Answers to Coursebook exercises

7 Fractions

✦ Exercise 7.1 Writing a fraction in its simplest form

1 a 2 b 4 c 3 d 4 e 2 f 6
3 5 5 5 3 7
2 a 1 b 2 c 2 d 3 e 3 f 3
3 5 3 4 5 5
3 b 13 = 13 × 12 = 156 , wrong. Ansswer = 13
19 19 × 12 228 18
c 34 = 34 × 9 = 306 , wrong. Answerr = 35
37 37 × 9 333 38
4 a 9 b 13 c 11 d 13 e 7 f 3
14 18 21 15 11 5

✦ Exercise 7.2 Adding and subtracting fractions

1 a 5 b 7 c 9 d 4 e 2 f 5
9 10 14 9 3 8
g 17 h 5
118 i 17 j 3 k 2 l 11
15 12 20 15 40
2 a  10 + 12 = 22 , 22 = 1 7  8 + 1 7 = 9 7
15 15 15 15 15 15 15
b  69 − 46 = 23 23 = 1 11
 12
12 12 12 12
3 a 3 1 b 7
5 15 c 5 23 d 5 13 e 18 3 f 10 13
8 36 28 40 30
g 29 h 5
1 24 i 19 j 43 k 45 l 1 23
10 14 4 12 36
4 e.g. 1 + 1 = 1 , 1 + 1 = 2
4 4 2 3 3 3
5 a 31 m
20
b Check students’ answers.

6 a 23 m
24
b Check students’ answers.

✦ Exercise 7.3 Multiplying fractions

1 a 9 b 20 c 36 d 27 e 84 f 140
2 a 13 1 b 17 1 c 62 d 31 1 e 21 f 22 1
2 3 3 2 2 2
3 a 15 b 3 c 18 d 10 e 5 f 8
28 10 55 21 16 39
g 1 h 2 i 3 j 2 k 10 l 6
3 3 8 15 33 35
4 a 52 b 8 14 c 39 d 41
5 16 2
e 17 1 f 10 74 g 1 1 h 39
4 9 11
5 For example, 3 × 32 = 9 , 32 < 9 ; 6 × 6 = 36 = 9 = 2 1 , 6 <21
2 4 4 4 4 16 4 4 4 4
6 a 3 b 1
32 4

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F Exercise 7.4  Dividing fractions

1 a 28 b 35 c 63 d 22 e 33 f 40
g 22 1 h 30 1 i 13 1 j 27 1 k 69 1 l 73 1
2 3 2 2 3 2
2 1
a 1 17
b 1 c 1 19 1
d 1 e 1 5 f 1 1
20 18 36 5 9 6
g 4 h 1 1 i 1 1 j 20 k 1 1 l 9
3 4 21 9 10
3 5
a b 1 7 c 99 d 32
6 20 124 39
e 2 2
f 2 g 1 3 h 2
95 8 7
4 1 1 5 3
For example, 2 ÷ 3 = ; 1 ÷ 2 = 3 14
2 2 7 4 8 19
5 14
a 6
b 2 c 1 1 d 1 1 e 11
27 f 1 1
15 7 7 9 11

F Exercise 7.5  Working with fractions mentally

1 a 1 b 7 c 7 d 7 e 1 1 f 1 4
2 8 10 8 6 15
g 8 11
h i 19 j 15 k 33 l 1121
15 28 45 12 40
2 a 2 b 1 c 2 d 1 e 7 f 3
9 8 15 2 10 20
g 1 h 11 i 3 j 13 5
k 24 l 5
6 20 14 28 36
3 a 1 b 2 c 9 d 16 e 8 f 24
15 21 20 63 45 65
g 1 h 1 i 8 j 20 3
k l 6
6 15 11 27 5 11
4 a 1 b 1 c 5 d 5 e 1 4 f 1 12
2 3 7 8 5
g 5 h 1 3 i 7 j 11 k 1 1 l 8
6 7 8 9 12 9
5 5
12
6 13
30
7 a 9 b 3
20 20
1
8 a b 2
3 9

End-of-unit review
1 a 1 b 4 c 3 d 2 e 5 f 7
3 5 4 5 7 9
2 7
a . Student’s check
9
3 5
a b 1 c 1 7 d 5 1 e 2 11 f 3 19
8 3 30 24 15 24
4 7
a 1  m b Student’s check
20
5 a 9 b 180 c 3 8 d 8 e 2 f 1
9 45 3 4
6 a 1 b 8
16 25
7 a 15 b 24 1 c 62 1 d 1 7 e 1 5 f 1 1
2 2 20 28 5
8 4
For example, ÷ = 3 8
3 2 9

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