RD Sharmaclass 6 Fractions
RD Sharmaclass 6 Fractions
RD Sharmaclass 6 Fractions
Exercise 6.1
Question: 1
Solution:
Solution:
Question: 3
Write the fraction representing the shaded portion:
Solution:
Question: 4
Question: 5
Solution:
Minutes in an hour = 60
Question: 6
Write the natural numbers from 2 to 12. What fraction of them are prime
numbers?
Solution:
Natural numbers from 2 to 12 are 2, 3, 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 and 12.
Question: 7
Write the natural numbers from 102 to 113. What fraction of them are prime
numbers.
Solution:
Natural numbers from 102 to 113 are 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109,
110, 111, 112 and 113.
Prime numbers from 102 to 113 are 103, 107, 109 and 113.
Question: 8
Mukesh has a box of 24 pencils. He gives half of them to sunita. How many does
sunita get? How many does mukesh still have?
Solution:
Question: 9
Kavita has 44 cassettes. She gives 3/4 of them to Sonia. How many does Sonia
get? How many does kavita keep?
Solution:
For this, Kavita divides 44 cassettes in 4 equal parts and takes 3 parts.
Therefore, 44/4 = 11
Question: 10
Shikas has three frocks that she wears when playing. The material is good, but
the colours are faded. Her mother buys some blue dye and uses it on two of the
frocks. What fraction of all of the shikas play frocks did her mother dye?
Solution:
Question: 1
Solution:
Question: 2
Solution:
Question: 3
Solution:
Question: 4
Solution:
Exercise 6.3
Question: 1
1. 6 ÷ 3
2. 25 ÷ 5
3.125 ÷ 50
4. 55 ÷ 11
Solution:
1. 6/3
2. 25/5
3. 125/50
4. 55/11
Question: 2
1. 9/7
2. 3/11
3. 90/63
4. 1/5
Solution:
1. 9 ÷ 7
2. 3 ÷ 11
3. 90 ÷ 63
4. 1 ÷ 5 <
Exercise 6.4
Question: 1
i) 28/9
ii) 226/15
iii) 145/9
iv) 128/5
Solution:
Question: 2
Solution:
i) 29/9
ii) 61/7
iii) 53/10
iv) 187/15
Exercise 6.5
Question: 1
(i)
(ii)
Solution:
(i)
Fraction = 1/2
(ii)
Question: 2
Write the fractions and match fractions in column I with the equivalent fractions
in column II.
Solution:
(i) (b)
(ii) (c)
(iii) (a)
(iv) (d)
Question: 3
Solution:
Question: 4
(i) Numerator 9
(ii) Denominator 30
(iii) Denominator 21
(iv) Numerator 40
Solution:
(i) 3/5 = 9
(ii) 3/5 = 30
(iii) 3/5 = 21
(iv) 3/5 = 40
Question: 5
(i) Numerator 15
(ii) Denominator 4
Solution:
(i) 45/60 = 15
(ii) 45/60 = 4
we have ,
Question: 6
(i) Numerator 15
(ii) Denominator 18
(iii) Denominator 30
(iv) Numerator 30
Solution:
Firstly, we will reduce 35/42 into the lowest term. Now, we will divide both the
numerator and denominator by the HCFs of 35 and 42, i.e 7, we have
(ii) 5/6 = 18
(iii) 5/6 = 30
(iv) 5/6 = 30
Question: 7
Solution:
(i) 5/9 × 6/6 = 30/54
Question: 8
Solution:
The correct matches for the above question are given below:
Question: 9
Write some equivalent fractions which contain all digits from 1 to 9 once only.
Solution:
Question: 10
Ravish had 20 pencils , sikha had 50 pencils and priya had 80 pencils. After 4
months, Ravish used up 10 pencils, sikha used up 25 pencils and priya used 40
pencils. What fraction did each use up? Check if each has used up an equal
fraction of their pencils?
Solution:
denominator by the HCFs of 10 & 20 ) Total pencils Shikha had = 50 Pencils used
by
Question: 1
Reduce each of the following fractions to its lowest term (simplest form):
i) 40/75
ii) 42/28
iii) 12/52
iv) 40/72
v) 80/24
vi) 84/56
Solution:
i) 40/75
HCF = 5
ii) 42/28
HCF = 4
iii) 12/52
HCF = 4
3/13
iv) 40/72
HCF = 8
5/9
v) 80/24
HCF = 8
Divide both the numerator & denominator by 4.
10/3
vi) 84/56
HCF = 28
3/2
Question: 2
i) 75/80
ii) 52/76
iii) 84/98
iv) 68/17
v) 150/50
vi) 162/108
Solution:
i) 75/80
ii) 52/76
HCF of 52 and 76 is 4.
iii) 84/98
HCF of 84 and 98 is 14
iv) 68/17
HCF of 68 and 17 is 17
68/17 = 4/1
v) 150/50
150/50 = 3/1
vi) 162/108
162/108 = 3/2
Exercise 6.7
Question: 1
Write each fraction. Arrange them in ascending and descending order using
correct sign ‘ < ‘ , ‘ = ‘ > ‘ between the fractions:
Solution:
Question: 2
Mark 2/6,4/6, 8/6, 6/6 on the number line and put appropriate signs between
fractions given below:
Solution:
Question: 3
Solution:
iii) 320 < 420 because 3 < 4 and the denominator is the same.
iv) 17 < 14 because 7 > 4; if the numerator is the same, then the fraction that
has smaller denominator is greater.
Question: 4
Solution:
i) 6/7 > 6/11 because if the numerator is the same, then the fraction with
smaller denominator is greater.
ii) 3/7 < 5/7 because 3 < 5 and the denominator is the same.
(Because 3 < 4 and the denominator is the same. Therefore, 1/15 < 4/15)
v) 8/3 < 8/13 Because if the numerator is the same, then the fraction with
smaller denominator is greater.
Question: 5
The following fractions represent just three different numbers. Separate them in
to three groups of equal fractions by changing each one to its simplest form:
i) 2/12
ii) 3/15
iii) 8/50
iv) 16/100
v) 10/60
vi) 15/75
vii) 12/60
viii) 16/96
ix) 12/75
x) 12/72
xi) 3/18
xii) 4/25
Solution:
i) 2/12
HCF of 2 & 12 is 2.
ii) 3/15
HCF of 3 & 15 is 3.
iii) 8/50
HCF of 8 & 50 is 2.
Divide both the numerator & denominator by the HCF of 8 & 50.
iv) 16/100
Divide both the numerator & denominator by the HCF of 16 & 100.
v) 10/60
HCF of 10 & 60 is 10.
Divide both the numerator & denominator by the HCF of 10 & 60.
vi) 15/75
Divide both the numerator & denominator by the HCF of 15 & 75.
vii) 12/60
Divide both the numerator & denominator by the HCF of 12 & 60.
viii) 16/96
ix) 12/75
HCF of 12 & 75 is 3.
Divide both the numerator & denominator by the HCF of 12 & 75.
x) 12/72
HCF of 12 & 72 is 12.
xi) 3/18
HCF of 3 & 18 is 3.
Divide both the numerator & denominator by the HCF of 3 & 18.
xii) 4/25
HCF of 4 & 25 is 1.
Question: 6
Isha read 25 pages of a book containing 100 pages. Nagma read 1/2 of the same
book. Who read less?
Solution:
LCM of 4 & 2 is 4.
Question: 7
Solution:
i) 2/9, 7/9, 3/9, 4/9, 1/9, 6/9, 5/9, when the denominators are the same and
numerators are different, then the fraction with greater numerator has a larger
value.
ii) 7/8, 7/25, 7/11, 7/18, 7/10, when numerator are the same and denominators
are different, the fraction with greater denominator has a smaller value.
When numerators are the same and denominator has a smaller value.
When denominators are the same and numerators are different, then the fraction
with greater numerator has a larger value.
v) LCM of 2, 4 and 5 is 20
Question: 8
Solution:
Question: 9
Find answers to the following. Write and indicate how you solved them.
Solution:
i) No. 5 × 5 ≠ 9 × 4
ii) No. 9 × 9 ≠ 16 × 5
iii) yes. 4 × 20 = 16 × 5
iv) No. 1 × 30 = 15 × 4
Exercise 6.8
Question: 1
Solution:
Question: 2
Solve:
Solution:
Question: 3
Shikha painted 1/5 of the wall space in her room. Her brother ravish helped and
painted 3/5 of the wall space. How much did they paint together? How much the
room is left unpainted?
Solution:
Question: 4
Ramesh bought sugar whereas rohit bought of sugar. Find the total
amount of sugar bought by both of them.
Solution:
Question: 5
The teacher taught 3/5 of the book, Vivek revised 1/5 more on his own.
How much does he still have to revise?
Solution:
Therefore, Fraction of the book still left for revision by vivek is 2/5
Question: 6
Solution:
Question: 7
Solution:
i) Given:
Therefore,
ii) Given:
Therefore,
iii) Given:
Therefore,
iv) Given:
Therefore,
Exercise 6.9
Question: 1
Add:
Solution:
LCM of 4 and 6 is 12, so we will convert each fraction into an equivalent fraction
with denominator 12.
LCM of 13 and 3 is 39, so we will convert each fraction into an equivalent fraction
with denominator 39.
Question: 2
Subtract:
Solution:
LCM of 21 and 7 is 21, so we will convert each fraction into an equivalent fraction
with denominator 21.
LCM of 1 and 16 is 16, so we will convert each fraction into an equivalent fraction
with denominator 16.
LCM of 5 and 15 is 15, so we will convert each fraction into an equivalent fraction
with denominator 15.
Question: 3
Solution:
Question: 4
Subtract as indicated:
Solution:
Solution:
Therefore, 7/8
Question: 7
Savita bought 2/5 m of ribbon and kavita 3/4 m of ribbon. What was the total
length of the ribbon they bought?
Solution:
Ravish takes minutes to walk across the school ground. Rahul takes 7/4
minutes to do the same. Who takes less time and by what fraction?
Solution:
(LCM of 4 and 5 is 20, so will we convert each fraction into an equivalent fraction
with denominator 20)
A piece of a wire 7/8 metres long broke into two pieces. One piece
was 1/4 meter long. How long is the other piece?
Solution:
Therefore, Length of the wire = length of one piece + length of the second piece
Question: 10
Shikha and priya have bookshelves of the same size shikha’s shelf is 5/6 full of
book and priya’s shelf is 2/5 full. Whose bookshelf is more full? By what fraction?
Solution:
LCM of 5 and 6 is 30, so will convert each fraction into an equivalent fraction with
denominator 30.
Therefore,
Question: 11
Ravish’s house is 9/10 Km from his school. He walked some distance and then
took a bus for 1/2 Km. How far did he walk?
Solution:
Distance covered by walking = total distance between the house and the school
– Distance
9/10 Km – 1/2 Km