Test : Fractions - 1 | 10 Questions MCQ Test

QUESTION: 1

Represent the shaded part as a fraction and choose the correct option.

A.
It is a proper fraction
B.
It is an improper fraction
C.
It is a-mixed fraction
D.
It is a unit fraction
E.
None of these

Solution:

5 parts are shaded in the piechart out of 16
That means fraction of shaded part is 5/16
It represents a proper fraction because it is less than 1
or numerator is less than denominator.

QUESTION: 2

Change the fraction into mixed fraction and choose the correct option.

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
None of these

Solution:

For option (D) = (156 x 8) + 7 = 1248 + 7 =1255

QUESTION: 3

Which one of the following is not correct?

A.
Value of a proper fraction is less than 1
B.
Value of an improper fraction is greater than 1
C.
Value of equivalent fractions are same
D.
Value of a mixed fraction is less than 1
E.
None of these

Solution:

A fraction in which the numerator is larger than or equal to the denominator, like ⁵/₂, ¹⁷/₃, or ⁶/₆ is called an improper fraction.
To put it another way, a fraction with a value less than 1 is a proper fraction.
A mixed Fraction looks like this and it value is greater than 1.

QUESTION: 4

Jack cuts a paper sheet into 56 equal parts, He colours all the parts with different colours. If red parts out of total parts represents , how many parts did jack coloured with red?

A.
13
B.
26
C.
39
D.
52
E.
None of these

Solution:

Total no of parts=56
Red parts out of total parts represents = ¹³/₂₈ That is 13 out of 28
But total cards are 56, So multiply both 13 and 28 by 2, we get
13 x 2 = 26
28 x 2 = 56
Hence from 56 total cards, 26 are coloured red.

QUESTION: 5

In which one of the following fractions, unshaded part of the whole figure represents unit fraction?

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
None of these

Solution:

D option has only 1 unshaded part out of 5,
Hence ¹/₅ as unshaded fraction.

QUESTION: 6

Which one of the following is an equivalent fraction for 260/312 ?

A.
5/13
B.
6/13
C.
5/6
D.
6/7
E.
None of these

Solution:

QUESTION: 7

Which of the following is an example of proper fraction?

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
All of the above

Solution:

A fraction in which the numerator is smaller than the denominator, like ¹/₂, ²/₃, or ⁴/₆ is called a proper fraction.

QUESTION: 8

Convert the mixed fraction into improper fraction.

A.
1931/9
B.
1391/9
C.
1911/9
D.
1191/9
E.
None of these

Solution:

To convert it multiply 154 x 9 = 1386
Now add 5 to it = 1386 + 5 = 1391 (numerator)
Now the fraction is ¹³⁹¹/ ₉

QUESTION: 9

Arrange the following fractions in ascending order.

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
None of these

Solution:

QUESTION: 10

Which one of the following is not an equivalent fraction of ?

A.
768/1280
B.
7509/12515
C.
369/625
D.
513/855
E.
None of these

Solution:

A fraction is said to be equivalent fraction only when its simplest form is equal to the actual fraction. For example 12/20 can be considered as an equivalent fraction of 3/5 because:
12/ 20= 3*4/5*4 where 4 /4 =1.So the simplest form is 3/4.
But when we multiply 3*123/5*123
We get answer as 369/ 615
Since the denominator given in question is 625 it is wrong and not an equivalent fraction.