Fractions Practice Questions (Easy)

Fractions are a way of representing parts of a whole. They express a number in terms of a numerator and a denominator, where:

• Numerator: The top number, represents how many parts we are considering.
• Denominator: The bottom number, represents the total number of equal parts that make up the whole.

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Solved Questions on Fractions (Easy)

Question 1: Identify the type of fraction.
a) 1/4
b) 3/2
c) 3\frac{2}{3}

Solution:

a) 1/4​: This is a proper fraction because the numerator (1) is smaller than the denominator (4).

b) 3/2: This is an improper fraction because the numerator (3) is greater than the denominator (2).

c) 3\frac{2}{3}​: This is a mixed number because it is a whole number (3) combined with a fraction 2/3.

Question 2: Which number is the greater 1/2 or 1/3?

Solution:

1​/2 > 1/3​
Explanation: 1/2 ​= 0.5 and 1/3 is approximately 0.3 which is smaller than 0.5 so 1/2 is greater than 1/3.

Question 3: Which number is the smaller 2/3 or 2/7?

Solution:

2/7 < 2/3

Explanation: The denominator 7 is larger than 3, so 2/7​ represents a smaller part of a whole than 2/3.

Question 4: What type of fraction is this – 1/2, 1/5, 1/7, 1/10, 1/3?

Solution:

This is a Unit fraction because all the fractions have 1 as a numerator. 

Question 5: Is 2/5 a proper fraction or an improper fraction?

Solution:

 2/5 is a proper fraction because the numerator (2) is smaller than the denominator (5).

Question 6: Convert 9/4 into a mixed fraction.

Solution:

\frac{9}{4} = 2\frac{1}{4}

Explanation: Divide 9 by 4. The quotient is 2, and the remainder is 1. So, 9 ÷ 4 = 2 with remainder 1, which gives the mixed fraction 2\frac{1}{4}

Question 7: Convert the 13\frac{4}{5}to an improper fraction.

Solution:

 13\frac{4}{5} = \frac{69}{5}

Explanation: Multiply the whole number 13 by the denominator 5: 13 × 5 = 65 , then add the numerator 4: 65 + 4 = 69 + 4 = 69. The improper fraction is 69/5.

Question 8: Simplify 18/24.

Solution:

18/24 = 3/4

Question 9: Convert 9/5 to decimal.

Solution:

9/5​ = 1.8

Question 10: Convert 0.125 to a fraction.

Solution:

0.125 = 1/8

Explanation: 0.125 is the same as 125/1000​, and simplifying 125/1000​ by dividing both numerator and denominator by 125 gives 1/8.​

Question 11: Write the fractions in the ascending order: 2/9, 3/9, 1/4, 3/8, 5/4.

Solution:

Ascending order: 1/4, 2/9, 3/9, 3/8, 5/4

Question 12: Write the fractions in the descending order: 2/4, 34, 5/6, 3/5, 6/7.

Solution:

Descending order: 6/7, 5/6, 3/4, 2/4, 3/5

Practice Questions on Fractions (Easy)

Question 1: Which number is greater: 3/5​ or 2/3​?

Question 2: Which number is smaller: 4/7​ or 5/8​?

Question 3: Is 6/11​ a proper fraction or an improper fraction?

Question 4: Convert the following mixed number into an improper fraction: 5\frac{3}{4}

Question 5: Convert the following improper fraction into a mixed number: 17/6​

Question 6: Simplify the following fraction: 30/45

Question 7: Which is greater: 7/8​ or 9/10?

Question 8: Convert the decimal 0.6 into a fraction.

Question 9: Write the following fractions in ascending order: 2/5, 3/4, 1/2, 5/8

Question 10: What is the value of 4/0?

Answer Key:

1. 2/3
2. 4/7
3. Proper fraction
4. 23/4
5. 25/62
6. 2/3
7. 9/10
8. 3/5
9. 1/2, 2/5, 5/8, 3/4
10. Undefined