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    Solution.  a.  Total chocolates = 24
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                                     Half of the total chocolates =   of 24 (or 24 ÷ 2) = 12 chocolates
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                                     Neena ate 12 chocolates.

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                                 b.     of the total chocolates =   of 24 (or 24 ÷ 4) = 6 chocolates
                                     4                                4

                                     She gave 6 chocolates to her sister.

                                Exercise 6C

                    Solve the following word problems:

                        1.  Hamid had 10 addition questions as homework. He solved 7 out of them. What is the
                           fraction representing the unsolved questions?

                           Total questions = ________    Solved questions = ________

                           Unsolved questions = ________
                           Fraction representing unsolved questions = ________

                       2.  There were 16 passengers in a bus. 9 passengers got off. What is the fraction
                           representing the passengers who got off?

                           Total number of passengers in the bus = ________
                           Number of passengers who got off = ________
                           Fraction representing the passengers who got off = ________

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                       3.  Mom gave me 18 toffees. I ate   of them and gave
                            1                                 2
                               of them to my sister. How many toffees did:
                            3
                           a.    I eat? __________

                           b.    I give to my sister? __________

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                       4.  Raju had ` 90 as pocket money. He spent   of it on stationery and   of
                           it on toys.                                     3                            3
                           a.     How much money did he spend on stationery and toys taken together? ______

                           b.    How much money was left with him? ___________
                      5.  Sujoy is reading a storybook. The book has 32 pages. Sujoy has read
                           15 pages. What fraction of pages are left for him to read? ___________

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