Fair Share introduces fractions when Shabnam and Mukta fold a paratha and divide chocolates into equal parts during lunch break. Students fold paper shapes and chikki bars to make halves and quarters, distinguish equal shares from unequal cuts, and find half and quarter of both single wholes and collections of objects.
What Class 3 Mathematics Chapter 8 Covers
Equal Parts and One-Half: Folding shapes so the two parts match completely, and finding 2 halves in 1 whole
Half and Double: Finding half of a collection of marbles or flowers and doubling a given quantity
One-Quarter (One-Fourth): Folding a half into half again to get 4 equal quarters in a whole
Combining Halves and Quarters: Seeing how 2 quarters make 1 half and 4 quarters make 1 whole
Exercises in Chapter 8
- Let us Discuss & Let us Do (Pages 107–111): Tick parathas and shapes cut into equal halves, draw lines to divide figures in half and solve Half-and-Double riddles.
- Let us Explore (Pages 112–116): Shade halves and quarters of shapes and collections, and compare half vs quarter shares.
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FAQ
When is a part called one-half?
When one whole object or figure is divided into 2 equal parts, each part is called one-half.
How many quarters make one half and one whole?
Two quarters make one-half, and four quarters make one whole.
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Class 3 Maths Book: Maths Mela 14 chapters
- Chapter 1: What’s in a Name? — Read Online & Notes
- Chapter 2: Toy Joy — Read Online & Notes
- Chapter 3: Double Century — Read Online & Notes
- Chapter 4: Vacation with My Nani Maa — Read Online & Notes
- Chapter 5: Fun with Shapes — Read Online & Notes
- Chapter 6: House of Hundreds – I — Read Online & Notes
- Chapter 7: Raksha Bandhan — Read Online & Notes
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- Chapter 9: House of Hundreds – II — Read Online & Notes
- Chapter 10: Fun at Class Party! — Read Online & Notes
- Chapter 11: Filling and Lifting — Read Online & Notes
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