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Fractions questions

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Mark $(\checkmark)$ against the correct answer in the following: $\frac{5}{6}+\frac{2}{3}-\frac{4}{9}=\ ?$
  • A
    $1\frac{1}{3}$
  • B
    $1\frac{1}{6}$
  • C
    $1\frac{1}{9}$
  • $1\frac{1}{18}$

Answer: D.

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Mark $(\checkmark)$ against the correct answer in the following: A fraction equivalent to $\frac{3}{5}$ is:
  • A
    $\frac{3+2}{5+2}$
  • B
    $\frac{3-2}{5-2}$
  • $\frac{3\times2}{5\times2}$
  • D
    None of these.

Answer: C.

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Mark $(\checkmark)$ against the correct answer in the following: Which of the following is a proper fraction?
  • $\frac{7}{8}$
  • B
    $1\frac{7}{8}$
  • C
    $\frac{8}{7}$
  • D
    None of these.

Answer: A.

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Mark $(\checkmark)$ against the correct answer in the following: The largest of the fractions $\frac{6}{11},\frac{7}{11},\frac{8}{11},\frac{9}{11}$ is:
  • $\frac{6}{1 1}$
  • B
    $\frac{7}{1 1}$
  • C
    $\frac{8}{1 1}$
  • D
    $\frac{9}{11}$

Answer: A.

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Assertion (A): $\frac{3}{7}$ is greater than $\frac{3}{5}$.
Reason (R): Among two fractions with the same numerator, the one with the smaller denominator is the greater of the two.
  • A
    Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
  • B
    Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
  • C
    Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
  • Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

Answer: D.

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Assertion (A): Two fractions $\frac{20}{24}$ and $\frac{x}{12}$ are equivalent if $x=5$.
Reason (R): An equivalent fraction is obtained by multiplying or dividing both the numerator and denominator of the given fraction by the same nonzero number.
  • A
    Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
  • B
    Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
  • C
    Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
  • Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

Answer: D.

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Assertion (A): $\frac{3}{4}$ and $\frac{5}{4}$ are like fractions.
Reason (R): The fractions having the same denominator are called like fractions.
  • Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
  • B
    Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
  • C
    Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
  • D
    Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

Answer: A.

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Assertion (A): $\frac{4}{3}$ is an improper fraction.
Reason (R): In an improper fraction, the numerator is always greater than the denominator.
  • A
    Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
  • B
    Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
  • Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
  • D
    Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

Answer: C.

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Mrs Dixit bought $5 \frac{1}{2}$ litres of milk. Out of this milk, she gave $3 \frac{1}{4}$ litres to her neighbour Mrs Kumar and gave the rest to her dog .
1. The quantity of milk (in litres) given to Mrs Kumar when written as an improper fraction is
(a) $\frac{8}{4}$$\quad$(b) $\frac{6}{4}$$\quad$(c) $\frac{11}{4}$$\quad$(d) $\frac{13}{4}$
2. What quantity of milk was given to the dog ?
(a) $2 \frac{1}{4}$$\quad$(b) $2 \frac{3}{4}$$\quad$(c) $3 \frac{1}{3}$$\quad$(d) $1 \frac{2}{3}$
3. Which is more ?
A. The quantity of milk given to Mrs Kumar
B. The quantity of milk given to the dog
(a) A
(b) B
(c) Cannot be compared as both are unlike fraction
(d) Cannot be compared as both are mised fractions
4. If Mrs Kumar already had 2 1/3 litres of milk, how much milk does she have now ?
(a) $5 \frac{1}{7}$$\quad$(b) $5 \frac{7}{12}$$\quad$(c) $5 \frac{1}{12}$$\quad$(d) $5 \frac{11}{12}$
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Abhay works for 8 hours every day. He sleeps for 6 hours and plays for 3 hours every da The rest of the day he spends on daily chores.
1. What fraction of a day does Abhay work ?
(a) $\frac{8}{16}$$\quad$(B) $\frac{1}{3}$$\quad$(c) $\frac{1}{2}$$\quad$(d) $\frac{8}{17}$
2. What fraction of a day does Abhay spend on daily chores ?
(a) $\frac{7}{9}$$\quad$(B) $\frac{7}{17}$$\quad$(c) $\frac{7}{24}$$\quad$(d) $\frac{7}{16}$
3. Find the sum of the fractions of a day Abhay spends on sleeping and playing ?
(a) $\frac{9}{15}$$\quad$(B) $\frac{3}{5}$$\quad$(c) $\frac{3}{8}$$\quad$(d) $\frac{9}{17}$
4. Which of the following fractions is equivalent to the fraction of a day spent by Abhay on sleeping ?
(a) $\frac{1}{2}$$\quad$(B) $\frac{6}{18}$$\quad$(c) $\frac{4}{24}$$\quad$(d) $\frac{3}{12}$
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