UNIT 2 FRACTIONS

Objective Questions

4 1 1
1. 3 +2 +1 =
5 10 2
2 2
A 6 C 7
5 5
3 3
B 6 D 7
5 5

3
2. 9–5 =
7
4 4
A 4 C 3
7 7
3 3
B 4 D 3
7 7

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3. 1 × 420 =
5
A 336 C 525
B 360 D 756

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4. 3 multiplied by 300 is 950. What is 3 multiplied by 3 000?
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A 95 000 C 95
B 9 500 D 9.5

7 3
5. ÷ =
8 4
1 3
A 1 C
6 4
6 1
B D
7 2

3
6. 4 ÷5=
8
7 7
A 1 C
8 8
5 5
B 1 D
8 8
7 Which of the following has a sum which is nearest to 4?
3 3 5 1
A 2 + C 2 +1
4 4 6 3
3 1 1 7
B 2 +1 D 2 +1
4 2 5 10

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8. of a pizza is shared equally among 10 children. What fraction of the pizza does
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each child get?
1 1
A C
16 8
1 1
B 1 D
4 4

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9. Sam had 480 stickers. He gave of the stickers to his friends and of the
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remaining stickers to his brother. How many stickers did she have left?
A 220
B 230
C 250
D 260

10. The diagram shows a shape drawn on a grid of squares.

What fraction of the whole diagram is shaded?

1 1
A C
2 4
1 1
B D
3 5

7 3 1
11. – + =
8 4 2
3 5
A C
16 8
1 3
B D
8 4
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12. Farah has RM126 which is of the price of a microwave oven. How much more
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money does she need to buy the oven?
A RM21
B RM105
C RM630
D RM756

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13. 4 kg of pepper was divided into portions of kg each. How many portions
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were there?
A 34
B 32
C 30
D 28

14. There were 40 questions in a test. Aaron answered 25 questions correctly. What
fraction of the test questions was answered correctly?
3
A
4
4
B
5
3
C
8
5
D
8

1 1 1
15 2 + +1 =
3 6 4

Mei Lin was given the above problem to solve. Which of the following was not a
suitable denominator for solving the problem?
A 12
B 18
C 24
D 36

Subjective Questions
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1. Express as a mixed number. Write the answer in the simplest form.
4

3
2. 8–1 =
5

5 2
3. 1 + =
6 3

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4. 360 pupils took part in a marathon. of them were boys. How many boys took
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part in the marathon?

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5. Solve ÷ .
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6. Find the value of of RM728.
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7. There is 10 ℓ of water in a container. of the water is poured out. Find the
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volume, in ℓ, of water left in the container.
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KNOWLEDGE IS POWER

Express the number of letters K and E as a fraction of the total number of letters in
the proverb.

9. The diagram consists of several equilateral triangles of equal size.

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How many triangles represent of the whole diagram?
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10. Find the difference between 7 and 3 .
3 4

1 2
11. A factory has 106 male workers and 138 female workers. of the males and
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of the females are married. Find the total number of workers who are married.
 1 2 1
12. 1 +2 –1 =
4 3 8

1 1
13. 7–2 –3 =
4 2

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14. The mass of parcel P is 3 kg. Parcel Q is 2 kg heavier than parcel P. Find the
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mass, in kg, of both parcels.

15. The table shows the number of buttons in three boxes.

Box X Y Z
Number of buttons 72 118 90

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of the total number of buttons are black. Find the number of buttons which are
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not black.