Question

What are the applications of fractions?

Answer 1

There are many real-world applications of fractions, fractions represent parts of a whole so whenever we need to represent quantities as part of a whole we use fractions. For example,

1. In time, a person can read $\frac{1}{3}rd$ of this book in a day.
2. In a recipe, sugar should be added as $\frac{1}{4}th$of flour.
3. Dividing bill, each one will pay $\frac{1}{5}th$ of the total bill.