Chapter: 5 Fractions

Exercise: 5A
Page Number: 82
Question 1:
(i)
3
Solution:
4
(ii)
3
Solution:
4
(iii)
2
Solution:
3
(iv)
3
Solution:
10
(v)
4
Solution:
9
(vi)
3
Solution:
8
Question 2:
Solution:

Question 3:
Solution: The region shaded in the figure is not equally shaded. Therefore, the statement is
wrong.
Question 4:
(i)
3
Solution:
4

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 (ii)
4
Solution:
7
(iii)
2
Solution:
5
(iv)
3
Solution:
10
(v)
1
Solution:
8
(vi)
5
Solution:
6
(vii)
8
Solution:
9
(viii)
7
Solution:
12
Question 5:
(i)
Solution: Numerator = 4
Denominator = 9
(ii)
Solution: Numerator = 6
Denominator = 11
(iii)
Solution: Numerator = 8
Denominator = 15
(iv)
Solution: Numerator = 12
Denominator = 17
(v)

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Solution: Numerator = 5
Denominator = 1

Question 6:
(i)
3
Solution:
8
(ii)
5
Solution:
12
(iii)
7
Solution:
16
(iv)
8
Solution:
15

Question 7:
(i)
Solution: Two-thirds
(ii)
Solution: Four- ninths
(iii)
Solution: Two-fifths
(iv)
Solution: Seven-tenths
(v)
Solution: One-thirds
(vi)
Solution: Three-fourths
(vii)
Solution: Three-eights
(viii)
Solution: Nine-fourteenths

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(ix)
Solution: Five-elevenths
(x)
Solution: Six-fifteenths

Question 8:
Solution: An hour has 60 minutes
24

60

Question 9:
Solution:
There are 9 natural numbers from 2 to 10
There are 4 prime numbers from 2 to 10
4

9

Question 10:
(i)
2
Solution: 15  2  5  10 pens
3
(ii)
2
Solution:  27  2  9  18balls
3
(iii)
2
Solution:  36  2  12  24balloons
3

Question 11:
(i)
3
Solution:  16  3  4  12cups
4
(ii)
3
Solution:  28  3  7  21rackets
4

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 (iii)
3
Solution:  32  3  8  24books
4

Question 12:
Solution:
Total pencils =25
4
Number of pencils Meena has=  25  4  5  20 pencils
5
Number of pencils left with Neelam= 25  20  5 pencils

Question 13:
(i)
Solution:
0
3/4 1
(ii)
Solution:

0 5/9 1
(iii)
Solution:
0 4/7 1
(iv)
Solution:
0 2/5 1
(v)
Solution:

0 1/4 1

Chapter: Fractions
Exercise: 5B
Page Number: 85
Questions 1:
Solution:

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 1 3 16 10
Proper fractions are , , ,
2 5 16 11

Questions 2:
Solution:
3 9 27 19 26
Improper fractions are , ,3, , ,
2 4 16 18 26

Questions 3:
Solution:
6 7 8 9 11 12
Improper fractions with denominator 5 are , , , , ,
5 5 5 5 5 5

Questions 4:
Solution:
13 13 13 13 13 13
Improper fractions with numerator 13 are , , , , ,
5 6 7 8 9 10

Questions 5:
(i)
Solution:
5 7  5  5 35  5 40
5   
7 7 7 7
(ii)
Solution:
3 8  9  3 72  3 75
9   
8 8 8 8
(iii)
Solution:
3 10  6  3 60  3 63
6   
10 10 10 10
(iv)
Solution:
5 11 3  5 33  5 38
3   
11 11 11 11

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(v)
Solution:
9 14 10  9 140  9 149
10   
14 14 14 14
(vi)
Solution:
7 15 12  7 180  7 187
12   
15 15 15 15
(vii)
Solution:
8 13  8  8 104  8 112
8   
13 13 13 13
(viii)
Solution:
2 3  51  2 153  2 155
51   
3 3 3 3

Questions 6:
(i)
Solution:
17 15  2 15 2 2 2
    5  5
5 5 3 3 3 3
(ii)
Solution:
62 56  6 56 6 6 6
.     8  8
7 7 7 7 7 7
(iii)
Solution:
101 96  5 96 5 5 5
    12   12
8 8 8 8 8 8
(iv)
Solution:
95 91  4 91 4 4 4
   7 7
13 13 13 13 13 13
(v)

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Solution:
81 77  4 77 4 4 4
    7  7
11 11 11 11 11 11
(vi)
Solution:
87 80  7 80 7 7 7
    5  5
16 16 16 16 16 16
(vii)
Solution:
103 96  7 96 7 7 7
    7  7
12 12 12 12 12 12
(viii)
Solution:
117 100  17 100 17 17 17
    5 5
20 20 20 20 20 20

Questions 7:
(i)
Solution:
<
(ii)
Solution:
<
(iii)
Solution:
>
(iv)
Solution:
=
(v)
Solution:
=
(vi)
Solution:

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 >

Questions 8:
(i)
3/4
Solution:

0 1/4 1/2 4/4

(ii)
Solution: 2/8 5/8

0 1/8 3/8 7/8

(iii)
3/5 1
Solution:

0 2/5 4/5 8/5

Chapter: fractions
Page number: 89
Exercise: 5C
Question 1.
(i)
2 4 6 8 10 12
Solution:     
3 6 9 12 15 18
(ii)
4 8 12 16 20 24
Solution:     
5 10 15 20 25 30
(iii)
5 10 15 20 25 30
Solution:     
8 16 24 32 40 48
(iv)
7 14 21 28 35 42
Solution:     
10 20 30 40 50 60

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(v)
3 6 9 12 15 18
Solution:     
7 14 21 28 35 42
(vi)
6 12 18 24 30 36
Solution:     
11 22 33 44 55 66
(vii)
7 14 21 28 35 42
Solution:     
9 18 27 36 45 54
(viii)
5 10 15 20 25 30
Solution:     
12 24 36 48 60 72

Question 2.
(i)
Solution: Yes
(ii)
Solution: Yes
(iii)
Solution: No
(iv)
Solution: Yes
(v)
Solution: No
(vi)
Solution: No

Question 3.
(i)
3 18
Solution: 
5 30
(ii)
3 24
Solution: 
5 40

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Question 4.
(i)
5 30
Solution: 
9 54
(ii)
5 35
Solution: 
9 63

Question 5.
(i)
6 42
Solution: 
11 77
(ii)
6 24
Solution: 
11 44

Question 6.
24 4
Solution: 
30 5

Question 7.
(i)
36 3
Solution: 
48 4
(ii)
36 9
Solution: 
48 12

Question 8.
(i)
56 8
Solution: 
70 10
(ii)
56 4
Solution: 
70 5

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Question 9.
(i)
9 3
Solution: 
15 5
(ii)
48 4
Solution: 
60 5
(iii)
84 6
Solution: 
98 7
(iv)
150 5
Solution: 
60 2
(v)
72 4
Solution: 
90 5

Question 10.
(i)
Solution: Numerator =8 and denominator = 11
Factors of 8 are 1, 2, 4 and 8
Factors of 15 are 1, 3, 5 and 15
Common factor of 8 and 15 is 1
8
Therefore is in the simplest form
11
(ii)
Solution: Numerator =9 and denominator = 14
Factors of 9 are 1, 3 and 9
Factors of 14 are 1, 2, 7 and 14
Common factor of 9 and 14 is 1
9
Therefore is in the simplest form
14
(iii)
Solution: Numerator =25 and denominator = 36
Factors of 25 are 1, 5 and 25

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 Factors of 36 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 12, 18 and 36
Common factor of 36 and 25 is 1
25
Therefore is in the simplest form
36
(iv)
Solution: Numerator =8 and denominator = 15
Factors of 8 are 1, 2, 4 and 8
Factors of 15 are 1, 3, 5 and 15
Common factor of 8 and 15 is 1
8
Therefore is in the simplest form
15
(v)
Solution: Numerator =21 and denominator = 10
Factors of 21 are 1, 3, 7 and 21
Factors of 10 are 1, 2, 5 and 10
Common factor of 21 and 10 is 1
21
Therefore is in the simplest form
10

Question 11.
(i)
2 8 8 7 56
Solution:  x x  x  28
7 x 2 2
(ii)
3 x 3  35 105
Solution:  x x  x  21
5 35 5 5
(iii)
5 20 8  20 160
Solution:  x x  x  32
8 x 5 5
(iv)
45 9 9  60 540
Solution:  x x  x  12
60 x 45 45
(v)
40 x 40  7 280
Solution:  x x  x5
56 7 56 56

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(vi)
42 7 54  7 378
Solution:  x x  x9
54 x 42 42

Chapter: 5 Fractions
Page Number: 93
Exercise: 5D

Question 1.
Solution:
Fractions with same denominator are called as like fractions
2 5 1 4 7
For eg. , , , ,
3 3 3 3 3
Fractions with different denominator are called unlike fractions
2 5 1 4 7
For eg. , , , ,
5 6 7 8 9
Question 2.
Solution:
3  6 18 7  3 21 8  2 16 111 11
 ;  ;  and 
5  6 30 10  3 30 15  2 30 30 1 30
Question 3.
Solution:
1 8 8 5  3 15 7  2 14 13  1 13
 ;  ;  and 
4  8 24 8  3 24 12  2 24 24  1 24
Question 4.
(i)
Solution: >
(ii)
Solution: >
(iii)
Solution: <
(iv)
Solution: >
(v)

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 Solution: >
(vi)
Solution: <
Question 5.
(i)
Solution: >
(ii)
Solution: >
(iii)
Solution: <
(iv)
Solution: >
(v)
Solution: <
(vi)
Solution: >

Question 6.
Solution:
L.C.M of 5 and 7 is 35
4  7 28 5  5 25
Therefore,  and 
5  7 35 7  5 35
4 5
Hence, 
5 7
Question 7.
Solution:
L.C.M of 8 and 6 is 24
3 3 9 5  4 20
Therefore,  and 
8  3 24 6  4 24
3 5
Hence, 
8 6
Question 8.
Solution:
L.C.M of 11 and 7 is 77

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 7  7 49 6  11 66
Therefore,  and 
11 7 77 7  11 77
7 6
Hence, 
11 7
Question 9.
Solution:
L.C.M of 11 and 6 is 66
9  6 54 5 11 55
Therefore,  and 
11 6 66 6 11 66
5 9
Hence, 
6 11
Question 10.
Solution:
L.C.M of 3 and 9 is 9
23 6 4 1 4
Therefore,  and 
3 3 9 9 1 9
2 4
Hence, 
3 9
Question 11.
Solution:
L.C.M of 13 and 4 is 52
6  4 24 3  13 39
Therefore,  and 
13  4 52 4  13 52
6 3
Hence, 
13 4
Question 12.
Solution:
L.C.M of 4 and 6 is 12
3 3 9 5  2 10
Therefore,  and 
4  3 12 6  2 12
3 5
Hence, 
4 6
Question 13.
Solution:
L.C.M of 8 and 12 is 24

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 5  3 15 7  2 14
Therefore,  and 
8  3 24 12  2 24
5 7
Hence, 
8 12
Question 14.
Solution:
L.C.M of 9 and 6 is 18
4 2 8 5  3 15
Therefore,  and 
9  2 18 6  3 18
4 5
Hence, 
9 6
Question 15.
Solution:
L.C.M of 5 and 10 is 10
4 2 8 7 1 7
Therefore,  and 
5  2 10 10  1 10
4 7
Hence, 
5 10
Question 16.
Solution:
L.C.M of 8 and 10 is 40
7  5 35 9  4 36
Therefore,  and 
8  5 40 10  4 40
7 9
Hence, 
8 10
Question 17.
Solution:
L.C.M of 12 and 15 is 60
11 5 55 13  4 52
Therefore,  and 
12  5 60 15  4 60
11 13
Hence, 
12 15
Arrange the following fractions in ascending order:
Question 18.
Solution:

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1 3 5 7
  
2 4 6 8
Question 19.
Solution:
11 2 7 5
  
18 3 9 6
Question 20.
Solution:
2 17 7 11
  
5 30 10 15
Question 21.
Solution:
11 23 3 7
  
16 32 4 8

Question 22.
Solution:
11 3 17 5
  
12 4 24 8
Question 23.
Solution:
7 11 17 5
  
9 18 36 12
Question 24.
Solution:
7 2 3 8
  
10 3 5 15
Question 25.
Solution:
17 31 5 9
  
21 42 7 14
Question 26.
Solution:
1 1 1 1 1 1
    
7 9 12 17 23 50

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Question 27.
Solution:
3 3 3 3 3 3
    
4 5 7 11 13 17
Question 28.
Solution:
Total number of pages=100
30 3
Fraction of pages Lalita read = 
100 10
2
Fraction of pages Sarita read =
5
L.C.M of 5 and 10 is 10
3 1 3 2 2 4
Therefore,  and 
10  1 10 5  2 10
Hence, Sarita read more
Question 29.
Solution:
L.C.M of 3 and 4 is 12
2 4 8 3 3 9
Therefore,  and 
3  4 12 4  3 12
Hence, Rohit exercised more
Question 30.
Solution:
20 4
Fraction of students passed in VI A= 
25 5
24 4
Fraction of students passed in VI B= 
30 5
4 4
Therefore, 
5 5
Hence, both gave same result

Chapter: 5 Fractions
Page Number: 96
Exercise: 5E

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Question 1.
Solution:
5 1 6 3
  
8 8 8 4
Question 2.
Solution:
4 8 12 4
  
9 9 9 3
Question 3.
Solution:
3 4 8 14 22
1 2   
5 5 5 5 5
Question 4.
Solution:
L.C.M. of 9 and 6 = 2 × 3 × 3 = 18
2 5 4  15 19
  
9 6 18 18
Question 5.
Solution:
L.C.M. of 12 and 16 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 = 48
7 9 28  27 55
  
12 16 48 48
Question 6.
Solution:
L.C.M. of 15 and 20 = 5 × 3 × 2 × 2 = 60
4 17 16  51 67
  
15 20 60 60
Question 7.
Solution:
3 5 11 35
2 5  
4 6 4 6
L.C.M. of 4 and 6 = 2 × 2 × 3 = 12
11 35 33  70 103
  
4 6 12 12
Question 8.

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Solution:
1 5 25 17
3 1  
8 12 8 12
L.C.M. of 8 and 12 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 = 24
25 17 75  34 109
  
8 12 24 24
Question 9.
Solution:
7 8 27 53
2 3  
10 15 10 15
L.C.M. of 10 and 15 = 5 × 2 × 3 = 30
27 53 81  106 187
  
10 15 30 30
Question 10.
Solution:
2 5 11 11 2
3 1  2   
3 6 3 6 1
L.C.M. of 3, 6 and 1 = 2 × 3 = 6
11 11 2 22  11  12 45 15
    
3 6 1 6 6 2
Question 11.
Solution:
4 3 3 19 23
3 1 1   
15 20 1 15 20
L.C.M. of 1, 15 and 20 = 5 × 2 × 2 × 3 = 60
3 19 23 180  76  69 325 65
    
1 15 20 60 60 12
Question 12.
Solution:
1 1 1 10 17 37
3 4 6   
3 4 6 3 4 6
L.C.M. of 3, 4 and 6 = 2 × 2 × 3 = 12
10 17 37 40  51  74 165 55
    
3 4 6 12 12 4

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Question 13.
Solution:
2 1 2 5 2 19 38 41
3 4 2    
3 6 9 8 3 6 9 18
L.C.M. of 3, 6, 9 and 18 = 2×3× 3 = 18
2 19 38 41 12  57  76  41 186 31
     
3 6 9 18 18 18 3
Question 14.
Solution:
1 1 5 7 7 5 17 43
2 1  2  3    
3 4 6 12 3 4 6 12
L.C.M. of 3, 4, 6 and 12 = 2 × 2 × 3 = 12
7 5 17 43 28  15  34  43 120 10
     
3 4 6 12 12 12 1
Question 15.
Solution:
3 5 7 2 3 13 55
2 1  3    
4 8 16 1 4 8 16
L.C.M. of 1, 4, 8 and 16 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 = 16
2 3 13 55 32  12  26  55 125
    
1 4 8 16 16 16
Question 16.
Solution:
2
Price of pencil = Rs. 3
5
7
2
Price of eraser = Rs. 10

Total cost of both the articles

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 2 7
3 2
5 10
17 27
 
5 10
34  27

10
61

10
1
6
10
1
So, the total cost of both the articles is Rs. 6
10
Question 17.
Solution:
1
Cloth for kurta = 4 m
2
2
2 m
Cloth for pyjamas = 3

Total Cloth
1 2
4 2
2 3
9 8
 
2 3
27  16

6
43

6
1
7
6
1
7
So, total cloth = 6 m

Question 18.
Solution:
3
Distance covered by rickshaw = 4 km
4
1
km 1
Distance covered on foot = 2
Total distance

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 3 1
4 1
4 2
19 3
 
4 2
19  6

4
25

4
1
6
4
1
So, the distance of his house from the school is 6 km
4
Question 19.
Solution:
4
Weight of empty gas cylinder = 16 kg
5
4
Weight of gas = 16 kg
5
Total weight
4 2
16  14
5 3
84 44
 
5 3
252  220

15
472

15
7
 31
15
7
So, the weight of the cylinder filled with gas is 31 kg.
15

Chapter: 5 Fractions
Page Number: 99
Exercise: 5F
Question 1:
Solution:
5 1 4 1
  
8 8 8 2

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Question 2:
Solution:
7 5 75 2 1
   
12 12 12 12 6
Question 3:
Solution:
3 4 31 18 31  18 13
4 2    
7 7 7 7 7 7
Question 4:
Solution:
L.C.M. of 6 and 9 = 2 × 3 × 3 = 18
5 4 15  8 7
  
6 9 18 18
Question 5:
Solution:
L.C.M. of 2 and 8 = 2 × 2 × 2 = 8
1 3 43 1
  
2 8 8 8
Question 6:
Solution:
L.C.M. of 8 and 12 = 2×2× 2 ×3 = 24
5 7 15  14 1
  
8 12 24 24
Question 7:
Solution:
7 8 25 23
2 1  
9 15 9 15
L.C.M. of 9 and 15 = 3×3× 5 = 45
25 23 125  69 56
  
9 15 45 45
Question 8:
Solution:
5 5 29 29
3 2  
8 12 8 12
L.C.M. of 8 and 12 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 = 24

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29 29 87  58 29
  
8 12 24 24
Question 9:
Solution:
3 7 23 22
2 1  
10 15 10 15
L.C.M. of 10 and 15 = 5 × 2 × 3 = 30
23 22 69  44 25 5
   
10 15 30 30 6
Question 10:
Solution:
2 3 20 15
6 3  
3 4 3 4
L.C.M. of 3and 4 = 2 ×2 × 3 = 12
20 15 80  45 35
  
3 4 12 12
Question 11:
Solution:
2 7 17
75  
3 1 3
L.C.M. of 1and 3 = 1× 3 = 3
7 17 21  17 4
  
1 3 3 3
Question 12:
Solution:
3 10 51
10  6  
8 1 8
L.C.M. of 1 and 8 = 1×8= 8
10 51 80  51 29
  
1 8 8 8

Question 13:
Solution:

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5 4 2
 
6 9 3
5 4 2
   
6 9 3
5  46
  
6  9 
5 10
 
6 9
15  20

18
5

18
Question 14:
Solution:
5 3 7
 
8 4 12
5 3 7
  
 8 4  12
56 7
 
 8  12
11 7
 
8 12
33  14

24
19

24
Question 15:
Solution:
11 5
2 
15 9
 2 11  5
  
 1 15  9
 10  11  5
 
 5  9
21 5
 
5 9
189  25

45
164

45

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Question 16:
Solution:
3 5 1
5 4 3
4 12 6
23  53 19 
   
4  12 6 
23  53  38 
  
4  12 
23 91
 
4 12
69  91

12
22

12
11

6
Question 17:
Solution:
7 14
25 3
10 15
 2 57  59
  
 1 10  15
 20  57  59
 
 10  15
77 59
 
10 15
231  118

30
113

30
Question 18:
Solution:

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 1 1
83 2
2 4
8 7 9
  
1 2 4
 16  7  9
 
 2  4
18  9

4
9

4
Question 19:
Solution:
5 3 7
8 3  2
6 8 2
53  27 11 
   
6  8 2
53  27  44 
  
6  8 
53 71
 
6 8
212  213

24
1

24
Question 20:
Solution:
1 1 1
6 5 3
6 5 3
37  26 10 
   
6  5 3
37  78  50 
  
6  15 
37 128
 
6 15
185  256

30
71

30

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Question 21:
Solution:
1 2 7
3 1  
53 3 15
3 6 2 7 
     
 1 5   3 15 
 15  6   10  7 
  
 5   15 
21 3
 
5 15
63  3

15
66

15
Question 22:
Solution:
2
9  x  19
3
2
 x  19  9
3
19 29
 
1 3
57  29

3
28

3
Question 23:
Solution:
7 1
6 x 8
15 5
1 7
x  8 6
5 15
41 97
 
5 15
123  97

15
26

15
Question 24:

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Solution:
 5 1  5 1
5  4  3  3 
 6 9  9 3
 35 37   32 10 
     
 6 9   9 3
 105  74   32  30 
  
 18   9 
179 62
 
18 9
179  124

18
45

18
5

2
Question 25:
Solution:
L.C.M of 4 and 7 is 28
3  7 21 5  4 20
Therefore,  and 
4  7 28 7  4 28
3 5
Hence, 
4 7
21 20 1
 
28 28 28
Question 26:
Solution:
1 3
7 5
2 4
15 23
 
2 4
30  23

4
7

4
3
1
4
3
So, 1 litres of milk is left with her.
4

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Question 27:
Solution:
1 3
3 1
3 4
10 7
 
3 4
40  21

12
19

12
7
1
12
7
So, 1 was the actual duration of the film.
12
Question 28:
Solution:
1 3
137  56
2 4
275 224
 
2 4
550  224

4
326

4
2
 81
4
2
So, Rs. 81 are left with him.
4

Question 29:
Solution:
3 5
2 
4 8
11 5
 
4 8
22  5

8
17

8

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The other piece is meter long.
8

Chapter: 5 Fractions
Page Number: 99
Exercise: 5G

OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS:
Mark () against the correct answer in each of the following:
Question 1:
Solution:
3 2
(c)
5 2
Question 2:
Solution:
84
(c)
12  4
Question 3:
Solution:
2
(b)
3
Question 4:
Solution:
(a) 15
Question 5:
Solution:
(a) 4
Question 6:
Solution:
1 3 5 7
(c) , , ,
8 8 8 8
Question 7:
Solution:
(d) none of these

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Question 8:
Solution:
7
(a)
8
Question 9:
Solution:
3 3
(b) >
4 5
Question 10:
Solution:
3
(c)
5
Question 11:
Solution:
4
(b)
5
Question 12:
Solution:
6
(a)
11
Question 13:
Solution:
7
(d)
12
Question 14:
Solution:
23
(b)
5
Question 15:
Solution:
6
(c) 4
7
Question 16:
Solution:

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 3
(b)
4
Question 17:
Solution:
1
(b)
2
Question 18:
Solution:
(d) none of these
Question 19:
Solution:
1
(d) 1
18
Question 20:
Solution:
1
(a) 3
3

Chapter: 5 Fractions
Page Number: 103
TEST PAPER 5

A. Question 1:
Solution:
Fraction – A fraction is a number between zero and one and is expressed as one number over
another .i.e. numerator upon denominator.
1 1 1 1 1
Examples: , . , .
2 3 4 5 6
Question 2:
Solution:
1 hour = 60 minutes
35 7
So, the required fraction is  .
60 12
Question 3:
Solution:

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5  7 35

8  7 56
Question 4:
Solution:
3 13
2   2.6
5 5
2 2.6 3

Question 5:
Solution:
4 3 1
2 1  3
5 10 15
14 13 46
  
5 10 15
84  39  92

30
215

30
43

6
Question 6:
Solution:
2 50
Cost of pen = Rs. 16 
3 3
1 25
Cost of pencil = Rs. 4 
6 6
L.C.M. of 3 and 6 = 6
50  2 100

3 2 6
25
6
100 25
So, >
6 6
2 1 100 25 75
16  4   
3 6 6 6 6

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Question 7:
Solution:
L.C.M. of 4 and 7 = 28
3  7 21

4  7 28
5  4 20

7  4 28
3 5
So, >
4 7
3 5 21  20 1
  
4 7 28 28
Question 8:
Solution:
1 2 4 5
, , and
2 3 9 6
L.C.M of 2, 3, 9 and 6 = 2 × 3 × 3 = 18
1 9 9

2  9 18
2  6 12

3  6 18
4 2 8

9  2 18
5  3 15

6  3 18
Question 9:
Solution:
3  6 18

5  6 30
Question 10:
Solution:
84  2 42  7 6
 
98  2 49  7 7

B. Mark () against the correct answer in each of the following:

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Solution:
(b) an improper fraction
Question 12:
Solution:
(a) a proper fraction
Question 13:
Solution:
3 5
(b) <
8 12
Question 14:
Solution:
2
(a)
3
Question 15:
Solution:
1
(b) 2
4
Question 16:
Solution:
1 3 5 7
(c) , , ,
8 8 8 8
Question 17:
Solution:
16
(d)
21
D. Question 18:
Solution:
2 28
(i) 9   19
3 3
1 21 29
(ii) 6  
6 5 30
2 4
(iii) 7  5 
3 3
72 4
(iv) reduced to simplest form is .
90 5

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(v) 
54 9

D. Question 19:
1 33
(a) 3 >
3 10
5 1
(b) 8  1  7
6 6
1 1 1
(c) , and are like fractions.
2 3 4
3
(d) lies between 3 and 5.
5
1 1 3 4 4
(e) Among , , and the largest fraction is
2 3 4 3 3
Solution:
1 33
(a) 3 > - T
3 10
5 1
(b) 8  1  7 - F
6 6
1 1 1
(c) , and are like fractions. -F
2 3 4
3
(d) lies between 3 and 5. -F
5
1 1 3 4 4
(e) Among , , and the largest fraction is -T
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