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Standard V

Mathematics

Addition of Like Fractions

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Question

$\frac{7}{12} - \frac{2}{12}$ = _____.

$\frac{5}{12}$

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$\frac{6}{12}$

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$\frac{4}{12}$

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$\frac{1}{4}$

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Solution

The correct option is A
$\frac{5}{12}$

Since all three are like fractions, we can directly add the numerator of the fractions:
$\frac{7}{12} - \frac{2}{12}$ $= \frac{7 - 2}{12} = \frac{5}{12}$

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Find the product

(1) 4 ⊗₅ 3

(2) 5 ⊗₇ 8

(3) (4 ⊗₁₁ 3) ⊗₁₁ 7

(4) (5 ⊗₁₂ 2) ⊗₁₂ 6

Q. Simplify each of the following:
(i) 124 − (12 − 2) × 9
(ii) (13 + 7) × (9 − 4) − 18
(iii) 210 − (14 − 4) × (18 + 2) − 10

Verify the following

(i) $\frac{- 12}{5} + \frac{2}{7} = \frac{2}{7} + \frac{- 12}{5}$

(ii) $\frac{- 5}{8} + \frac{- 9}{13} = \frac{- 9}{13} + \frac{- 5}{8}$

(iii) $3 + \frac{- 7}{12} = \frac{- 7}{12} + 3$

(iv) $\frac{2}{- 7} + \frac{12}{- 35} = \frac{12}{- 35} + \frac{2}{- 7}$

Q. Multiply.
(i)

(- 5) \times (- 7)

(ii)

(- 9) \times (6)

(iii)

(9) \times (- 4)

(iv)

(8) \times (- 7)

(v)

(- 124) \times (- 1)

(vi)

(- 12) \times (- 7)

(vii)

(- 63) \times (- 7)

(viii)

(- 7) \times (15)

Verify the following :

(i) $\frac{3}{7} \times (\frac{5}{6} + \frac{12}{13}) = (\frac{3}{7} \times \frac{5}{6}) + (\frac{3}{7} \times \frac{12}{13})$
(ii) $\frac{- 15}{4} \times (\frac{3}{7} + \frac{- 12}{5}) = (\frac{- 15}{4} \times \frac{3}{7}) + (\frac{- 15}{4} \times \frac{- 12}{5})$
(iii) $(\frac{- 8}{3} + \frac{- 13}{12}) \times \frac{5}{6} = (\frac{- 8}{3} \times \frac{5}{6}) + (\frac{- 13}{12} \times \frac{5}{6})$
(iv) $\frac{- 16}{7} \times (\frac{- 8}{9} + \frac{- 7}{6}) = (\frac{- 16}{7} \times \frac{- 8}{9}) + (\frac{- 16}{7} \times \frac{- 7}{6})$

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712−212 = _____.

The correct option is A 512 Since all three are like fractions, we can directly add the numerator of the fractions: 712−212 =7−212=512

$\frac{7}{12} - \frac{2}{12}$ = _____.

The correct option is A
$\frac{5}{12}$

Since all three are like fractions, we can directly add the numerator of the fractions:
$\frac{7}{12} - \frac{2}{12}$ $= \frac{7 - 2}{12} = \frac{5}{12}$