FRACTIONS AND DECIMALS

a
A form of ; b  0 is a fraction, The dividend a is called as numerator and non-zero
b

b is the denominator. r b is the denominator.

Types of a Fraction:

1. Proper Fraction: The numerator is less than denominator then fraction is

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called proper fraction. Ex: ,
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2. Improper Fraction: The numerator is equal or greater than denominator
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then fraction is called Improper fraction. Ex: ,
12 7
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3. Mixed Fraction: An integer together with a proper fraction. Ex: 1
5
4. Complex Fraction: The numerator and denominator both are themselves
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fraction is called complex fraction. Ex:
3/ 4

Lowest and Simplest form of a Fraction

40
Example: Reduce in lowest form.
48

40  8 5 5 40
Sol: HCF of 40 and 48 is 8, so  , is the lowest form of
48  8 6 6 48

Four Fundamental operations on Fractions

Addition / Subtraction/ Multiplication / Division of fractions.

5 1 9 2 3 6 5 1
Examples: 1) Add 3  2  2) Subtract from 3) Multiply x x
8 3 2 3 14 7 6 25

6 6 1 15 5 1 2
4) Division – Simplify  x 5) Simplification – Simplify (  )  (5  4 )
7 11 2 25 25 3 5
LCM and HCF of Fractions
LCM of Numerators HCF of Numerators
LCM of Fractions = HCF of Fractions =
HCF of Deno min ators LCM of Deno min ators

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Example: Find LCM and HCF of , ,
8 12 16

Comparison of Fractions:

Method 1: To compare the fractions, make the denominator equal of all fractions by
taking LCM of denominators, then fraction with numerator is greater than the fraction
with smaller numerator.

Method 2: We compare the given fractions converting them to their decimal form.
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Example: Arrange the fractions , , and in ascending and descending order.
12 8 15

General Type of Questions:

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1. Product of two fractions is . If one of the fraction is what is the other
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fraction?
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2. The fraction is divided by , the result is what is the other fraction?
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3. The sum of fraction , and ,is
9 3 18
3 4 3
4. Which fraction should be added to the sum of 5 , 4 and 7 , to make the result
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a whole number?
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5. , of 0.025 is equal to
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8 x 21 x 24
6. Simplify
48 x 7 x 15
 Word Problems on Fractions
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1. th part of a drum is filled with milk. What is capacity of drum if it require
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28 L more to fall the drum completely?
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2. rd of a drum is filled with water. If need another 60 L water to be filled
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whole drum, then what is the capacity of drum?
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3. Mohit completed th of this project in 4 days , How long would he take
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to complete the whole project?
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4. In a class of 60 students, th travelled by bus, th travel their own vehicle
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and rest walk. What fraction of students walk to school
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5. Rohit has Rs. 4500. If he spent th and th of money on movie and tuition
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fees respectively, how much money is left with him?
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6. Mohan Lal gives th part of his total money to his son, rd part of his wife and
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th part of to his daughter. Then, remain part of his money is how much?
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7. In a village th of total population were illiterates. If the number of illiterates
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were 2674, the total population was how much?
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8. Weight of an empty glass is th of the glass full of milk. If the weight of a glass
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full of milk is 750 gram, how much milk will it contain when half full ?
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9. th part of village population is uneducated. If the no of educated is 3450, Find
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the total population of village.
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10.Ramesh spent th part of monthly income. If his annual saving is Rs. 624, Find his
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annual Income.
Decimals and Fundamental operations:

1. Find the place value of 5’s in the decimal number 751.356

2. Add 843.5, 84.35, 0.843, 8.435
3. Subtract 16.345 and 61.45
4. Multiply 1.1, 12.1 and 0.12
5. Divide 0.1331 by 1.1

Simplification of Decimals:
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6. Simplify 3 x 0.3 - 0.1 +0.75 10. Simplify 6.06 x 0.5 = 1212  ?
4 (6.5 x 6.5  45.5  3.5 x 3.5)
11.Simplify =?
7. Simplify 1.6 x ? + 0.11 = 2.67 0.3
8. 2.03 x 3.6 + 2.3 x 6.4 + 2.03 x ? = 10.15 12.Simplify 0.2891 x
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9. Simplify 50.8  2540 7
13.Simplify 3-[6.5-{5 x 2.5 - (3  2+7)}]

Decimal Equivalent:
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1. The Decimal equivalent of 12 is
6
1 2 3
2. The Decimal equivalent of   is
2 5 25
1 11 111
3. The Decimal equivalent of   is
10 100 1000
3 4 8
4. The Decimal equivalent of   is
4 5 25

Word Problems on Decimals

1. A wire 630 cm is cut into the length of 12.6 cm pieces. How many pieces are cut
from the given length of wire?
2. Ramu brought a book for Rs. 178.50, some medicines for Rs. 248.25 and gave a
Rs. 500 note to the shopkeeper. The remaining amount is how much.
3. A bangle weights 5.845 grams. How much gold will the required to make such 36
bangles.
4. The product of 2 decimals is 14.837. If one decimal is 4.01, what is the other
decimal ?
5. Which number divided by 5.029 to obtain 50.29 ?
6. The difference of the place values of two 7’s in the number 178.6758
7. The sum of 7.7, 7.07, 7.007, and 77.0077 is
.0203 x 2.92
8. Find the value is
0.0073 x 14.5 x 7
9. Round off 87.952 to tenths place.
10.Arrange the following in ascending order. 2.2, 2.023, 2.0226, 22.1, 20.42
11.Express 0.041 as a fraction
12.Express 6.03 as a mixed fraction.
13.Using the digits 2, 4, 5 and 3 once, write the smallest four digit decimal
number.