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Reduce fraction to lowest form:
$\dfrac{144}{36}$

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  1. $\dfrac{4}{1}$

  2. $\dfrac{12}{2}$

  3. $\dfrac{1}{36}$

  4. $\dfrac{4}{9}$

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

$\dfrac{144}{36}$


Dividing numerator and denominator by $12$, we get
$\dfrac{144}{36} = \dfrac{12}{3}$

Dividing both numerator and denominator again by $3$, we get

$\dfrac{12}{3} = \dfrac{4}{1}$

This is the lowest form

Reduce fraction to lowest form:
$\dfrac{100}{200}$

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  1. $\dfrac{1}{2}$

  2. $\dfrac{2}{3}$

  3. $\dfrac{2}{5}$

  4. $\dfrac{2}{6}$

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

$\dfrac{100}{200}$


Dividing numerator and denominator by $100$, we get
$\dfrac{100}{200} = \dfrac{1}{2}$

This is the lowest form

Reduce fraction to lowest form:
$\dfrac{12}{16}$

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  1. $\dfrac{3}{4}$

  2. $\dfrac{1}{4}$

  3. $\dfrac{1}{16}$

  4. $\dfrac{2}{8}$

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

$\dfrac{12}{16}$


Dividing numerator and denominator by $4$, we get
$\dfrac{12}{16} = \dfrac{3}{4}$

This is the lowest form

Reduce fraction to lowest form:
$\dfrac{125}{625}$

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  1. $\dfrac{1}{5}$

  2. $\dfrac{12}{625}$

  3. $\dfrac{5}{625}$

  4. $\dfrac{15}{25}$

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

$\dfrac{125}{625}$


Dividing numerator and denominator by $25$, we get
$\dfrac{125}{625} = \dfrac{5}{25}$

Dividing again both numerator and denominator by $5$, we get

$\dfrac{5}{25} = \dfrac{1}{5}$

This is the lowest form

Reduce fraction to lowest form:
$\dfrac{25}{100}$

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  1. $\dfrac{25}{10}$

  2. $\dfrac{1}{4}$

  3. $\dfrac{5}{10}$

  4. $\dfrac{5}{100}$

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

$\dfrac{25}{100}$


Dividing numerator and denominator by $25$, we get
$\dfrac{25}{100} = \dfrac{1}{4}$

This is the lowest form

Reduce fraction to lowest form:
$\dfrac{81}{36}$

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  1. $\dfrac{18}{2}$

  2. $\dfrac{1}{36}$

  3. $\dfrac{8}{36}$

  4. $\dfrac{9}{4}$

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

$\dfrac{81}{36}$


Dividing numerator and denominator by $9$, we get
$\dfrac{81}{36} = \dfrac{9}{4}$

This is the lowest form

Which of these statements is CORRECT?

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  1. $\dfrac {3}{6}$ and $\dfrac {1}{2}$ are equivalent fractions

  2. $\dfrac {1}{2}$ of an hour is equal to $20$ minutes

  3. $\dfrac {5}{6}$ is equal to $\dfrac {6}{5}$

  4. $1\ mm$ is $\dfrac {1}{100}$ of $1\ cm$

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

(A) $\dfrac {3}{6} = \dfrac {3\div 3}{6\div 3} = \dfrac {1}{2}$
(B) $\dfrac {1}{2}$ of an hour $= \dfrac {1}{2}\times 60$ minutes = $30$ minutes
(C) $\dfrac {5}{6} = 0.8333, \dfrac {6}{5} = 1.2$
$\therefore \dfrac {5}{6}\neq \dfrac {6}{5}$
(D) $\dfrac {1}{100}$ of $1$ cm = $\dfrac {1}{100}\times 10$ mm = $\dfrac {1}{10}$ mm.

Hence the correct answer is option A.

A fraction $\displaystyle\frac{x}{y}$ can be expressed as a terminating decimal if y has no prime factors other than _________.

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  1. $2, 3$

  2. $3, 5$

  3. $2, 5$

  4. $2, 3, 5$

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

If the denominator has a prime factor $2$ or $5$ then it is a terminating decimal

Hence the correct answer is option C

The value of $\left(\displaystyle 1-\frac{1}{3}\right)\left(\displaystyle 1-\frac{1}{4}\right)\left(\displaystyle 1-\frac{1}{5}\right)\left(\displaystyle 1-\frac{1}{6}\right).....\left(\displaystyle 1-\frac{1}{n}\right)$ is _________.

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  1. $\displaystyle\frac{1}{n}$

  2. $\displaystyle\frac{2}{n}$

  3. $\displaystyle\frac{2(n-1)}{4}$

  4. $\displaystyle\frac{2}{n(n+1)}$

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
We need to find value of $\left(1-\dfrac {1}{3}\right)\left (1-\dfrac {1}{4}\right)\left (1-\dfrac {1}{5}\right)\left(1-\dfrac {1}{6}\right).....\left (1-\dfrac {1}{n}\right)$
Solving each bracket, we get 
$\dfrac{2}{3} \times \dfrac{3}{4} \times \dfrac{4}{5} . . . . ...\dfrac{n-3}{n-2}\times \dfrac{n-2}{n-1} \times \dfrac{n-1}{n}$
Starting from $1^{st}$ term each denominator is cancelled out by next numerator.
Finally, we get $\dfrac{2}{n}$

The product of the $9$ fractions $\left(\displaystyle 1-\frac{1}{2}\right)\left(\displaystyle 1-\frac{1}{3}\right)\left(\displaystyle 1-\frac{1}{4}\right)..........\left(\displaystyle 1-\frac{1}{10}\right)=$____________.

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  1. $\displaystyle\frac{10}{11}$

  2. $\displaystyle\frac{1}{9}$

  3. $\displaystyle\frac{1}{10}$

  4. $\displaystyle\frac{1}{2}$

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
We need to simplify $\left (1-\dfrac {1}{2}\right)\left (1-\dfrac {1}{3}\right)\left (1-\dfrac {1}{4}\right).....\left (1-\dfrac {1}{10}\right)$
Simplifying each bracket, we get
$\dfrac{1}{2} \times \dfrac{2}{3} \times \dfrac{3}{4} . . . . ...\dfrac{7}{8}\times \dfrac{8}{9} \times \dfrac{9}{10}$
As we can see 
Starting from $1^{st}$ term, each denominator is cancelled out by next numerator.
Finally we get $\dfrac{1}{10}$