Fractions
Chapter
7
1. Quick Answers.
(a) Write three – fourteenths in fractional form.
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(b) What is the reciprocal of 4 ?
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(c) Find the value of + − .
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(d) Write the fraction of 325 paise to ` 7.
(e) How many fractional numbers lie between 0 and 1?
2. Tick () the correct option.
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(a) + − is the reciprocal of
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(i) 3 (ii) 4 (iii) (iv) 3 25
42 151 150 42
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(b) Value of + − is
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4 7 4
(i) 4 10 (ii) 7 (iii) 4 (iv) 4
7 120 10 10
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(c) Equivalent fraction of − + is
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26 65 117 286
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
32 75 187 374
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(d) + − =
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7 7 1 1
(i) 1 (ii) (iii) 1 (iv) 1
8 8 8 7
(e) The largest fraction from the following is
23 7 9 12
(i) (ii) 9 (iii) (iv) 13
28 48 4 14
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3. State True or False.
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(a) , , are like fractions.
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(b) subtracted from gives
gives
gives .
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299
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(c) Sum of , and is 1.
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(d) The sum of a fractional number and its additive inverse is always 0.
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(e) If = , then value of p is 59.
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(f) The simplest form of + − = .
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(g) and are proper, like and equivalent fractions.
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(h) 12 minutes of eight hours is represented by .
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(i) All proper fractions can be written as mixed fractions.
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(j) , and are unit fractions as well as like fractions.
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(k) and are proper fractions.
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4. Arrange the following fractions in ascending order.
7 3 5 6 8 5 1 1
(a) , , , (b) , , ,
3 7 13 11 9 17 7 4
2 3 7 11 1 1 1 1
(c) , , , (d) , , ,
5 4 12 20 2 4 8 16
5. Arrange the following fractions in descending order.
(a) 3 5 6 7 (b) 1 3 7 1
, , , , , ,
4 6 7 8 4 2 8 16
(c) 1 1 1 1 (d) 4 6 3 5
, , , , , ,
4 6 12 16 7 7 14 21
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6. Match the following:
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(a) Equivalent fraction of is (i) 1
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(b) Shaded fraction in the figure is (ii) 6
2
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(c) Two times of 3 is (iii) 7
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(d) 5 − 3 + 5 is (iv)
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7. Represent the following fractions on the number line.
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(a) (b) 2 (c) 4
7 2 5
6 1 2
(d) (e) (f)
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Word Fun
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8. Somya typed of a report and Pinki typed of it. What fraction of the report
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was typed by both of them altogether?
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9. Sharmila bought litres of juice. She poured some of it in a glass and litres
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juice is left. How much juice had she poured?
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10. Manan gave of his marbles to Sneha and to Dharya. What fraction of
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marbles is left with him?
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11. From a rope of length 2 m, m is cut off. What is the length of the remaining
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rope?
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12. Ramlal bought kg rice and kg wheat. How much cereals did he buy in
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total?
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13. Rinki gave of a cake to Monika and of the same cake to Babita. How much
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cake is left with her? Also, find out who got the larger share of cake, Monika or
Babita?
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14. Shubham bought m cloth and Chetna bought m cloth. Find the total length
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of the cloth they bought altogether.
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15. Rashmi has 7 litres of milk and Ram has 3 litres of milk. Find the total
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quantity of milk they have altogether. Also, find who has more milk and by how
much?
Check your score! If your score is
> 90% EXCELLENT WORK !
No. of questions attempted ..................................................................................... 90-75% GOOD WORK !
No. of questions correct ..................................................................................... 74-60% SATISFACTORY !
Marks scored in percentage ..................................................................................... < 60% NOT SATISFACTORY !
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