4. Questions
Q1. Write >, < or = in the space
provided.
a) 4/7 3/7
b) 11/15 11/16
c) 9/11 11/10
5. Q.2 Arrange in ascending order
a. 1/5, 2/15, 3/10, 7/20
Ans.
b. 3/4, 9/10, 5/8
Ans.
c. 5/6, 7/12, 9/12
Ans.
6. Q.2 Arrange in descending order
a. 9/20, 4/15, 7/40, 7/10
Ans.
b. 7/12, 9/24, 11/24
Ans.
c. 2/3, 11/12, 5/6
Ans.
7. Addition of Fractions
How to do add the fractions
Step 1. find the LCM of the denominators
Step 2. change into equivalent fraction
Step 3. find the sum of the numerators
Step 4. reduce to the simplest form
8. Questions
Q. 1 Add the following fractions
a. 2/3 and 3/4
Ans.
b. 27
12 and 34
9
Ans.
c. 27
8 and 33
16
Ans.
9. Subtraction of Fractions
How to do subtract the fractions
Step 1. find the common denominator, i.e. fid the
LCM of the denominators
Step 2. change the given fraction into equivalent
fractions with common denominator
Step 3. subtract the new numerators and write the
numerator as the difference of the numerators of
fractions
Step 4. the common denominator is the denominator
of the fraction
Step 5. if the difference is an improper fraction,
change it into a mixed fraction
10. Questions
Q. 1 Find the difference
a. 3/10 and 2/15
Ans.
b. 11/12 and 5/6
Ans.
c. 12
6 and 3/4
Ans.
11. Q. 1 Subtract
a. 7/12 from 6/9
Ans.
b. 7/21 from 16/27
Ans.
c. 1/2 from 5/8
Ans.
12. Multiplication of Fractions
How to multiply the fractions
Step 1. write the whole number as a
fraction
Step 2. multiply the numerators
Step 3. multiply the denominators
Step 4. divide
14. Q. 1 Find the product
a. 5/12 x 3/40
Ans.
b. 12/
3 x 33
4
Ans.
c. 22
3 x 81
4
Ans.0
15. Multiplicative inverse or
reciprocal
If the product of two numbers is
one, then each is called inverse
of the other reciprocal of the
other. E.g.. 3 x 1/3 = 1
16. Questions
Q. 1 Fill in the blanks
a. Reciprocal of 12/9 is ____________
b. Multiplicative inverse of 1 is _______
c. Multiplicative inverse of ___________
does not exist.