Addition, subtraction and multiplication of fractions

addition, subtraction and multiplication of fractions

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is the reciprocal of $\dfrac{7}{9}$ ?

  1. $\dfrac {3}{7}$
  2. $\dfrac {5}{8}$
  3. $\dfrac {9}{7}$
  4. $\dfrac {6}{5}$
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

By what number should we multiply ${(-8)}^{-1}$ to obtain ${12}^{-1}$?

  1. $\dfrac{1}{4}$
  2. $\dfrac{-2}{3}$
  3. $-2$
  4. $\dfrac{-3}{2}$
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Simplify $\dfrac{2}{4} \times \dfrac{3}{7}$

  1. $\dfrac{3}{14}$
  2. $\dfrac{6}{14}$
  3. $\dfrac{3}{17}$
  4. $\dfrac{6}{17}$
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A farmer has 192 animals, out of which $\dfrac{7}{16}$ are cattles. $\dfrac{2}{3}$ of cattles are dairy cows. How many dairy cows he has?

  1. $128$
  2. $84$
  3. $56$
  4. $112$
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Solve: $2 \dfrac { 1 } { 2 } \mathrm {  } \text { of } 10 \mathrm { cm }$

  1. 30 cm
  2. 25 cm
  3. 20 cm
  4. 50 cm
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Simplify the expression $2\dfrac{1}{4}\times \dfrac{5}{12}+\dfrac{1}{2}$

  1. $\dfrac{23}{16}$
  2. $5\dfrac{5}{2}$
  3. $4\dfrac{3}{3}$
  4. $3\dfrac{1}{5}$
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Reciprocal of $2\dfrac{1}{5}+3\dfrac{2}{5}$

  1. $\dfrac{11}{17}$
  2. $\dfrac{5}{28}$
  3. $\dfrac{17}{12}$
  4. $\dfrac{12}{28}$
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The value of  $\displaystyle 999\frac{995}{999}\times 999$ is

  1. $990809$
  2. $998996$
  3. $999824$
  4. $998999$
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the value of $\cfrac{1}{9}$ of $\cfrac{1}{6}$ of $\cfrac{1}{3}$ of  $56052 ?$

  1. $356$
  2. $336$
  3. $376$
  4. $346$
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The value of $\displaystyle 15$ of $\cfrac{1}{5}$ is 

  1. $\displaystyle \frac{1}{75}$
  2. $\displaystyle \frac{151}{5}$
  3. $3$
  4. $-3$
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Reciprocal of $\displaystyle 3\frac{1}{2}$ is 

  1. $\displaystyle \frac{7}{2}$
  2. $\displaystyle \frac{2}{7}$
  3. $\displaystyle 1\frac{2}{3}$
  4. none
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

$\cfrac {4}{7}\times \cfrac {7}{4}\times 0=.......$

  1. $28$
  2. $1$
  3. $0$
  4. none
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Find $x$ if $\left (\cfrac {1}{2}\times \cfrac {1}{3}\right )\times \cfrac {1}{4}= x \times \left (\cfrac {1}{3}\times \cfrac {1}{4}\right )$.

  1. 1
  2. $\dfrac {1}{5}$
  3. $\dfrac {1}{2}$
  4. $\dfrac {1}{3}$
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Product of $\displaystyle \frac {12}{24}$ and $\displaystyle \frac {36}{72}$ is

  1. $\displaystyle \frac {16}{24}$
  2. $\displaystyle \frac {3}{5}$
  3. $4$
  4. $\displaystyle \frac {1}{4}$
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Reciprocal of $3\displaystyle \frac {1}{2}$ is

  1. $\displaystyle \frac {7}{2}$
  2. $\displaystyle \frac {2}{7}$
  3. $1\displaystyle \frac {2}{3}$
  4. None of these
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The product of two rational numbers $\displaystyle \frac{-9}{16}$. If one of the numbers is $\displaystyle \frac{-4}{3}$ then the other number is:

  1. $\displaystyle \frac{36}{48}$
  2. $\displaystyle \frac{25}{64}$
  3. $\displaystyle \frac{27}{49}$
  4. $\displaystyle \frac{27}{64}$
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The product of a rational number and its reciprocal is

  1. $0$
  2. $1$
  3. $-1$
  4. none
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The reciprocal of 14 is

  1. $\displaystyle \frac { 14 }{ 1 }$
  2. $\displaystyle \frac { 1 }{ 14 }$
  3. 14
  4. 1
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Reciprocal of $\displaystyle \frac {7} {2} $ is-

  1. $\displaystyle 3\frac {1} {2} $
  2. $\displaystyle \frac {2} {7} $
  3. $\displaystyle \frac {7} {2} $
  4. None of these
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Product of $\displaystyle \frac {10} {11} \times \frac {15} {3}\times \frac {0} {5}$ is

  1. $\displaystyle \frac {10} {33} $
  2. 0
  3. $\displaystyle \frac {150} {495} $
  4. None of these
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

$\displaystyle 20\times \frac {1} {4}\times .........= 0 $

  1. 5
  2. 6
  3. 0
  4. None of these
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If  $ \displaystyle \left | x \right | =\left | \frac{-3}{5} \right |  $ and  $ \displaystyle \left | y \right | =\left | \frac{4}{-7} \right |  $ find  $ \displaystyle \left | x \right | \times\left | y \right |  $ 

  1. $ \displaystyle \frac{12}{35} $
  2. 1
  3. 0
  4. $ \displaystyle \frac{35}{12} $
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Product of $\dfrac {12}{24}$ and $\dfrac {36}{72}$ is

  1. $\dfrac {16}{24}$
  2. $\dfrac {3}{5}$
  3. $4$
  4. $\dfrac {1}{4}$
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Multiply $1\frac {1}{3}\times 3\frac {1}{4}\times \frac {7}{8}$

  1. $3\frac {18}{24}$
  2. $2\frac {19}{24}$
  3. $3\frac {19}{24}$
  4. $2\frac {18}{24}$
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Ravi had $\dfrac {5}{6}$ of a cake. He ate $\dfrac {2}{3}$ of it. What part of the cake did he eat?

  1. $\dfrac {5}{9}$
  2. $\dfrac {10}{12}$
  3. $\dfrac {10}{6}$
  4. $\dfrac {10}{3}$
Question 26 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The product of a fractional number and its multiplicative inverse is

  1. 0
  2. 1
  3. number itself
  4. none of these
Question 27 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Reciprocal of $\displaystyle \frac{6}{3}$ is

  1. $\displaystyle -\frac{6}{3}$
  2. $\displaystyle -\frac{3}{6}$
  3. $\displaystyle \frac{3}{6}$
  4. 36
Question 28 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

_____ has no reciprocal

  1. $0$
  2. $1$
  3. $-1$
  4. $\dfrac {1}{4}$
Question 29 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Multiply the following. Write the answer as a mixed fraction.
$\cfrac { 2 }{ 9 } \times 5$  

  1. True
  2. False
Question 30 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Multiply the following. Write the answer as a mixed fraction.
$\cfrac { 1 }{ 3 } \times 4$

  1. $1\cfrac{1}{3}$
  2. $\cfrac{4}{3}$
  3. $1\cfrac{2}{3}$
  4. $1\cfrac{4}{3}$
Question 31 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Find the following product:
$2\cfrac { 1 }{ 3 } \times 3\cfrac { 1 }{ 5 } $

Ans$=7\dfrac{7}{15}$

  1. True
  2. False
Question 32 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?

  1. Zero has a reciprocal
  2. The product of two negative rational numbers is always positive
  3. The reciprocal of a positive rational number is always positive
  4. The product of two positive rational numbers is always positive
Question 33 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The value of $\left (-\dfrac {7}{2}\right )^{-1}$ is _________.

  1. $-1$
  2. $\dfrac {7}{2}$
  3. $-\dfrac {2}{7}$
  4. $\dfrac {-7}{2}$
Question 34 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is true?

  1. 1 and -1 are reciprocal of themselves.
  2. Zero has no reciprocal.
  3. The product of the two middle rational numbers is a rational number.
  4. All of these
Question 35 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the multiplication of $\dfrac{2}{3}$ with $4$, the numerator will be :

  1. $2$
  2. $8$
  3. $4$
  4. $12$
Question 36 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $\frac{2}{3}$  of $48$ is simplified, the answer is

  1. $36$
  2. $32$
  3. $30$
  4. $28$
Question 37 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Simplify $\frac{-39}{3}\times\frac{19}{5}\times\frac{-45}{38}$

  1. $\frac{117}{2}$
  2. $\frac{-117}{2}$
  3. $\frac{127}{2}$
  4. $\frac{-127}{2}$
Question 38 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Multiply $\frac{-2}{11}\times\frac{-44}{16}$

  1. $-2$
  2. $4$
  3. $\frac{1}{2}$
  4. $-4$
Question 39 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

If $\large{1\frac{2}{7}}$ of $\large{\frac{56}{63}}$ is simplified. Then the answer is

  1. $\large{\frac{8}{7}}$
  2. $\large{1\frac{1}{7}}$
  3. $\large{\frac{8}{5}}$
  4. $\large{1\frac{3}{5}}$
Question 40 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $\dfrac {3}{4}$ of $\dfrac {1}{2}$ of a number is $60$ then the number is:

  1. $160$
  2. $400$
  3. $500$
  4. $700$
Question 41 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

$\dfrac{\dfrac { 540 }{ 11 } \times 7}{343\dfrac { 7 }{ 11 }}$ 

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
Question 42 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Multiply $\dfrac{6}{13}$ by the reciprocal of $\dfrac{-7}{16}$

  1. $\dfrac{-95}{91}$
  2. $\dfrac{-96}{91}$
  3. $\dfrac{96}{91}$
  4. None of these
Question 43 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

$\displaystyle \left ( 999\frac{999}{1000}\times 7 \right )$ is equal to 

  1. $\displaystyle 6993\frac{7}{1000}$
  2. $\displaystyle 7000\frac{7}{1000}$
  3. $\displaystyle 6633\frac{7}{1000}$
  4. $\displaystyle 6999\frac{993}{1000}$
Question 44 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Consider the following statements : 
A. The product of an integer and a rational number can never be a natural number 
B. The quotient of division of an integer by a rational number can never be an integer
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

  1. A only
  2. B only
  3. Both A and B
  4. Neither A nor B
Question 45 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The product of a fractional number and its multiplicative inverse is

  1. $0$
  2. $1$
  3. number itself
  4. none
Question 46 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The reciprocal of the fraction $\displaystyle  \frac { 5 }{ 11 }$ is

  1. $\displaystyle \frac { 11 }{ 5 }$
  2. $\displaystyle \frac { 5 }{ 11 }$
  3. $\displaystyle \frac { 1 }{ 5 }$
  4. $\displaystyle \frac { 1 }{ 11 }$
Question 47 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

$\displaystyle  \frac { 1 }{ 6 } $ of 48 liter = ........ liter 

  1. 7
  2. 1
  3. 8
  4. 6
Question 48 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

$\displaystyle 18\quad of\frac { 1 }{ 6 } $ is -

  1. $\displaystyle \frac { 1 }{ 108 } $
  2. 3
  3. -3
  4. None of these
Question 49 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

$\displaystyle  \frac { 2 }{ 4 }$ of a rupee = .......paise 

  1. 20
  2. 50
  3. 40
  4. 10
Question 50 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Two-fifth of $10$ litre $=$  _____ litres

  1. $2$
  2. $3$
  3. $4$
  4. $5$
Question 51 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The reciprocal of $6-\sqrt{5}$ is equal to

  1. $\dfrac{3-\sqrt{5}}{8}$
  2. $\dfrac{6+\sqrt{5}}{31}$
  3. $\dfrac{6+2\sqrt{5}}{41}$
  4. $\dfrac{6-2\sqrt{5}}{56}$
  5. $\dfrac{6+2\sqrt{5}}{56}$
Question 52 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Find the reciprocal of $\dfrac23 \div \dfrac{14}{15}$

  1. $\dfrac57$
  2. $\dfrac56$
  3. $\dfrac32$
  4. $\dfrac75$
Question 53 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Multiply the following. Write the answer as a mixed fraction.
$\cfrac { 6 }{ 7 } \times 2$

  1. True
  2. False
Question 54 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Find the following product:
$6\times \cfrac { 1 }{ 5 } $


$1\cfrac { 2 }{ 5 } $

  1. True
  2. False
Question 55 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Rehna works $2\cfrac { 1 }{ 2 } $ hours each day on her embroidery. She completes the work in $7$ days. How many hours did she take to complete her work?


Ans : $17\cfrac { 1 }{ 2 } $ hrs.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 56 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Multiply and reduce to lowest form:
$\cfrac { 2 }{ 3 } \times 5\cfrac { 1 }{ 5 } $

  1. $3\cfrac { 7 }{ 15 } $
  2. $7\cfrac { 3 }{ 15 } $
  3. $\cfrac { 7 }{ 15 } $
  4. $3\cfrac { 3 }{ 15 } $
Question 57 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Deepak can paint $\cfrac { 2 }{ 5 } $ of a house in one day. If he continuous working at this rate, how many days will he take to paint the whole house?

  1. $2\cfrac { 1 }{ 2 } $ days
  2. $1\cfrac { 1 }{ 2 } $ days
  3. $\cfrac { 1 }{ 2 } $ days
  4. $2\cfrac { 1 }{ 4 } $ days
Question 58 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The value of $(1024)^{-\dfrac {4}{5}}$ is ________.

  1. $\left (\dfrac {1}{4}\right )^{3}$
  2. $\left (\dfrac {1}{4}\right )^{2}$
  3. $\dfrac {1}{256}$
  4. $\dfrac {1}{512}$
Question 59 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When simplified, the product $\left( 1-\cfrac { 1 }{ 3 }  \right) \left( 1-\cfrac { 1 }{ 4 }  \right) \left( 1-\cfrac { 1 }{ 5 }  \right) ...\left( 1-\dfrac 1n \right) $ becomes

  1. $\dfrac { 1 }{ n } $
  2. $\dfrac { 2 }{ n } $
  3. $\dfrac { 2(n-1) }{ n } $
  4. $\dfrac { 2 }{ n(n+1) } $
Question 60 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

$4\frac{4}{5}\div\frac{3}{5}$ of $5+\frac{4}{5}\times\frac{3}{10} -\frac{1}{5}$ is simplified, then the result is

  1. $1\frac{16}{25}$
  2. $1\frac{17}{25}$
  3. $\frac{40}{25}$
  4. $\frac{42}{25}$
Question 61 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

$\left( 1-\dfrac {1}{3} \right) \left( 1-\dfrac {1}{4} \right) \left( 1-\dfrac {1}{5} \right) ....\left( 1-\dfrac {1}{n} \right) $ equals

  1. $\dfrac {1}{n}$
  2. $\dfrac {2}{n}$
  3. $\dfrac {3}{n}$
  4. $\dfrac {4}{n}$
Question 62 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The product of the reciprocals of $\dfrac {x + 3}{x + 2}$ and $\dfrac {x^{2} -4}{x^{2} - 9}$ is

  1. $\dfrac {1}{(x -3)(x - 2)}$
  2. $\dfrac {x - 2}{x - 3}$
  3. $\dfrac {x - 3}{x - 2}$
  4. $(x - 3)(x - 2)$
Question 63 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The value of $\large{\frac{1}{3}} \ of\ \large{4\frac{2}{3}}$ $\div$ $\large{2\frac{1}{3}} of\ \large{1\frac{1}{2}}$ is

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. None of these
Question 64 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Product of $\displaystyle \frac{12}{24}$ and $\displaystyle \frac{36}{72}$ is:

  1. $\displaystyle \frac{16}{24}$
  2. $\displaystyle \frac{3}{5}$
  3. $4$
  4. $\displaystyle \frac{1}{4}$
Question 65 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Product of $\displaystyle\frac{11}{12}\times \frac{16}{4}\times \frac{9}{16}$ is 

  1. $\displaystyle 2\frac{1}{16}$
  2. $\displaystyle \frac{3}{4}$
  3. $\displaystyle \frac{2}{8}$
  4. $\displaystyle \frac{9}{6}$
Question 66 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Reciprocal of $\displaystyle \frac{7}{5}$

  1. $\displaystyle 1\frac{2}{5}$
  2. $\displaystyle \frac{5}{7}$
  3. $\displaystyle 5\frac{2}{3}$
  4. $\displaystyle \frac{12}{5}$
Question 67 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

$\displaystyle \frac{1}{9}$ of ___ $= 5$

  1. $5$
  2. $9$
  3. $14$
  4. $45$
Question 68 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Find the product:

$\displaystyle 1\frac{1}{3}\times 3\frac{1}{4}\times \frac{7}{8}$

  1. $\displaystyle 3\frac{18}{24}$
  2. $\displaystyle 2\frac{19}{24}$
  3. $\displaystyle 3\frac{19}{24}$
  4. $\displaystyle 2\frac{18}{24}$
Question 69 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $\displaystyle 40-\frac{1}{5}\times $ ____ $= 0$, then the missing value is 

  1. $0$
  2. $\displaystyle \frac{1}{5} $
  3. $\displaystyle \frac{199}{5} $
  4. $200$
Question 70 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If the reciprocal of $y - 1$ is $y + 1$, then $y$ equals

  1. $-1$
  2. $+1$
  3. $0$
  4. $\pm$ 1
  5. none of these