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D Write ‘t’ FOr true and ‘F’ FOr False stateMents Write ‘t’ FOr true and ‘F’ FOr False stateMents
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1. is a proper fraction. 2. 1 – =
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3. A fraction is a part of whole.

4. The fractions having different numerators are said to be unlike fractions.

5. Every fraction can be represented by a point on a number line.

E Case study Based QuestiOns Case study Based QuestiOns
The population of a town is 1,80,000 and the people living in the city belong to following age categories.

Age (in years) Number of People
Belong 18 50,000
28–25 38,000

25–40 45,000
40–60 30,000
60–80 12,000
Above 80 5,000

Answer the following questions on the basis of the above data:

1. What is the fraction of the population representing the population aged below 18 years?
2. What is the simplest form of the fraction representing the population above 80 years?

3. What is the fractional difference between the population representing people aged between 40–60 years and
60–80 years?
4. What is the sum of the fraction representing the population aged between below 18 and 40–60 years?

F assertiOn-reasOn Based QuestiOns assertiOn-reasOn Based QuestiOns
Directions for Questions 1 to 3: In each of the questions given below, there are two statements marked as
Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Mark your answer as per the codes provided below:
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

(c) A is true but R is false. (d) A is false but R is true.
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Q. 1. Assertion (A): 5 can be written as 5 + .
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Reason (R): A mixed fraction can be written as an improper fraction.

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Q. 2. Assertion (A): is less than .
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Reason (R): When the fractions have the same numerator then the fraction with greater denominator has
less value.
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Q. 3. Assertion (A): The fraction in simplest form is .
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Reason (R): A fraction is said to be in simplest form if its numerator and denominator are co-prime.