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Practice time 4B

1. Use >, < or = to compare.
3
4
(a) 3 (b) 3 3 (c) 6
5 7 11 9 5 10
(d) 2 4 3 3 (e) 2 4 2 4 (f) 5 1 5 1
7 5 5 13 6 4

2. Which is greater?
3
2
(a) or 3 (b) or 2 (c) 4 or 5 (d) 9 or 7
4 4 8 8 11 11 24 24
5
3
(e) or 3 (f) or 4 (g) 2 or 4 (h) 5 or 4
8 7 9 9 13 11 10 20
3. Arrange the following fractions in ascending order:
3 5 2 1
9 4 14
,
(a) , , , 1 2 (b) 44 , 6 6 , 1 20 65 (c) , , ,
5 5 5 5 25 25 25 25 4 6 3 2
4. Arrange the following fractions in descending order:
2 3
7 5
7 5 2 17
,
(a) , , , (b) , , 15 17 (c) , , 7 1
,
9 6 3 27 8 12 16 24 5 10 15 2
addition and suBtraction oF Fractions
addition and subtraction of like Fractions

To add or subtract like fractions, add the numerators of both fractions and keep the
denominator same.

3
example 1: (a) add and 2 (b) subtract 4 from 11 .
7 7 15 15

2
5
Solution: (a) 3 + = 3 + 2 = = 5
7 7 7 7 7
3 2
7 7
(b) 11 – 4 = 11 – 4 = 7 11 – 4 = 7
15 15 15 15 15 15 15

5
1
example 2: Renuka read pages of a story-book in the morning and pages
8 8
in the evening. How many pages in all did Renuka read in that day?
5
1
Solution: The fractions and are like fractions.
8 8
5
1
6
So, + = 5 + 1 = = 3
8 8 8 8 4 5 1
3
Thus, Renuka read of the pages in that day. 8 8
4 6 = 3
8
4
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