FRACTIONS

Do the following (Necessary steps must be shown) [4 marks each]

1. Write the following fractions in their lowest terms.

a.

b.
2. Convert the improper fractions to mixed fractions.

a. b.
3. Write the mixed fractions as improper fractions.
𝟒
a. 8𝟓
𝟔
b. 6𝟏𝟏
𝟐 𝟓 𝟏
4. +𝟕+𝟕
𝟕

Do the following (Necessary steps must be shown) [2 marks each]

5. Arrange in descending order
9 9 9 9 9
, , , ,
5 4 3 7 8

6. Kamal ate 2/3 of a pizza and Ravi ate 10/15 of a Pizza. Did they eat the
same portion of the pizza? Justify your answer.
13 9
7. Pinky had m of red ribbon. She used m of ribbon to wrap some gifts.
4 4
How much ribbon has she left?

8. Mary painted 3/8 of the table, Jane painted 2/8 of the table. How much of the table did
the girls paint?

Do the following (Necessary steps must be shown) [3 marks each]

2
9. A family eats 1 breads at a meal. Will 3 breads be enough for 2 meals?
3
10.Bob cut a pastry into 6 pieces. There were 6 sixths. He and his friends ate 5
sixth of the pastry. How many sixths were left?
 2 1
11.Jake bought 5 kg of fruits. On reaching home he found that 1 kg of fruits
3 3
was rotten. How many kilograms of fruit were not rotten?
Do the following (Necessary steps must be shown) [4 marks each]
2 1 1
12.Adarsh’s school is 9 km from his house. He travels 1 km by bus, 2 km
3 3 3
by metro and rest on foot. How much distance did he travel on foot?
13. Find the sum
7 17
a. 12 + 12 18 + 1218
b. 1- 29/40
ANSWERS
1 7
1. a. b. 15
6
4 1
2. a. 2 5 b. 17 3
44
3. a. b. 72/11
5
1
4. 1 7
9 9 9 9 9
5. , , , ,
3 4 5 7 8
6. 2/3 = 10/15 (compare using cross multiplication method)
They eat same portion of pizza
2 1
7. 54 = 52
5
8. 8
10 1
9. 1 2/3 + 1 2/3 = = 33
3
1
No. 33 > 3
6 5 1
10. 6 − 6 = 6
2 1 1
11. 5 3 − 1 3 = 4 3
1 1 2
12. 13 + 23 = 33
2 2
9 − 3 = 6 𝐾𝑀
3 3
24 6 11
13. a. 36 18 = 37 18 b. 40