NCERT Exemplar Solutions
Class 6 - Mathematics - Unit 4: Fractions & Decimals - Problems and Solutions
Question 125

Question. 125

Find the fraction that represents the number of natural numbers to total numbers in the collection \(0,1,2,3,4,5\). What fraction will it be for whole numbers?

Answer:

Natural numbers: \(\dfrac{5}{6}\); Whole numbers: \(\dfrac{6}{6}=1\)

Detailed Answer with Explanation:

Step 1: List the collection.
Let \(S = \{0,1,2,3,4,5\}\).
Total numbers in \(S\) = \(6\).

Step 2: Identify natural numbers.
Natural numbers start from \(1\).
In \(S\): \(1,\ 2,\ 3,\ 4,\ 5\).
Count of natural numbers = \(5\).

Step 3: Fraction for natural numbers.
\(\text{Fraction} = \dfrac{\text{count of natural numbers}}{\text{total numbers}}\)
\(= \dfrac{5}{6}\).

Step 4: Identify whole numbers.
Whole numbers start from \(0\).
In \(S\): \(0,\ 1,\ 2,\ 3,\ 4,\ 5\).
Count of whole numbers = \(6\).

Step 5: Fraction for whole numbers.
\(\text{Fraction} = \dfrac{\text{count of whole numbers}}{\text{total numbers}}\)
\(= \dfrac{6}{6}\ = 1\).

NCERT Exemplar Solutions Class 6 – Mathematics – Unit 4: Fractions & Decimals – Problems and Solutions | Detailed Answers