Question 4 - Figure it out - Page 152, 153 - Chapter 7 Class 6 - Fractions (Ganita Prakash)

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Question 4 Fill in the blanks with fractions. The big fish weighs 1/2 kg. The small one weighs 1/4 kg. Together they weigh ____ kg. Now, Weight of big fish = 𝟏/𝟐 kg Weight of small fish = 𝟏/𝟒 kg Now, Total weight = 1/2+1/4 Since denominators are different, we can’t add So, we make denominator same For fraction 1/2, we multiply & divide by 2 Total weight = 𝟏/𝟐 ×𝟐/𝟐+1/4 Total weight = 𝟐/𝟒 +𝟏/𝟒 Total weight = (2 + 1)/4 Total weight = 𝟑/𝟒 k g We can visualize this like