NCERT Solutions Class 6 Mathematics Fractions

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CLASS – 06
CHAPTER – 07
Fractions
EXERCISE 7.1
Q.1) Write the fraction representing the shaded portion.
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Sol.1) 2
i) [There are four equal parts out of which 2 parts are shaded.]
ii)
4
8
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[There are 9 equal parts out of which 8 parts are shaded.]
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9
4
iii) [There are 8 equal parts out of which 4 parts are shaded.]
8
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1
iv) [There are 4 equal parts out of which 1 part is shaded.]
4
es
3
v) [There are 7 equal parts out of which 3 parts are shaded.]
7
3
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vi) [There are 12 flowers of the same kind out of which 3 are shaded.]
12
10
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vii) [There are 10 pencils out of which 10 are shaded.]

10
4
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viii) [There are 9 equal parts out of which 4 parts are shaded.]
9
4
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ix) [There are 8 equal parts out of which 4 parts are shaded.]
8
1
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x) [There is a shape divided into 2 equal parts, out of which one part is
2
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shaded.]
Q.2) Colour the part according to the given fraction.
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Sol.2) i) ii)
iii) iv)
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y.
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v)
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Q.3) Identify the error, if any

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Sol.3) The shaded portions do not represent the given fractions as each shape is not divided
into equal parts.
Q.4) What fraction of a day is 8 hours?
Sol.4) 8
In a day there are 24 hours. So, 8 hours in a 24 hour day is represented as
24
Q.5) What fraction of an hour is 40 minutes?
Sol.5) 40
One hour is 60 minutes. So, 40 minutes as a fraction of an hour is represented as
60


Q.6) Arya, Abhimanyu, and Vivek shared lunch. Arya has brought two sandwiches, one made
of vegetable and one of jam. The other two boys forgot to bring their lunch. Arya agreed
to share his sandwiches so that each person will have an equal share of each sandwich.
(a) How can Arya divide his sandwiches so that each person has an equal share?
(b) What part of a sandwich will each boy receive?
Sol.6) a) Arya should divide his sandwiches into 3 equal parts and give 1 part of each
sandwich so that each person has an equal share.
1
b) Each boy will receive of a sandwich.
3
Q.7) Kanchan dyes dresses. She had to dye 30 dresses. She has so far finished 20 dresses.
What fraction of dresses has she finished?
Sol.7) She has finished 20 dresses out of 30.
20
So, fraction of dresses she has finished = `
30
Q.8) Write the natural numbers from 2 to 12. What fraction of them are prime numbers?
Sol.8) Natural numbers from 2 to 12 are 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12
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Prime numbers – 2, 3, 5, 7, 11
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There are 11 natural numbers from 2 to 12 out of which 5 are prime numbers.
5
Fraction of numbers that are prime is
Q.9)
11
y.
Write the natural numbers from 102 to 113. What fraction of them are prime numbers?
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Sol.9) Natural numbers from 102 to 113 are 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111,
112 and 113
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Prime numbers – 103, 107, 109, 113

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There are 12 natural numbers from 102 to 113 out of which 4 are prime numbers.
4
So, fraction of numbers that are prime is
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12
Q.10) What fraction of these circles have X’s in them?
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Sol.10) There are 8 circles out of which 4 have X’s in them.

4
So, fraction of circles having X’s is
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8
Q.11) Kristin received a CD player for her birthday. She bought 3 CDs and received 5 others as
gifts. What fraction of her total CDs did she buy and what fraction did she receive as gifts
Sol.11) Number of CDs Kristin purchased = 3
Number of CDs she received as gifts = 5
So, total number of CDs = 8
Kristin purchased 3 CDs out of a total number of 8 CDs.
3
Fraction of CDs she purchased =
8
Kristin received 5 CDs out of a total number of 8 CDs.
5
Fraction of CDs she received as gifts =
8
Exercise 7.2
Q.1) Draw number lines and locate the points on them


1 1 3 4
a) , , ,
2 4 4 4
1 2 3 7
b) , , ,
8 8 8 8
2 3 8 4
c) , , ,
5 5 5 5
Sol.1)
a)
b)
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c)
Q.2) Express the following as mixed fractions:
a)
20
3
b)
11
5
c)
17
7
d)
28
5
e)
19
6
f)
35
9
y.
da
Sol.2) A mixed fraction has a combination of a whole and a part.
20 2 2
a) 6 𝑤ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑒 & 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑜𝑟 6
to
3 3 3
6
es
3 20
18
di
2
tu
11 1 1
b) 5 𝑤ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑒 & 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑜𝑟 2
5 5 5
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2
5 11
w
10
w
1
w
17 3 3
c) 2 𝑤ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑒 & 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑜𝑟 2
7 7 7
2
7 17
14
3
28 3 3
d) 5 𝑤ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑒 & 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑜𝑟 5
5 5 5
5
5 28
25
3


19 1 1
e) 3 𝑤ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑒 & 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑜𝑟 3
6 6 6
3
6 19
18
1
35 8 8
f) 3 𝑤ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑒 & 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑜𝑟 3
9 9 9
9
9 35
27
8
Q.3) Express the following as improper fractions:
3 6 5 3 3 4
a) 7 b) 5 c) 2 d) 10 e) 9 f) 8
4 7 6 5 7 9
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Sol.3) We can express a mixed fraction as an improper fraction as
𝑤ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑒 × 𝐷𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑟 + 𝑁𝑢𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑟
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𝐷𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑟
3 7×4+3 31
a) 7 = =
b) 5 =
4
6
4
5×7+6
=
4
41
y.
da
7 7 7
5 2×6+5 17
c) 2 = =
6 6 6
to
3 10×5+3 53
d) 10 = =
5 5 5
es
3 9×7+3 66
e) 9 = =
7 7 7
4 8×9+4 76
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f) 8 = =
9 9 9
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Exercise 7.3
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Q.1) Write the fractions. Are all these fractions equivalent?

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Sol.1) 1 2 3 4
a) , , , yes, the fraction are equivalent
2 4 6 8
4 3 2 1 6
b) , , , , No, the fraction are not equivalent
8 9 6 3 15
Q.2) Write the fractions and pair up the equivalent fractions from each row.


Sol.2) The fractions are as follows:

The pairs are as follows:
a) ii)
b) iv)
c) i)
d) v)
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e) iii)
Q.3) Replace in each of the following by the correct number :
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2 8 5 10 3 45 15 18
a) = b) = c) = d) = e) =
7 8 5 20 60 24 4
Sol.3)
y.
To find an equivalent fraction, we may divide both the numerator and the denominator
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by the same number.
2×4 8 5×2 10 3×4 12 45×3 15 18÷6 3
a) = b) = c) = d) = e) =
7×4 32 8×2 16 5×4 20 60×3 90 24÷6 4
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Q.4) 3
Find the equivalent fraction of having
5
es
(a) denominator 20 (b) numerator 9

(c) denominator 30 (d) numerator 27
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Sol.4) a) We have the fraction.

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Numerator is 3 and denominator is 5.

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We know that 5 × 4 = 20. So, we have multiply both the numerator and denominator
by 4 to find the equivalent fraction having denominator 20.
w
3 3×4 12
So, = =
w
5 5×4 20
3
b) We have the fraction .
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5
As the numerator should be 9 and 3 × 3 = 9, we have to multiply both the numerator
and denominator by 3 to find the equivalent fraction having numerator 9.
3 3×3 9
So, = =
5 5×3 15
3
c) We have the fraction .
5
As the denominator should be 30 and 5 × 6 = 30, we have to multiply both the
numerator and denominator by 6 to find the equivalent fraction having denominator 30.
3 3×6 18
So, = =
5 5×6 30


3
d) We have the fraction .
5
As the numerator should be 27 and 3 × 9 = 27, we have to multiply both the
numerator and denominator by 9 to find the equivalent fraction having numerator 27.
3 3×9 27
So, = =
5 5×9 45
Q.5) 36
Find the equivalent fraction of having
48
(a) numerator 9 (b) denominator 4
Sol.5) 36
a) We have the fraction .
48
As the numerator should be 9 and 36 ÷ 4 = 9, we have to divide both the numerator
and denominator by 4 to find the equivalent fraction having numerator 9.
36 36÷4 9
So, = =
48 48÷4 12
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36
b) We have the fraction .
48
co
As the denominator should be 4 and 48 ÷ 12 = 4, we have to divide both the
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numerator and denominator by 12 to find the equivalent fraction having denominator 4.
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36 36÷12 3
So, = =
48 48÷12 4
Q.6) Check whether the given fractions are equivalent:
to
5 30 3 12 7 5
a) , b) , c) ,
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9 54 10 50 13 11
Sol.6) 5 5×6 30
a) = =
9 9×6 54
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We see that the numerator and the denominator are multiplied by the same number 6.
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Hence the fractions are equivalent.

b) If we multiply the numerator and denominator by 4, we get
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3 3×4 12
= =
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10 10 × 4 40
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If we multiply the numerator and denominator by 5, we get

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3 3×5 15
= =
10 10 × 5 50
So, we see that the fractions are not equivalent.
c) The numerators 7 and 5, and the denominators 13 and 11 are all prime numbers and
hence they cannot be equivalent fractions.
Q.7) Reduce the following fractions to simplest form :
48 150 84 12 7
a) b) c) d) e)
60 60 98 52 28
Sol.7) To reduce a fraction into its simplest form, find the HCF of the numerator and the
denominator and divide both by the HCF.
48
a)
60


HCF of 48 𝑎𝑛𝑑 60
2 48, 60
2 24, 30
3 12, 15
4, 5
so, HCF = 12
divide both numerator & denominator by 12
48 48 ÷ 12 4
= =
60 60 ÷ 12 5
4
Hence, is in fraction in its simplest form.
5
150
b)
60
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3 150, 60
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5 50, 20
2 10, 4
5, 2 y.
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So, HCF = 30
Divide both numerator & denominator by 30
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150 150 ÷ 30 5
= =
60 60 ÷ 30 2
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5
2
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84
c)
98
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2 84, 98
2 42, 49
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6, 7
So, HCF = 14
Divide numerator & denominator by 14
84 84 ÷ 14 6
= =
98 98 ÷ 14 7
6
7
12
d)
52
2 12, 52
2 6, 26
3, 13


So, HCF = 4
12 12 ÷ 4 3
= =
52 52 ÷ 4 13
13
3
7
e)
28
7 7, 28
1, 4
So, HCF = 7
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7 7÷7 1
= =
28 28 ÷ 7 4
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Q.8)
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Ramesh had 20 pencils, Sheelu had 50 pencils and Jamaal had 80 pencils. After 4 months,
Ramesh used up 10 pencils, Sheelu used up 25 pencils and Jamaal used up 40 pencils.
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What fraction did each use up? Check if each has used up an equal fraction of her/his
pencils ?
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Sol.8) 10 1
Fraction of pencils used by Ramesh = =
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20 2
28 1
Fraction of pencils used by Sheelu = =
20 2
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40 1
Fractions of pencils used by Jamaal = =
80 2
tu
Yes, they have all used up an equal fraction of his/her pencils.

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Q.9) Match the equivalent fractions and write two more for each :
250 2
i) a)
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400 3
180 2
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ii) b)
200 5
660 1
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iii) c)
990 2
180 5
iv) d)
360 8
220 9
v) e)
550 10
Sol.9) 250 250÷50 5
i) = = d)
400 400÷50 8
180 180÷20 9
ii) = = e)
200 200÷20 10
660 660÷110 2
iii) = = a)
990 990÷110 3
180 180÷180 1
iv) = = c)
360 360÷180 2


220 220÷110 2
v) = = b)
550 500÷110 5
Exercise 7.4
Q.1) Write shaded portions as fraction. Arrange them in ascending or descending order using
the correct sign ‘<’ ‘=’ ‘>’ between the fractions.
2 4 8 6
c) Show , , & on the number line. Put appropriate signs between the
6 6 6 6
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fractions given below:
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Sol.1) The fractions represented by the shaded portions are as follows: y.
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3 6 4 1
a) , , ,
8 8 8 8
to
8 4 3 6
b) , , ,
es
9 9 9 9
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The above fractions in a) and b) are like fractions as they have the same denominator.
When comparing fractions with same denominator, the fraction with the greater
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numerator is greater.
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So, arranging the fractions in ascending order, we have:

1 3 4 6
w
a) < < <

8 8 8 8
w
3 4 6 8
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b) < < <

9 9 9 9
c) Let us represent the fractions

2 4 8 6
c)Let us represent the fractions , , & on the number line.
6 6 6 6
5 2 3 1 6 8 5
> ; >0; < ; >
6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Q.2) Compare the fractions and put an appropriate sign.

3 5 1 1 4 5 3 3
a) 6
b) 7 c) 5 d) 5
6 4 5 7


Sol.2) a) When the denominators are the same, the fraction with the greater numerator is a
greater fraction.
As 3 < 5,
3 5
<
6 6
b) When we compare two unlike fractions, we first get their equivalent fractions with a
denominator which is the L.C.M of the denominators of both the fractions.
1 1
7 4
L.C.M. of 7 & 4 is 28
1 1×7 4 1 1×7 7
= = and = =
7 7×7 28 4 4×7 28
1 1
<
7 4
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c) The denominators are the same. So, the fraction with the greater numerator is a
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greater fraction.
4 5
<
y.
5 5
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d) When we compare two unlike fractions, we first get their equivalent fractions with a
denominator which is the L.C.M of the denominators of both the fractions.
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3 3
es
5 7
L.C.M. of 5 & 7 is 35
3 3×7 21 3 3×5 15
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= = and = =
5 5×7 35 7 7×5 35
tu
21 15
>
35 35
3
.s
3
>
5 7
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Q.3) Make five more such pairs and put appropriate signs.
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Sol.3) 4 4 2 7 7 5 12 9 12 11
< , < , > , > , >
5 6 9 13 9 8 13 13 5 6
Q.4) Look at the figures and write ‘ < ’ 𝑜𝑟 ‘ > ’, ‘ = ’between the given pairs of fractions.


1 1 3 2 2 2 6 3 5 5
a) 6 b) 4 c) 4 d) 6 e) 6
3 6 4 3 6
Sol.4) 1 1 3 2 2 2 6 3 5 5
a) 6 < b) 4 > c) 4 > d) 6 = e) 6 <
3 6 4 3 6
Q.5) How quickly can you do this? Fill appropriate sign. ( ‘<’, ‘=’, ‘>’)
1 1 2 3 3 2 3 2 3 6
a) 2 b) 4 c) 5 > d) 4 e) 5 <
5 6 3 8 5
7 3 1 2 6 4 3 7 6 4
f) 9 g) 4 h) 10 i) 4 j) 10
9 8 5 8 5
5 15
k)
7 21
Sol.5) a) If the numerator is same in 2 fractions, the fractions with the smaller denominator is
greater of the two.
1 1
⇒2 >
5
2 1 3 1 2 3
b) = and = ⇒ =
4 2 6 2 4 6
3 3×3 9 2 2×5 10 9 10 3 2
c) = = ; = = ; < ⇒ <
5 5×3 15 3 3×5 15 15 15 5 3
3 3×8 24 2 2×4 8 24 8 3 2
d) = = ; = = ; > ⇒ >
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4 4×8 32 8 8×4 32 32 32 4 8
3 6
e) <
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5 5
7 3
f) >
9 9
2
g) reducing to simplest form, we get so =
8
1
4 4
1 2
8 y.
da
6 3 3 4 6 4
h) Reducing to simplest form, we get , < ⇒ <
10 5 5 5 10 5
3 3×8 24 7 7×4 28 24 28 3 7
to
i) = = ; = = ; < ⇒ <
4 4×8 32 8 8×4 32 32 32 4 8
6 4
es
j) <
10 5
15 5 5 15
k) Reducing to simplest form, we get ⇒ =
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21 7 7 21
Q.6) The following fractions represent just three different numbers. Separate them into three
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groups of equivalent fractions, by changing each one to its simplest form.

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2 3 8 16 10
a) b) c) d) e)
12 15 50 100 60
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15 12 16 12 12
f) g) h) i) j)
75 60 96 75 72
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3 4
k) l)
18 25
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Sol.6) The fractions in its simplest form are as follows:

2 1×2 1 3 1×3 1 8 4×2 4
a) = = b) = = c) = =
12 6×2 6 15 5×3 5 50 25×2 25
16 4×4 4 10 1×10 1 15 1×15 1
d) = = e) = = f) = =
100 25×4 25 60 6×10 6 75 5×15 5
12 1×12 1 16 1×16 1 12 3×4 4
g) = = h) = = i) = =
60 5×12 5 96 6×16 6 75 3×25 25
12 1×12 1 3 1×3 1 4 1×4 4
j) = = k) = = l) = =
72 6×12 6 18 6×3 6 25 1×25 25
From the simplest forms, we see that there are three groups as
1
→ 𝑎 ,𝑒 ,ℎ ,𝑗 ,𝑘
6
1
→ 𝑏 ,𝑓 ,𝑔
5
4
→ 𝑐 ,𝑑 ,𝑖 ,𝑙
25

Q.7) Find answers to the following. Write and indicate how you solved them.
5 4 9 5 4 16 1 4
a) Is = ? b) Is = ? c) Is = ? d) Is = ?
9 5 16 9 5 20 5 30
Sol.7) 5 4
a) No. is not equal to
9 5
L.C.M. of 9 & 5 is 45
5 5×5 25
= = ;
9 9×5 45
4 4×9 36
= =
5 5×9 45
25 36
≠
45 45
So, the fractions are unequal.
9 5
b) No. is not equal to
16 9
L.C.M. of 16 & 9 is 144
9 9×9 81
= = ;
16 9×16 144
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5 5×16 80
= =
9 9×16 144
co
81 80
≠
144 144
y.
da
4 16
c) Yes. is equal to
5 20
16
to
Reducing to simplest terms, we get

20
16 4
es
=
20 5
So, the fractions are equal.
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1 4
tu
d) No. is not equal to

15 30
4
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Reducing to simplest form, we get

30
4 2
w
=
30 15
1 2
w
≠
15 15
w

Q.8) 2
Ila read 25 pages of a book containing 100 pages. Lalita read of the same book. Who
5
read less?
Sol.8) Total number of pages in the book = 100 𝑝𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑠
Number of pages read by Ila = 25 𝑝𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑠
25 1
Fraction of pages read by Ila = =
100 4
2
Fraction of pages read by Lalita =
5
Comparing the two fractions, we have
LCM of 4 & 5 is 20
1 1×5 5
= =
4 4×5 20
2 2×4 8
= =
5 4×5 20


5 8 1 2
< ⇒ <
20 20 4 5
So, Ila read lesser number of pages than Lalita.

Q.9) 3 3
Rafiq exercised for of an hour, while Rohit exercised for of an hour. Who exercised for
6 4
a longer time?
Sol.9) 3
Rafiq exercised for of an hour
6
3
Rohit exercised for of an hour
4
Comparing both the fractions :
LCM of 6 & 4 is 12
3 3×2 6
= =
6 6×2 12
3 3×3 9
= =
4 4×3 12
6 9 3 3
< ⇒ <
12 12 6 4
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Rohit exercised for a longer time than Rafiq.
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Q.10) In a class A of 25 students, 20 passed in first class. In another class B of 30 students, 24
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passes in first class. In which class was a greater fraction of students getting first class?
Sol.10) Total number of students in class A = 25
da
Number of students passed in first class = 20.
20 4
to
Fraction of students of class A who passed in first class = =

25 5
Total number of students in class B = 30
es
Number of students passed in first class = 24.

24 4
di
Fraction of students of class B who passed in first class = =

30 5
tu
Both class A and B have the same fraction of students who passed in first class.
Exercise 7.5
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Q.1) Write these fractions appropriately as additions or subtractions :

w
w
w
Sol.1) 1
a) The first shaded portion represents the fraction=
5
2
The second shaded portion represents=
5
3
and the third portion represents
5
So, we see that
1 2 3
+ =
5 5 5
Hence ‘+’ is the operation involved.


5
b) The first shaded portion represents the fraction=
5
2
5
3
and the third portion represents =
5
So, we see that
5 3 2
− =
5 5 5
Hence ‘-’ is the operation involved.
2
c) The first shaded portion represents the fraction=
6
3
6
5
and the third portion represents=
6
So, we see that
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2 3 5
+ =
6 6 6
co
Hence ‘+’ is the operation involved.
y.
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Q.2) Solve :
1 1 8 3 7 5 1 21 12 7
a) + b) + c) − d) + e) −
18 18 15 15 7 7 22 22 15 15
to
5 3 2 3 1 0 12
f) + g) 1 − (1 = ) h) + i) 3 −
8 8 3 3 4 4 5
es
Sol.2) 1 1 1+1 2 1 8 3 8+3 11

a) + = = = b) + = =
18 18 18 18 9 15 15 15 15
di
7 5 7−5 2 1 21 1+21 22
c) − = = d) + = = =1
7 7 7 7 22 22 22 22
tu
12 7 12−7 5 1 5 3 5+3 8
e) − = = = f) + = = =1
15 15 15 15 3 8 8 8 8
.s
2 3 3 2 3−2 1 1 0 1+0 1
g) 1 − (1 = ) = − = = h) + = =
3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4
w
12 15 12 15−12 3
i) 3 − = − = =
5 5 5 5 1
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Q.3) 2
Shubham painted of the wall space in his room. His sister Madhavi helped and painted
3
w
1
of the wall space. How much did they paint together?
3
Sol.3) Space painted by them together = Space painted by Shubham + Space painted
by Madhavi
2 1 3
= + = =1
3 3 3
∴ they painted the entire wall.

Q.4) Fill in the missing fractions.
7 3 3 5
a) − ?= b) ? − =
10 10 21 21
3 3 5 12
c) ? − = d) ? + =
6 6 27 27
Sol.4) 7 3
a) − ?=
10 10


7 3 4 2
⇒ ?= − = =
10 10 10 5
3 5
b) ? − =
21 21
5 3 8
⇒ ?= + =
21 21 21
3 3
c) ? − =
6 6
3 3 6
⇒ ?= + = = 1
6 6 6
5 12
d) ? + =
27 27
5 1 7
⇒ ?= − =
27 27 27
Q.5) aved was given 5/7 of a basket of oranges. What fraction of oranges was left in the
basket?
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Sol.5) 5
Fraction of oranges given to Javed=
7
co
5 2
Fraction of oranges left in the basket = 1 − =
7 7
Exercise 7.6 y.
da
Q.1) Solve:
2 1 3 7 4 2
to
a) + b) + c) +
3 7 10 15 9 7
5 1 2 1 4 2
es
d) + e) + f) +
7 3 5 6 5 3
3 1 5 1 2 3 1
g) − h) − i) + +
di
4 3 6 3 3 4 2
1 1 1 1 2 2 1
j) + + k) 1 + 3 l) 4 + 3
tu
2 3 6 3 3 3 4
16 7 4 1
m) − n) −
.s
5 5 3 2
Sol.1) 2 1
a) +
w
3 7
LCM of 3 & 7 is 21
w
2×7 1×3 14 3 17
+ = + =
w
3×7 7×3 21 21 21
2 1 17
+ =
3 7 21
3 7
b) +
10 15
LCM of 10 & 15 is 30
3×3 7×2 9 14 23
+ = + =
3×10 15×2 30 30 30
3 7 23
+ =
10 15 30
4 2
c) +
9 7
LCM of 9 & 7 is 63
4×7 2×9 28 18 46
+ = + =
9×7 7×9 63 63 63
4 2 46
+ =
9 7 63


5 1
d) +
7 3
LCM of 3 & 7 is 21
5×3 1×7 15 7 22
+ = + =
3×7 7×3 21 21 21
5 1 22
+ =
7 3 21
2 1
e) +
5 6
LCM of 5 & 6 is 30
2×6 1×5 12 5 17
+ = + =
5×6 6×5 30 30 30
2 1 17
+ =
5 6 30
4 2
f) +
5 3
m
LCM of 5 & 3 is 15
4×3 2×5 12 10 22
co
+ = + =
5×3 3×5 15 15 15
4 2 22
+ =
5 3 15
y.
da
3 1
g) −
4 3
LCM of 4 & 3 is 12
to
3×3 1×4 9 4 5
− = − =
es
4×3 3×4 12 12 12
3 1 5
− =
4 3 12
di
5 1
tu
h) −
6 3
5 1×2 5 2 3 1
.s
− = − = =
6 3×2 6 6 6 2
5 1 1
w
− =
6 3 2
w
2 3 1
w
i) + +
3 4 2
2×4 3×3 1×6 8 9 6 23
+ + = + + =
3×4 4×3 2×6 12 12 12 12
2 3 1 23
+ + =
3 4 2 12
1 1 1
j) + +
2 3 6
1×3 1×2 1 3 2 1 6
+ + = + + = =1
2×3 3×2 6 6 6 6 6
1 1 1
+ + =1
2 3 6
1 2 4 11 15
k) 1 + 3 = + = =5
3 3 3 3 3
2 1 14 13
l) 4 + 3 = +
3 4 3 4


LCM of 4 & 3 is 12
14×4 13×3 56 39 95
+ = + =
3×4 4×3 12 12 12
2 1 95
4 +3 =
3 4 12
16 7 9
m) − =
5 5 5
4 1
n) −
3 2
LCM of 3 & 2 is 6
4×2 1×3 8 3 5
− = − =
3×2 2×3 6 6 6
Q.2) 2 3
Sarita bought metre of ribbon and Lalita metre of ribbon. What is the total length of
5 4
the ribbon they bought?
Sol.2) 2
Length of ribbon Sarita bought = 𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟
5
m
3
Length of ribbon Lalita bought = 𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟
4
co
2 3
Total length of ribbon = +
5 4
LCM of 5 & 4 is 20
4×2
+
3×5
=
8
+
15
=
23
y.
da
5×4 4×5 20 20 20
23
They bought meters of ribbon together
20
to
Q.3) 1 1
es
Naina was given 1 piece of cake and Najma was given 1 piece of cake. Find the total
2 3
amount of cake was given to both of them.
di
Sol.3) 1 1
Total amount of cake both had = 1 + 1
2 3
tu
3 4 3×3 4×2 9 8
+ = + = +
2 3 2×3 3×2 6 6
.s
17 5
=2
6 6
w
5
They had 2 pieces of cake together.
6
w
Q.4) Fill the boxes:

w
5 1 1 1 1 1
a) ? − = b) ? − = c) −? =
8 4 5 2 2 6
Sol.4) 5 1
a) ? − =
8 4
1 5 1×2 5
?= + = +
4 8 4×2 8
LCM of 4 & 8 is 8
2 5 7
+ =
8 8 8
1 1
b) ? − =
5 2
1 1 1×5 1×2
?= + = +
2 5 2×5 2×5
LCM of 2 & 5 is 10
5 2 7
+ =
10 10 10


1 1
c) −? =
2 6
1 1 1×3 1
?= − = −
2 6 2×3 6
LCM of 2 & 6 is 6
3 1 2 1
− = =
6 6 6 3
Q.5) Complete the addition subtraction boxes:
Sol.5) a) The box shows that the fractions should be added from left to right. So,
2 4 6
+ = =2
3 3 3
1 2 3
+ = =1
m
3 3 3
co
The fractions from top to bottom are to be subtracted. So,
2 1 1
− =
3
4
− =
3
2
3
2
y.
da
3 3 3
So, the completed box is as shown below:
to
es
di
tu
.s
w
b) The box shows that the fractions should be added from left to right. So,
w
1 1 3 2 5
+ = + =
w
2 3 6 6 6
1 1 4 3 7
+ = + =
3 4 12 12 12
The fractions from top to bottom are to be subtracted. So,

1 1 3 2 1
− = − =
2 3 6 6 6
1 1 4 3 1
− = − =
3 4 12 12 12
5 1 10 1 9 3
− = − = =
6 12 12 12 12 4
So the completed box looks as follows:


Q.6) 7 1
A piece of wire metre long broke into two pieces. One piece was metre long. How
8 4
long is the other piece ?
Sol.6) 7
Length of the piece of wire is = 𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑟𝑒
8
1
Length of one broken piece is = 𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑟𝑒
4
Length of the other broken piece = total length of the wire – length of one broken piece
7 1 7 1×2 7 2 5
= − = − = − =
8 4 8 4×2 8 8 8
5
m
Length of the piece of wire is = 𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑟𝑒
8
Q.7) 9
co
Nandini’s house is km from her school. She walked some distance and then took a bus
10
1
for 𝑘𝑚 to reach the school. How far did she walk?
Sol.7)
2
Distance from Nandini’s house to school =
9
y.
𝑘𝑚
da
10
1
Distance covered by bus = 𝑘𝑚
2
to
Distance she walked = distance from house to school – distance she covered by bus.
9 1 9 5 4 2
es
= − = − = =
10 2 10 10 10 5
2
Distance walked by Nandini = 𝑘𝑚
di
5
Q.8) Asha and Samuel have bookshelves of the same size partly filled with books. Asha’s shelf
tu
5 2
is th full and Samuel’s shelf is 𝑡ℎ full. Whose bookshelf is more full? By what fraction.
6 5
.s
Sol.8) 5
Fraction of books in Asha’s shelf =
6
w
2
Fraction of books in Samuel’s shelf =
5
w
We compare the fractions to find whose shelf is more full.

w
LCM of 5 & 6 is 30
5 5×5 25
= =
6 5×6 30
2 2×6 12
= =
5 5×6 30
25 12
>
30 30
5 2
⇒ >
6 5
So, Asha’s shelf has more books and is more full.
5 2 5×5 2×6 25 12 13
− = − = − =
6 5 6×5 5×6 30 30 30
13
Asha’s shelf is more full and by =
30
Q.9) 1 7
Jaidev takes 2 minutes to walk across the school ground. Rahul takes minutes to do
5 4
the same. Who takes less time and by what fraction?
Sol.9) 1 11
Time taken by Jaidev to walk = 2 𝑚𝑖𝑛 = 𝑚𝑖𝑛
5 5

7
Time taken by Rahul to walk across the ground = 𝑚𝑖𝑛
4
Now, compare the fractions
11 11×4 44
= =
5 5×4 20
7 7×5 35
= =
4 4×5 20
44 35
>
20 20
7 11
⇒ <
4 5
So, Rahul takes lesser time than Jaidev.
11 7 11×4 7×5 44 35 9
Difference = − = − = − =
5 4 5×4 4×5 20 20 20
9
So, Rahul takes lesser time than Jaidev, by 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑠.
20
m
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y.
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vii) [There are 10 pencils out of which 10 are shaded.]

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Q.3) Identify the error, if any

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Prime numbers – 103, 107, 109, 113

Sol.10) There are 8 circles out of which 4 have X’s in them.

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Q.1) Write the fractions. Are all these fractions equivalent?

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Sol.2) The fractions are as follows:

(a) denominator 20 (b) numerator 9

Sol.4) a) We have the fraction.

Numerator is 3 and denominator is 5.

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Hence the fractions are equivalent.

If we multiply the numerator and denominator by 5, we get

So, we see that the fractions are not equivalent.

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Yes, they have all used up an equal fraction of his/her pencils.

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So, arranging the fractions in ascending order, we have:

a) < < <

b) < < <

c) Let us represent the fractions

Q.2) Compare the fractions and put an appropriate sign.

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groups of equivalent fractions, by changing each one to its simplest form.

Sol.6) The fractions in its simplest form are as follows:

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Reducing to simplest terms, we get

d) No. is not equal to

Reducing to simplest form, we get

So, the fractions are unequal.

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So, Ila read lesser number of pages than Lalita.

Fraction of students of class A who passed in first class = =

Number of students passed in first class = 24.

Fraction of students of class B who passed in first class = =

Q.1) Write these fractions appropriately as additions or subtractions :

Hence ‘+’ is the operation involved.

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Hence ‘-’ is the operation involved.

Sol.2) 1 1 1+1 2 1 8 3 8+3 11

∴ they painted the entire wall.

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