Subtraction of Fractions

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Simplify each of the following by using suitable property. Also name the property $\left[\right(\frac{1}{2})\times (\frac{1}{4}\left)\right]+\left[\right(\frac{1}{2})\times 6]$.

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Michael finished colouring a picture in $\frac{7}{12}\mathrm{hours}$. Vaibhav finished colouring the same picture in $\frac{3}{4}\mathrm{hours}$. Who worked longer? By what fraction was it longer?

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What is the collective noun of rooms?

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From a rope $40meters$ long, pieces of equal size are cut.

If the length of one piece is $\frac{10}{3}meter$, find the number of such pieces.

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A pie has to be divided amongst a few kids. Puneet gets $\frac{2}{7}th$ portion of the pie and Sheela gets $\frac{5}{8}th$portion of the pie. Who amongst the two gets a lesser share?

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Simplify:

$4\frac{2}{3}+3\frac{1}{4}$

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If $A_1,A_2$are two AMs between $1/3$ and $1/24$, then their values are

1. $7/72,5/36$

2. $17/72,5/36$

3. $7/36,5/72$

4. $5/72,17/72$

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Question 98

Subtract $8\frac{1}{3}from\frac{100}{9}$.

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Question 1(g) :

Solve:

$\frac{3}{4}-\frac{1}{3}$

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Question 2 (iv)

Find:
$\frac{-3}{8}-\frac{7}{11}$

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Question 118.
Roma gave a wooden board of length $150\frac{1}{4}$ cm to a carpenter for making a shelf. The Carpenter sawed off a piece of $40\frac{1}{5}$ cm from it.What is the length of the remaining piece?

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Question 114.
Mary bought 3$\frac{1}{2}$ m of lace. She used 1$\frac{3}{4}$ m of lace for her new dress. How much lace is left with her?

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Find the sum:

$-2\frac{1}{3}+4\frac{3}{5}$

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Question 10.
On subtracting $\frac{5}{9}$ from $\frac{19}{9}$, the result is
(a) $\frac{24}{9}$
(b) $\frac{14}{9}$
(c) $\frac{14}{18}$
(d) $\frac{14}{0}$

Q. Question 113.
A cup is $\frac{1}{3}$ full of milk, what part of the cup is still to be filled by milk to make it full?

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Question 1(n) :

Solve:

$\frac{4}{3}-\frac{1}{2}$

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Question 3 (ii)

Find the product:
$\frac{3}{10}\times (-9)$

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What should be added to $\frac{3}{5}$ to make it equal to $1$?

1. 16/3

2. 1

3. -13/7

4. -11/6

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Subtract $\frac{2}{5}$ from $\frac{5}{7}$

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Question 97

Subtract $\frac{1}{6}from\frac{1}{2}$.

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Question 4(b) :

Fill in the boxes:

$\square -\frac{1}{5}=\frac{1}{2}$

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Multiply the following fractions: $3\frac{2}{5}\times \frac{4}{7}$

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Multiply the following fractions: $\frac{5}{6}\times 2\frac{3}{7}$

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Question 104.
On an average $\frac{1}{10}$ of the food eaten is turned into organism's own body and is available for the next Level of the consumer in a food chain. What fraction of the food eaten is not available for the next Level?

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Question 99.
Subtract $1\frac{1}{4}$ from $6\frac{1}{2^{\cdot }}$

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Question 2(c) :

Solve:

$\frac{7}{7}-\frac{5}{7}$

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Question 9 (v)

Which is greater in each of the following:
$-3\frac{2}{7},-3\frac{4}{5}$

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Malcolm is filling bags with rice.

He starts with a $5\frac{1}{4}$ pound container of rice and fills each bag with $\frac{5}{8}$ pound of rice.

How many bags of rice can Malcolm fill?

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What fraction of the week is 3 days?

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Find the missing fraction: $\frac{7}{10}-\boxed{}=\frac{3}{10}$