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3 5
4. + = ? 40–60 30,000
7 7
6 1 22 8 60–80 12,000
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) Above 80 5,000
7 7 7 7
6 10 15 Answer the following questions on the basis of the
5. , and are:
11 17 31 above data.

(i) like fractions (ii) mixed fractions 1. What is the fraction of the population
(iii) unlike fractions (iv) equivalent fractions representing the population aged below 18 years?
2. What is the simplest form of the fraction
B. Fill in the Blanks representing the population above 80 years?

3. What is the fractional difference between the
1. 2 = population representing people aged between
3 12 40–60 years and 60–80 years?
2. A fraction in which the numerator is 1, is called a
_____________ fraction. 4. What is the sum of the fraction representing
the population aged between below 18 and
3. A proper fraction is the fraction in which the 40–60 years?
numerator is _____________ than the denominator.
4. An _____________ fraction can be written as E. Assertion-Reason Based Questions
mixed fraction. Directions for Questions 1 to 3: In each of the
2
5. Two equivalent fractions of are ____________ questions given below, there are two statements
and _____________. 7 marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Mark your
answer as per the codes provided below:
C. Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statements
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct

1. 14 is a proper fraction. explanation of A.
9 (b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct
3 2 13 explanation of A.
2. 1 – =
4 3 12 (c) A is true but R is false.
3. A fraction is a part of whole. (d) A is false but R is true.
1
4. The fractions having different numerators are said Q. 1. Assertion (A) : 5 can be written as 5 + 1
to be unlike fractions. 7 7
Reason (R) : A mixed fraction can be written as
5. Every fraction can be represented by a point on a an improper fraction.
number line. 18 18
Q. 2. Assertion (A) : is less than
93 79
D. Case Study Based Questions Reason (R) : When the fractions have the
same numerator then the fraction with greater
The population of a town is 1,80,000 and the people denominator has less value.
living in the city belong to following age categories. 36
Q. 3. Assertion (A) : The fraction in simplest form
Age (in years) Number of People 3 48
Belong 18 50,000 is 4
28–25 38,000 Reason (R) : A fraction is said to be in simplest

25–40 45,000 form if its numerator and denominator are
co-prime.