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Some NCERT Textbook Questions

1. Identify the error, if any.

This is 1 This is 1 This is 3
2 4 4

2. What fraction of a day is 8 hours?
3. Kanchan dyes dresses. She had to dye 30 dresses. She has so far finished 20 dresses. What
fraction of dresses has she finished?
4. Write the fractions and pair up the equivalent fractions from each row.

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v)
5. How quickly can you do this? Fill appropriate sign. (‘<’, ‘=’, ‘>’)

2
1
1
(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 3 2 (d) 2
2 5 4 6 5 3 4 8
5
(e) 6 4 (f) 3 7 (g) 6 4 (h) 15
10 5 4 8 10 5 7 21
3
3
6. Rafiq exercised for of an hour, while Rohit exercised for of an hour. Who exercised for
a longer time? 6 4
7. Fill in the boxes:
5 1 1 1 1 1
(a) – = (b) – = (c) – =
8 4 5 2 2 6

8. Nandini’s house is 9 km from her school. She walked some distance and then took a bus
10
1
for km to reach the school. How far did she walk?
2
1 7
9. Jaidev takes 2 minutes to walk across the school ground. Rahul takes minutes to do the
5 4
same. Who takes less time and by what fraction?

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