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Fractionsractions
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Learning Outcomes
In this chapter, you will learn about :
� Fraction � Building equivalent fractions
� Representation of fractions on number line � Verifying whether the two given fractions are equivalent or not
� Types of fractions � Reducing a fraction into its lowest terms
� Mixed fractions � Like and unlike fractions
� Changing a mixed fraction into an improper fraction � Comparison of fractions
� Changing an improper fraction into a mixed fraction � Operations on fractional numbers
� Equivalent fractions

Boot-Up (To Recapitulate Previous Knowledge of Concepts)

COMPETENCY BASED QUESTIONS

A. Multiple-Choice Questions
1. The shaded part is what fractional part of whole?
1 2
(i) 2 (ii) 3

3 2
(iii) 5 (iv) 5

2. The unshaded part is what fractional part of whole?
5 3 1 2
(i) 3 (ii) 5 (iii) 5 (iv) 5

3. We can write the shaded part as
(i) four-fifths (ii) two-fifths (iii) three-fifths (iv) five-two

4. We can write the unshaded part as
(i) one-fifth (ii) fifth-three (iii) three-fifths (iv) five-two

5. Half can be written in fractional form as
1 2
(i) 2 (ii) 1 (iii) 1 – 2 (iv) 2 – 1

3
6. The fraction equivalent to is
5
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+
(i) 32 (ii) 32 (iii) 32× (iv) none of these
+
−
52 52 52×