas opens the can and cuts the ham into 3 equal pieces. Nicholas eats 2 pieces with his eggs.What fraction of the ham does Nicholas eats with his eggs? 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