Unit Test : Working with Fractions

M.M. 30

Attempt all questions.

Question numbers 1 to 5 carry 1 mark each.
Question numbers 6 to 8 carry 2 marks each.
Question numbers  9 to 11 carry 3 marks each.
Question number 12 & 13 carry 5 marks each.

Q1. Sarah has 12 meters of fabric to make curtains, using 3/4 meter for each curtain. How many curtains can she make?  (1 mark)

(a) 12
(b) 16
(c) 20
(d) 24

Q2. John has 5/6 kg of sugar, and he uses 1/12 kg for each cake. How many cakes can he make?  (1 mark)

(a) 5
(b) 8
(c) 10
(d) 12

Q3. A rope of 3/5 meter is cut into 9 equal pieces. What is the length of each piece?  (1 mark)

(a) 1/15 meter
(b) 1/10 meter
(c) 1/20 meter
(d) 1/45 meter

Q4. When a number is multiplied by a fraction between 1/2 and 1, the product is ___ than the original number.  (1 mark)

(a) greater
(b) less
(c) equal
(d) cannot determine

Q5. A recipe requires 3/8 liter of juice to make 12 servings. How much juice is needed for 1 serving?  (1 mark)

(a) 1/16 liter
(b) 1/24 liter
(c) 1/32 liter
(d) 1/48 liter

Q6: Simplify: (2 mark)

Q7. If a painting is 5/6 painted, how much is unpainted? (2 mark)

Q8. Convert into an improper fraction and divide it by . (2 mark)

Q9. Each side of a square iron sheet is. Find its area (3 mark)

Q10. The cost of 1 kg of flour is . Find the cost ofof flour. (3 mark)

Q11.  Reduce the following fractions into their simplest form (3 mark)

(a)
(b)

Q12. Divide the sum of  (5 mark)

Q13. A machine can print  pages in one minute. How many minutes will it take to print pages? (5 mark)