Subject: Mathematics

Topic: Fractions

Grade: V

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 FRACTIONS
Sonam spent one fifth of her pocket money on buying a pen and
two fifth of her money on buying a notebook.

What fraction of money did she spend on pen?

1
5
What fraction of money did she spend on notebook? 2
5
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 FRACTIONS
1 2
Fraction of money spent altogether = 
5 5

To add like fractions:

Add only the numerators.
For e.g.: 1 + 2 = 3
Denominator remains the
same.

1 2  3

5 5 5
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 FRACTIONS – Q.1(b) of Exercise 6.6
11 7
Add: +
12 16
Step 1 = Find LCM of the denominators. LCM of 12 and 16 is 48.

Step 2 = Convert unlike fractions into 11 11×4 44 7 7 × 3 21

equivalent fractions with the common = = and = =
denominator i.e. 48. 12 12×4 48 16 16 × 3 48
44 21 65
Step 3 = Add the like fractions. + =
48 48 48
Step 4 = Simplify the sum into lowest 65 17
form. =1
48 48
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 FRACTIONS
Divya’s neighbours have gone out of town. They have left their
pet rabbit at Divya’s place for four days. Divya went to the nearby
market and bought some carrots for rabbits.

7
On the 1 st
day, the rabbit eats kg of
carrots. 8
3
While on the 2 day , the rabbit eats
nd
kg
of carrots. 8

How much more carrot did the rabbit eat on the first day
than on the second day?

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 FRACTIONS
7 3
Quantity of carrots eaten more on the 1 day = st

8 8
To subtract like fractions:
Subtract only the numerators.
7 3  4
For e.g.: 7 – 3 = 4 
Denominator remains the
8 8 8
same.

Do not forget to reduce the fraction in its simplest form.

4 1
is written as .
8 2
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 FRACTIONS – Q.1(c) of Exercise 6.7
13 9
Subtract : 
4 5
Step 1 = Find LCM of the denominators. LCM of 4 and 5 is 20.

Step 2 = Convert unlike fractions into 13 13×5 65 9 9 × 4 36

equivalent fractions with the common = = and = =
denominator i.e. 20. 4 4×5 20 5 5 × 4 20
65 36 29
Step 3 = Subtract the like fractions.  =
20 20 20
Step 4 = Simplify the sum into lowest 29 9
form. =1
20 20
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 FRACTIONS – Q.1(b) of Exercise 6.8
2 4
Multiply : 3 
9 7
2 29
Step 1 = Convert the mixed fraction to improper fraction.
3 
.
9 9
Step 2 = Multiply as shown.

2 4 29 4 29  4 116 53
3  =  = = =1
9 7 9 7 9 7 63 63
2 4 53
Thus,3  1
9 7 63
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 FRACTIONS – Q.1(e) of Exercise 6.9
11 1
Divide the following :  2
4 4
1 9
Step 1 = Convert the mixed fraction to improper fraction.
2 
.
4 4
Step 2 = Multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of
the second fraction.

11 1 11 9 11 4 11 2
2 =  =  = = 1
4 4 4 4 4 9 9 9
11 1 2
Thus,  2 1
4 4 9
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