FRACTIONS WORK SHEET
1. Define the following with example.
a) Proper fraction b) Improper fraction c) Mixed fraction d) Like fractions
e)Unlike fractions f) Equivalent fractions g) Unit fraction
2. Express as mixed fractions
a) 31/4
b) 27/6
c) 43/8
3. Convert the following as improper fractions.
a) 6 4/7
b) 3 5/9
c) 11 5/8
4. What fraction of a day is 7 hours?
5. Write the natural numbers from 3 to 12. What fraction of them are prime
numbers?
6. What fraction of an hour is 20 minutes?
7. Write three equivalent fractions of 4/9.
8. Check whether the given fractions are equivalent or not.
a) 3/10 and 15/50
(b) 6/9 and 11/8
9. Express the following fractions on a number ray.
a) 1/7,2/7,5/7,9/7
(b) 3/8 (c) 1/2,1/4,3/4,4/4
10.Find the equivalent fraction of 15/35 with denominator 7.
11. Write a fraction equivalent to 2/15 with numerator 6.
12. Reduce the following fractions in simplest form.
a) 36/24
(b) 42/70
(c) 20/50
13.Compare the given fractions
a) 4/5 and 5/6 (b) 7/10 and 7/15 (c) 9/14 and 11/28
14.Arrange the fractions 3/5, ½ and 2/3 in ascending order.
15. Arrange the fractions 2/5. 3/10, ¼ and 7/20 in descending order.
16.Add the following fractions
a) 3/14 and 2/7 (b) 1 2/3 and 3 ¼ (c) 1/3,3/4 and 5/12 (d) 8/9 and 5/9
17.Subtract
a) 3/8 from 5/12 (b) 2 4/5 from 3 ½ (c) 8 2/3 and 3 1/6 (d) 18/19 and
6/19
18. Prabhav walked 3 ½ km on Monday, 2 4/5 km on Tuesday and 4 1/8 km
on Wednesday. Calculate the total distance walked by Prabhav.
19. Raju takes 2 1/5 min to walk across the road . Gopi takes 7/4 min to do
the same. Who takes less time and by what fraction?
20. Saira walked 11/28 km on Saturday and 17/25 km on Sunday. How much
more did she walk on Sunday?
21. The sum of two fractions is 6 1/6. If one of the fraction is 2 1/3. Find the
other fraction.
22. A tourist spends 5 ½ days sight- seeing at the Himalayas, 10 ¾ days visiting
Historical places and 5/6 days at the beach. How many days did he spend in
all?
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