Fractions

In-Text Questions
(Try These Textbook Page No. 2)

Question 1.
If all the three cakes are divided among the total participants of the function what would be each one’s
share? Discuss.
Solution:
Total participants of the function = 9
Total number of cakes = 3
∴ Each cake should be divided into 3 equal parts.
∴ Total number of equal parts of cake = 9
∴ Each one’s share may be of total cakes or of a cake.
1

9
1

Question 2.
Observe the following and represent the shaded parts as fraction.

Solution:
(i) Total number of equal parts = 8
Shaded Parts = 3
Fraction representing the shaded parts = 3

(ii) Total number of equal parts = 15

Shaded parts = 5
∴ Fraction representing the shaded parts = 5

15
(iii) Total number of equal parts = 9
Shaded parts = 3
∴ Fraction representing the shaded parts = 3

(iv) Total number of equal parts = 9

Shaded parts = 5
Fraction representing the shaded parts = 5

Question 3.
Look at the following beakers, express the quantity of water as fraction and arrange them in ascending
order:

Solution:
Quantity of water in the first beaker = 1 full
Quantity of water in the second beaker = 1

Quantity of water in the third beaker = 3

Quantity of water in the fourth beaker = 1

Ascending order 1

4
< 1

2
< 3

4
<1

Question 4.
Write the fraction of shaded part in the following.

Solution:
(i) Total number of equal parts = 3
Shaded parts = 2
Fraction representing the shaded portion = 2

(ii) Total number of equal parts = 4

Shaded parts = 3
Fraction representing the shaded parts = 3

(iii) Total number of equal parts = 5

Shaded parts = 4
Fraction representing the shaded parts = 4

5
Question 5.
Write the fraction that represents the dots In the triangle.

Solution:
Total number of dots = 24
Number of dots in the triangle = 6
∴ Fraction represents the dots in the triangle = 6

24

Question 6.
Find the fractions of the shaded and unshaded portions in the following.

Solution:
(a) Total number of equal parts = 8
Shaded parts = 2
∴ Fraction representing shaded parts = 2

(b) Total number of equal parts = 8

Unshaded parts = 6
∴ Fraction of unshaded portion = 6

(Activity Textbook Page No. 3)

Take a rectangular paper. Fold it into two equal parts. Shade one part, write the fraction. Again fold it
into two halves. Write the fraction for the shaded part. Continue this process 5 times and write the
fraction of the shaded part. Establish the equivalent fractions of in the folded paper to your friends.
1

2
Solution:
First time =1

Second time = 2

Third time = 4

Fourth time = 8

16

Fifth time =16

32

(Try These Textbook Page No. 4)

Question 1.
Find the unknown in the following equivalent fractions.

Solution:
(Try These Textbook Page No. 7)

Question 1.
Shade the rectangle for the given pair of fractions and say which is greater among them.
Solution:
Question 2.
Which is greater or ?
3

8
3

Solution:
LCM of the denominators 8 and 5 is 40.
Finding the equivalent fractions.

Question 3.
Arrange the fractions in ascending order : 3

5
,
9

10
,
11

15

Solution:

Question 4.
Arrange the fractions in descending order : 9

20
,
3

4
,
7

12

Solution:

(Try These Textbook Page No. 9)

(i) +
2

3
5

Solution:
By cross multiplication technique

(ii) −
3

5
3

Solution:
By cross multiplication technique

(Activity Textbook Page No. 10)

Question 1.
Using the given fractions , , , , , , , fill in the missing ones in the given
1 1 1 1 2 4 1 7 9
and
5 6 10 15 15 15 30 30 30

3 × 3 square in such a way that the addition of fractions through rows, columns and diagonals give the
same total 1

2
Solution:

(Try These Textbook Page No. 10)

Question 1.
Complete the following table. The first one is done for you.
(Try These Textbook Page No. 11)

Question 1.
(i) Are 5 and 5 equal?
2

3
4

6
Solution:

(ii) ≠ 3
3

2
1

2
why?
Solution:

Question 2.
Convert 3 into improper fraction.
1

Solution:
Question 3.
Convert 45

7
into mixed fraction.
Solution:

(Try These Textbook Page No. 13)

Question 1.
Find the sum of 5 and 3 .
4

9
1

Solution:

Question 2.
Subtract 7 and 12
1

6
3

8
Solution:

Question 3.
Subtract the sum of 6 and 3 from the sum of 9 and 2 .
1

6
1

5
2

3
1

Solution:

(Try These Textbook Page No. 15)

Question 1.
2 × 3 is not equal to 6 . Why?
1

4
1

4
Solution:

Question 2.
Simplify : 35 × .
3

Solution:

Question 3.
Find the value of of 15.
1

Solution:
1

5
of 15 = × 15 =
1

5
=315

Question 4.
Find the value of 1

3
of 3

Solution:

Question 5.
Multiply 7 by 5 .
3

4
1

Solution:

(Activity Textbook Page No. 15)

Take a paper. Fold it into 4 parts vertically of equal width. Shade one part of it with red. Then, fold it
into 3 parts horizontally of equal width. Shade two parts of it with blue. Now, you count the number of
shaded grids which have both the colours. (Hint: The total number of grids is the product of and )
2

3
1

Solution:
Activity to be done by the students themselves

(Try These Textbook Page No. 17)

Question 1.
(i) How many 6s are there in 18?
Solution:
Number of 6s in 18 are =3 18

(ii) How many s are there in 5?

1

Solution:
Number of s in 5 are 5 ÷ = 5 ×
1

4
1

4
4

1
= 20

(iii) ÷ 5 = ?
1

Solution:
1

3
÷5= × =
1

3
1

5
1

15

(Try These Textbook Page No. 18)

Question (i)
Find the value of 5 ÷ 2 . 1

Solution:

Question (ii)
Simplify: 1 1

2
÷
1

Solution:

Question (iii)
Divide 8 by 4 .
1

2
1

Solution:
 Fractions

Ex 1.1
Question 1.
Fill in the blanks.
(i) 7 + 6 = _______
3

4
1

(ii) The sum of whole number and a proper fraction is called ______
(iii) 5 – 3 = ______
1

3
1

(iv) 8 ÷ = ______
1

(v) The number which has its own reciprocal is _______.

Solution:
(i) 14 1

(ii) Mixed Fraction

(iii) 1 5

(iv) 16
(v) 1

Question 2.
Say True or False
(i) 3 can be written as 3 + .
1

2
1

(ii) The sum of any two proper fractions is always an improper fraction.
(iii) The mixed fraction of is 3 .
13 1

4 4

(iv) The reciprocal of an improper fraction is always a proper fraction.

(v) 3 × 3 = 9
1

4
1

4
1

16

Solution:
(i) True
(ii) False
(iii) True
(iv) True
(v) False

Question 3.
Answer the following :
Solution:
(i) Find the sum of 1

7
and 3

(ii) What is the total of 3 and 4 .

1

3
1

(iii) Simplify : 1 + 5
3

5
4

7
(iv) Find the difference between 8

9
and 2

(v) Subtract 1 and 2

3

5
1

(vi) Simplify: 7 – 3
2

7
4

21

Question 4.
Convert mixed fraction into improper fractions and vice versa:

Solution:
Question 5.
Multiply the following :

Solution:

Question 6.
Divide the following:

Solution:
Question 7.
Gowri purchased 3 kg of tomatoes, kg of brinjal and 1 kg of onion, what is the total weight of the
1

2
3

4
1

vegetables she bought?

Solution:
Weight of tomatoes Gowri purchased = 3 kg 1

Weight of Brinjal purchased = 3

4
kg
Total weight of vegetables that Gowri purchased = 5 kg 1

Question 8.
An oil tin contains 3 3

4
litres of oil of which 2 1

2
litres of oil is used. How much oil is left over?
Solution:

Quantity of oil leftover = 1 litres.

1

Question 9.
Nilavan can walk 4 km in an hour. How much distance will he cover in 3
1

2
1

2
hours?
Solution:
Distance walked by Nilavan in one hour = 4 km. 1

2
Nilavan walks 15 km in 3 hours
3

4
1

Question 10.
Ravi bought a curtain of length 15 m. If he cut the curtain into small pieces each of length 2 m, then
3 1

4 4

how many small curtains will he get?

Solution:

Objective Type Questions

Question 11.
Whcih of the following statement is incorrect?

Solution:
(d) <
10

11 10
9

Hint:

Question 12.
The difference between and is
3

7
2

7
Solution:
(a) 13

63

Hint:

Question 13.
The reciprocal of is 53

17

Solution:
(c) 17

53

Hint:
1

53 17
=
53 53
17

Question 14. If = , then the value of A is

(a) 42
6

7
A

49
(b) 36
(c) 25
(d) 48
Solution:
(a) 42

Question 15.
Pugazh has been given four choices for his pocket money by his father. Which of the choices should he
take in order to get the maximum money?

Solution:
(c) of ₹150
4

5
Ex 1.2
Miscellaneous Practice Problems
Question 1.
Sankari purchased 2 m cloth to stitch a long skirt and 1 m cloth to stitch blouse. If the cost is ₹ 120 per
1

2
3

metre then find the cost of cloth purchased by her

Solution:
Cloth to stitch a long skirt = 2 m 1

Cloth to stitch a blouse = 1 m

3

Total length of the cloth = 2 + 1 m = 2 + + 1 +

1

2
3

4
1

2
3

4
m

Cost of cloth purchased by Sankari = ₹ 510

Question 2.
From his office, a person wants to reach his house on foot which is at a distance of 5 km. If he had
3

walked 2 km, how much distance still he has to walk to reach his house?
1

Solution:
Distance still he has to be walked = 3 km
1

Question 3.
Which is smaller? The difference between 1

2
and 3 or the sum of 1 and 2
2

3
1

2
1

Solution:

Question 4.
Mangai bought 6 kg of apples. If Kalai bought 1 times as Mangai bought, then how many kilograms of
3

4
1

apples did Kalai buy?

Solution:
Weight of apples Mangai bought = 6 kg 3

Weight of apples Kalai bought = 10 kg 1

Question 5.
The length of the staircase is 5 m. If one step is set at m, then how many steps will be there in the
1

2
1

staircase?
Solution:
Length of the staircase = 5 m
1

Distance between each step = m 1

∴ Number of steps in the staircase = 5 ÷ = ÷ = × 1

2
1

4
= 22 11

2
1

4
11

2
4

There will be 22 steps in the staircase

Challenge Problems

Question 6.
By using the following clues, find who am I?
(i) Each of my numerator and denominator is a single digit number.
(ii) The sum of my numerator and denominator is a multiple of 3.
(iii) The product of my numerator and denominator is a multiple of 4
Solution:
The numerator may be any one of!, 2, 3,4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and the denominator may be any one of 1, 2,3,4, 5,6,
7,8,9. Sum of numerator and denominator is a multiple of 3.
∴ Possible proper fractions are , , , , , , , , , ,
1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 6

2 5 8 4 7 6 9 5 8 7 9

Also given the product of numerator and denominator is a multiple of 4.

∴ Possible fractions are , , ,
1

8
2

4
4

5
4

Question 7.
Add the difference between 1 and 3 and the difference between 4 and 2
1

3
1

6
1

6
1

Solution:
Question 8.
What fraction is to be subtracted from 9 to get 3 ?
3

7
1

Solution:

Question 9.
The sum of two fractions is 5 . If one of the fractions is 2 , find the other fraction.
3

9
3

Solution:
The other number is 2 7

12

Question 10.
By what number should 3 1

16
be multiplied to get 9 3

16
?
Solution:

The number to be multiplied is 3.

Question 11.
Complete the fifth row in the Leibnitz triangle which is based on subtraction.
Solution:

Question 12.
A painted of the wall of which one third is painted in yellow colour. What fraction is the yellow colour
3

of the entire wall.

Solution:

8
of the wall is painted yellow.

Question 13.
A rabbit has to cover 26 m to fetch its food. If it covers 1 m in one jump, thenhow many jumps will it
1

4
3

take to fetch its food?

Solution:
Total distance to be covered by the rabbit = 26 m1

Distance covered in one jump = 1 m 3

∴ The rabbit jumps 15 times to fetch its food.

Question 14.
Look at the picture and answer the following questions :
(i) What is the distance from School to library via bus stop?
(ii) What is the distance between school and library via Hospital?
(iii) Which is the shortest distance between (i) and (ii)?
(iv) The distance between School and Hospital is ____ times the distance between school and Bus stop.
Solution:
The distance between school and Hospital is 6 times the distance between school and bus stop.
 Fractions

Additional Questions
Question 1.
Color the part according to the given fraction.

Solution:
(i) Here shows out of 4 parts 3 parts are shaded
3

(ii) Here 2

4
shows out of 4 parts 2 parts are shaded

Question 2.
Identify the error if any
Solution:
In the given figure, shaded portion is not equal to unshaded portion. So the fraction is not equal to
1

2
.

Question 3.
What fraction of an hour is 20 minutes?
Solution:
We know that total minutes in an hour = 60 min
∴ Required fraction = 20 min
= =
60 min
20

60
1

Question 4.
Write a fraction equivalent to with numerator 15.
3

Solution:
Given, numerator of an equivalent fraction = 15
Equivalent fraction of = 3

5
=
3×5

5×5
15

25

Question 5.
Which is the larger fraction or ?
6 7

10 10

Solution:
Here the denominators, of both fractions are same.
Also 7 > 6 So >
7 6

10 10

Question 6.
Sona got one-fifth of the total marks and Mala got one-third of the total marks. Who got more?
Solution:
We know that if the numerators are same in two fractions, the fraction with smaller denominator is
greater.
1 1
∴ > 3 5

∴ Mala got more marks.

Question 7.
A piece of rope 7

8
metre long is cut into two pieces. One piece was 1

4
m long. How long is the
other?
Solution:

Question 8.
Meena travelled 3 km by bus, then she walked 1 km to reach a town. How much she travelled
1

2
1

to reach-the town?
Solution:

She travelled 4 km
5

Question 9.
What should be subtracted from the sum of 2 and 3 to get 2
1

4
1

7
3

28
?
Solution:

Question 10.
Compare 4 and 5 ?
2

3
3

Solution: