Fractions(5th Grade > Mathematics ) Questions and Answers

Question 1.


14 of a minute is ______ seconds 


  1.     15 sec
  2.     18 sec
  3.     20 sec
  4.     30 sec
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> 15 sec
:
A

1 minute = 60 seconds


14 of a minute is 14×60=15 seconds



Question 2.


3313 expressed as an improper fraction is ___


  1.     2003
  2.     1503
  3.     1003
  4.     503
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> 1003
:
C

33 13=3(33)+13=99+13=1003



Question 3.


33121 reduced to its simplest form is ______


  1.     111
  2.     311
  3.     911
  4.     113
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> 311
:
B

33121=/11×3/11×11     =311



Question 4.


516314 =_____


  1.     2
  2.     1512
  3.     1712
  4.     11112
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> 11112
:
D

516314=316134=623912      (LCM of 6 and 4 is 12)=2312=11112



Question 5.


Arun reads 38th of a book in the morning and 14th of the same book in the evening. What fraction of the book still remains to be read by Arun?


  1.     14
  2.     58
  3.     38
  4.     18
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> 38
:
C

Fraction of book read by Arun  =38+14 =38+1×24×2     (LCM of 8 and 4 is 8)=3+28=58
Fraction of book remaining will be
=158=858=38
Fraction of book remaining will be 38.



Question 6.


The product of two numbers is 1. If one number is 23, then the other number is _________.


  1.     2
  2.     12
  3.     13
  4.     32
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> 32
:
D

Given that 


The product of two numbers  = 1


One of the numbers = 23
The product of any fraction with its multiplicative inverse is always equal to 1.


Multiplicative inverse of  23 is  32


  23×32 = 1
 The other number is = 32



Question 7.


214 of 223 = ____


  1.     6
  2.     378
  3.     493
  4.     546
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> 6
:
A

214 of 223


=94×83


=9×84×3


=7212


=6



Question 8.


Asha read 14 of a book. If the book has 72 pages, the number of pages she read is ______.


  1.     18 
  2.     24
  3.     36 
  4.     54
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> 18 
:
A

As per the question,


Asha read 14 of a book.


Number of pages in the book = 72


Number of pages she read
=14×72=18 



Question 9.


A tank can hold 1680 litres of water. How much water is there in it when it is 47 full?


  1.     240 litres
  2.     900 litres
  3.     960 litres
  4.     1000 litres
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> 960 litres
:
C

Total volume of tank = 1680 L


Volume of tank when it is 47 full=47×1680=960 L



Question 10.


If 18 cartons of apple juice weigh 4912 kg, then the weight of 1 carton of apple juice is ______ kg.


  1.     234
  2.     214
  3.     2
  4.     334
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> 234
:
A

Weight of 1 carton of apple juice is,


=4912÷18


=992÷181


=992×118=114=234 kg