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04m e
04m e
1m
1m
1
3
m.
2
3
parts. So
2
3
So what is
meters is
1
3
1
3
of 2 meters.
of 3 meters?
Thus,
1
3
of 3 meters is 1 meter..
Now, what is
Do as I tell you!
Remember, you are only half of
half of half of my age.
1
3
of 12 meters?
of 12 meters = 12 3 = 4 meters
12
3
2
3
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That is,
1
3
1
3
1
3
of 2 =
of 3 =
of 12 =
= 23
3
3
= 33 = 1
3
12
= 12 3 = 4
1
4
of an 8 centimeter long
straight line?
$
1
10
of a straight
1
3
1
2
of them and
Ramesan took
1
4
1
2
Is there a remainder?
If 12 meters is divided into 3 equal parts, what is
the length of each part?
What about 16 meters divided into 3 equal parts?
When 16 is divided by 3, the quotient is 5 and the
remainder 1. What does this mean?
180
15
36 5
35
36
3
= 12
48
16 meters can be divided into 3 pieces of length 5
meters each. A piece of length 1 meter will remain.
Suppose we divide this 1 meter piece also into 3
equal parts?
We get 3 short pieces, each of length
Fraction and Remainder
What do we get on dividing 9 by 4?
That is,
9 = (2 4) + 1
Using fractions, we can write
9
4
=2+
1
4
=2
meter..
1
3
meters.
So,
of 16 meters =
1
3
meters.
5 .
1
3
That is,
1
4
16
3
= 16 3 = 5
27
4
1
3
similarly?
49
Adding again and again
If 3 strings, each of length 4 meters, are laid end to
end, what is the total length?
4 + 4 + 4 = 12 meters.
1
4
That is, 5
10
10
10
We can simplify
4
10
4
10
10
5
3
5.
1
10
3.
1
10
22
10
5 2
1
10
2
5
2
5
4 = 4
1
10
5 is defined as 5
mean?
, cant we?
=
1
3
Thus
s.
s.
here.
1
1
1
3
3 1 =
+
+
=
3 1
Likewise, 5
2
5
1 + 1 + 1 +1
10
4
10
But
1
3
1
5
1
3
1
3
itself.
s.
50
2
What is 3 +
3
2
1
2
3
2
2+2+ 2
6
7
3 2
7
3+
14
=3+1+ =4
= 14 3 = 4
2
3
So,
Now, 3
3
2
3 3
2
=4
Again
4+
14
= 4
2
3
=4+1+
1
3
=5
3 rods of length
1
2
4
3
4 4
3
16
3
=5
1
3
1
2
=4+
1
2
4 +4 +4
. So,
1
1
1
= 4 + + 4 + + 4 +
2
2
2
2
1 1 1
= (4 + 4 + 4) + + +
2 2 2
= 12 +
3
2
= 12 + 1 +
= 13
1
2
1
2
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1
1
2
1
2
Picture Math
is half of 9. That is
So,
3 4
1
2
=3
9
2
39
27
2
= 13
1
4
meter, are
1
4
3
4
18
6
25
18
25
1
3
1
4
He will be a
great wit when he
grows up
Yeah! Now
he is a halfwit
52
Part of a fraction
Parts of a circle
1
4
of
1
2
meter is
So, what is
Again divide each of these parts into 3 equal
parts.
of
meter..
meter?
1
2
1
6
We have to find
1
3
1
2
1
2
of
1
3
means
Problem
solved.
1
6
part.
1
1
2
1
6
meter..
53
What do we see from this?
1
of
1
5
Parts of a rectangle
Draw a rectangle and divide it into two
equal parts.
1
6
of
1
3
like this?
Divide each
1
15
1
3
1
of
. What do we
see now?
1
5
of
of
of
1
4
1
5
1
6
of
1
3
1
3 5
of
of
of
1
3
1
3
1
2
1
15
Please! Give
a piece.
54
More divisions
We know how to find
1
5
of
1
3
1
5
of
2
3
meter?
What is
2
1 meter
Divide each
1
3
So
parts.
1
5
of
of
3 5
1
15
?
1
of
consists of two
1
5
parts of
together.
That is,
Now, 1 meter is divided into 15 equal parts.
2
1
5
We want to divide
2
3
1
= 2 of
5
of
2
3
= 2
, two
at a time?
So, what is
of
3
5
1
15
3
2
15
1
15
meter..
That is,
1
5
of
2
3
of
2
3
3
of
5
4
of
of
3
4
15
2
3
of
4
5
First we find of
1
3
taken
55
1
3
2
3
of
=4
1
15
15
consists of two s.
s.
So,
2
3
of
4
5
1 4
of 2 =
3 5
of
4
15
2 =
8
15
Now we have
First we find
1
8
of
1
8
.
find
of
1
4
84
2
3
4
5
1
32
What next?
1
8
of
3
4
=3
1
32
3
32
Then?
of
3
4
3
32
5=
15
with
32
2
3
of this.
2
3
4
5
of it. What
is its length?
2
3
of
4
5
of the rectangle.
What is
What is
4
5
3
4
of
of
2
3
5
8
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$ What is
A New Multiplication
2
1
3
s.
s.
1
3
1
3
1
3
1
3
means
Similarly,
1
4
1
4
is
1
3
1
3
of
1
4
1
4 3
1
2
1
3
1
4 3
2
3
can be written
1
3
1
3
of
1
3 2
1
6
Likewise
1
of 2 is
12
So,
1
That is,
of 2 =
Similarly, of
of
of 4. Then
.
1
of
is 2 . That is
of 4.
7
3
of
Multiplication of fractions
What is
of
$ What is
That is,
4
1
3
1
12
What about
1
2
= ................... = ...................
1
2
3
4
=
=
=
3
4
?
1
2
1
2
1
8
3
= 8
of
1
4
1
2
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What does
4
5
2
3
2
3
mean?
The meaning of multiplication
4
of
3
1
= 4
= 4 15 2
1
2
1
5
Like wise,
= 15 2 =
15
1 1
1
8
= 2 4 = 2
4 =
3 7
3
7
37
21
4
7
24
3 7
3
10
7
8
8
21
of
to
2
3
42
5 3
3
8
15
Similarly,
3
1
=4
mean
of
Instead of writing,
2
of
That is,
15
24
5 3
6 4
15
24
24
53
83
5
8
3
4
2
3
That is,
2 cm
3
4
5 3
6 4
5 1
24
5
8
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Multiplication and several fold
Four 3s make four times 3. Four 3s and
half of 3 make 4
4
1
2
1
2
= 12 +
of 3.
of it.
3)
with
So,
Just as we write,
4
= 12 + 1 +
times 3. That is
times 3 = 4 times 3 +
= (4 3) + (
1
2
1
2
= 13 +
of 3 as
= 13
2
1
1
2
Likewise,
3,
4 times 2 = (4 2) + ( 2) = 8 + 1 = 9
1
3
times 5 = (2 5) + ( 5) = 10 +
3.
= 10 + 1 +
That is,
1
1
1
4 3 = (4 3) + 3 = 13
2
2
2
2
3
= 111
2
3
1
2
can be written
9
2
4 2 = 9
2
3, as
9
2
3, cant
we?
9
2
3 =
93
2
1
3
5 = 111
2
3
Another Multiplication
=
27
2
= 13
1
2
1
2
1
2
of 9
times a number.
4
1
2
=4+
1
2
4
1
1
2
, it
59
Suppose we write
4=
4
1
42
1 2
8
2
Then,
4
1
2
8
2
9
2
Now,
4
1
2
2 =
2=9
Likewise, express 2
1
3
52 .
product.
3
4
1
2
1
3
centimeter..
1
2
Fractional area
3 cm
60
What is the area of a rectangle of length
1
Area again
2
5
3
4
cm
centimeter?
cm?
1
3
1
1 cm
3
4
1
6
2
5
of the area
1
6
square
centimeter.
length
1
4
1
6
1
6
centimeter. is
square centimeter..
2
1
2
11
2
1
2
centimeter each.
1
20
1
20
6
20
11
2
sq.cm.
3
10
sq.cm.
cm
Likewise,
3
1
3
=3+
1
3
9
3
1
3
10
3
of its sides.
cm
61
11
2
cm
centimeter..
4.5 meters = 4
1
6
square
3.2 meters =3
10
2
10
meters = 4
meters = 3
1
2
1
5
meters
meters
1
6
110
6
= 18
1
3
find 4
sq.cm.
of this rectangle?
1
2
1
3
11
2
10
3
11 10
23
110
6
as a decimal. Go ahead!
1
3
cm
62
Now you add attempt these problems.
This is
2
5
parts to it.
2
5
2
5
5
2
5
together with
of
2
5
5
2
2
5
1
2
2
5
. And this
Great!
And you?
Grandpa!
I jumped
3 meters.
meters, 3
meters
34
4 3
12
12
=1
of the strip.
making it 2 times
times
centimeters
Topsy-turvy multiplication
What is
2
centimeters, 2
What about
2
5
5
2
3
4
3
4
yields
4
3
.
2
is
5
2
1
2
2
1
63
What is the product? 2
1
2
= 1, again.
Topsy - turvy
example,
63 =2
6
1m
Also
6
1
3
1
3
= 2
m.
1
3
1
3
1
3
1
m
4
1
3
= 50
= 50 2
= 25 rupees
1
m
4
1
2
1
3
1
2
3
2
1
2
of 3 kilograms.
1
3
m
1
m
4
64
That is,
the price of 3 kilograms of green chilli
= 24 2 = 48 rupees.
48
3
= 48 3
= 16 rupees
Doing it in reverse
by 3.
That is,
(24 2) 3 = 24 2
= 24
1
3
2
3
1
2
3
4
breadth 3 = 8
65
Now,
1
3
8
3
4
=
=
2
32
4
2
3
7
2
Division means...
35
So,
breadth 7
2
35
4 3 = 12
We write
35
4
35
4
35
4
12 4 = 3
2=
35 2
4
35 2
22
35
12 3 = 12
1
7
of this.
35
2
1
7
35
27
5 7
27
5
2
Since
1
7
=8
3
4
3
2
7
7
2
3
2
16 3
2
= 83
= 24
by the reciprocal of 3 .
2
16 = 24
We have,
16
= 24
= 24
16
= 24
= 16
multiply 16 by
=2 m
.
3
= 4
24
Likewise,
Breadth =
3
2
66
24 1
A poser
How many pieces of length
1
2
8 3
meter can be
= 24
35
4
= 24
2
7
2
35
4
2
3
= 16
2
7
=2
1
2
1
2
= 36
= 36
2
5
72
5
2
3
of a string is 3
1
2
meters. What
length2
The length of
1
2
3
4