Arithmetic

Fractions
Diagnostic Test on Fractions
1.

2.

32 is what part of 96?

(A)

32

(B)

(C)

17

3.

96

(B)

54

(E)

(C)

and

5
1
2

37
5

to a mixed number.
(D) 7
(E) 5

8.

2
1

42

(C)

21

3
3

(D)

13

(E)

112

3
3

(B)

(C)

18
9
9

10

(A)

15

(B)

3
8

56
15

(D)

(E)

21

7
40

Find the reciprocal of

4
14

(D)

(E)

9.

2
3

8
3

(D)

1
3

(E) 15

3
8

is equal to which other fraction?

(A)

(B)

21

(C)

14
14

(D)

16

(E)

14
14

14

10. John cut a 10-yard piece of cloth into 3

pieces. The first two pieces were each
2 2 yd. long. How long was the other

4 1
 
9 9
(A)

Find the product of

(C)

Change the mixed number 11 2 to a

3
fraction.

(B)

10

(B) 2

37

(A)

90

(A)

35

to lowest terms.

(C) 2

(B) 15

5.

90

(D)

7.

(E)

36

(A) 36

(A) 37

4.

(E)

32

Reduce

32

(D) 174 1 4

Change

(C)

96

(B) 17 1 4
(C) 4

(D)

2
1

17 
(A)

64

6.

9
18

piece?
(A) 4

(B) 5

(C) 5

3
3
3

(D) 1 1
4
(E) 8

1
3

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11. Find the sum of 12

(A) 21

(B) 22

(C) 27

12. 3

1
4

13.

2
5

, and 7

17.

5
3
5

1
3

1
2

18.
(D) 7

(E) 12

(B) 7

12
12

of 23

(B) 24

(E) 19 13 18

(C) 11

1 7

(C)

1
4

2
3

20.

3
2

3
4

(B) 12

(C) 2

4

5

10
5

1
4

5 4


8 10
(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

(E)

2
4

(C) 1 1
4

(E)

(A) 13

(C) 2


2

6

(E) 2

5
15. Simplify the following fraction: 8
1
2
5
2
(A) 16
(D)

(B) 1

(E)

(E) 1

(E)

(B)

(D) 3 5 6

(D) 0
7

(D) 4

(A) 2 5 6

1 1 1
14.   
6 3 2

84

(B)

1 3 8 

16

(D) 1 5 84

11

(A) 1

(D) 17

(C) 5
19.

is

(A) 23 5 9

(B)

12

(A) 2

(A) 6

16. 12

11 1
 
12 7

(C)

15

12

(C) 7

,2

(E) 13

(B) 5

(D) 2

4

(A) 7

(D) 10
(E) 15

8
4
5

2
3

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Solutions for Diagnostic Test

1.

(E) To find what part of 96 the number

32 is, write a fraction whose numerator
is 32 and whose denominator is 96.
(1-1)
Thus, 32 is 32 of 96

10. (A) First change to fractions. 10 yards

is 30 ; 2 2 is 8 so 22 2 is 22 8 or
3

2.

3.

(B) The sum of an integer and a fraction like 1 can be written as a mixed
4
number, without the plus sign. Thus,
(1-8)
17  1 4  17 1 4
(D) To write 37 5 as a mixed number,
divide the denominator into the
numerator. 37  5  7, remainder 2.
(1-2)
Therefore, 37  7 2
5

4.

(A) The denominator of the fraction is

3. The numerator is 11 3  2 or 35.
11

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

2
3

 35 3

(1-3)

(B) To add fractions with the same

denominator, add the numerators.
4 1 5
 
(1-8)
9 9 9
(C) Both 36 and 90 can be divided by 9,
36 4
 . Now 4 and 10 can be
giving
90 10
36 4 2
divided by 2 giving
(1-4)
 
90 10 5
(A) To multiply fractions, multiply the
numerators and the denominators.
3 5 35 15
 

(1-5)
8 7 87 56
(C) To find the reciprocal of a fraction,
interchange numerator and denominator. The reciprocal of 8 3 is 3 8 (1-6)
(D) To change 8 7 to a fraction with
denominator 14, we multiply 8 7 by 14
to find the new numerator.
8
7

14
14

16
14

(1-7)

10  2  2

16
3

96

2
3

30 16 14
   4 23 .
3
3
3
(1-9)

11. (B) One way to do this problem is to

add the whole numbers and then the
1 2 4 7
fractions. 12  2  7  21;   
5 5 5 5
(1-8)
or 1 2 5 . Now 21 1 2  22 2
5
5
12. (A) We add the whole numbers, then
the fractions. 3  4  7. 12 is a common
1 3
1 4

denominator since 4 12 and 
3 12
1 1 7 . Altogether we have
 
4 3 12
(1-8)
7
7

12

13. (A) To divide two fractions, multiply

the first by the reciprocal of the second.
11 1 11 7 77
     6 5 12
(1-6)
12 7 12 1 12
14. (D) A common denominator is 6.
1 3
1 2
 , and  .
2 6
3 6
1 1 1 1 2 3 0
      0
6 3 2 6 6 6 6

(1-11)

15. (C) A complex fraction is simplified by

5
division. 8  5  1  5  2  5  1 1
4
1 8 2 8 1 4
2
(1-10)
16. (D) First change 12 1 to the mixed
2
25 4
number 25 . Now
  5  2,or 10 ,
2
2 5
cancelling one factor of 5, and one factor of 2

(1-5)

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17. (E) 23 2 3  71 3 . Of means multiply.

5 71 355
(1-5)
 
 19 13 18
6 3
18
18. (B) 3 1 4  13 4 , 1 3 8  11 8 . A common
denominator is 8.
13 26 26 11 15
 .
  1 7 8
8
8
4
8 8

 50 3 . 6 1 4  25 4 .
50 25 50 4
16 2 3  6 1 4    
3
4
3 25
(1-6)
Cancelling, this is 8 or 2 2

19. (E) 16

(1-9)

20. (B) We cancel a 5 top and bottom to get

1 4 . Then we cancel a 4 to get

8 2
1 1
(1-5)
 or 1 4
2 2