Maharashtra Board Class 5 Maths Solutions Chapter 5 Fractions Problem Set 23
Maharashtra Board Class 5 Maths Solutions Chapter 5 Fractions Problem Set 23
Maharashtra State Board Class 5 Maths Solutions Chapter 5 Fractions Problem Set 23
Question 1.
What is 1/3 of each of the collections given below?
Activities
1. Colour the Hats.
In the picture alongside :
Colour 1/3 of the hats red.
Colour 3/5 of the hats blue.
How many hats have you coloured red?
How many hats have you coloured blue?
How many are still not coloured?
2. Make a Magic Spinner.
Take a white cardboard disc. As shown in the figure, divide it into six equal parts.
Colour the parts red, orange, yellow, green, blue and violet.
Make a small hole at the centre of the disc and fix a pointed stick in the hole.
Your magic spinner is ready.
What fraction of the disc is each of the coloured parts?
Give the disc a strong tug to make it turn fast. What colour does it appear to be now?
The Clever Poet
There was a king who had a great love for literature. A certain poet knew that if the king read a good poem it made him very happy. Then the king would give the poet an award. Once, the poet composed a good poem. He thought if he showed it to the king, he would win a prize. So, he went to the king’s palace. But, it was not easy to meet the king. You had to pass a number of gates and guards. The first guard asked the poet why he wanted to meet the king. So, the poet told him the reason. Seeing the chance of getting a share of the award, the guard demanded, ‘You must
Question 3.
Find the part of each of the following numbers equal to the given fraction:
(1) 7/9 of 45
Solution:
7/9 x 45 So, we take 1/9 of 45, 7 times
1/9 x 45 = 5, 7 times of 5 is 7 x 5 = 35
(2) 3/7 of 28
Solution:
3/7 x 28 So, we take 1/7 of 28, thrice
1/7 x 28 = 4, 3 times of 4 is 4 x 3 = 12
Question 4.
Find the proper number in the box:
Answer:
(1) 3
(2) 36
(3) 3
(4) 7
(5) 8, 18
(6) 12, 6
(7) 9, 16, 20, 24
(8) 15, 20, 35, 36, 55
Question 5.
Find an equivalent fraction with denominator 3, for each of the following fractions.
Answer:
Question 6.
Find an equivalent fraction with numerator 30 for each of the following fractions.
Answer:
Question 7.
Find two equivalent fractions for each of the following fraction.
(1) 5/7
(2) 8/9
(3) 7/13
Answer:
(1) 
(2) 
(3) 
Question 10.
Write the proper symbol from <, > or = in the box:
Answer:
(1) >
(2) >
(3) >
(4) >
(5) >
Question 11.
Add the following:
Question 13.
What is 1/4 of each of the collections given below:
(1) 20 marbles
(2) 12 pens
(3) 24 notebooks
(4) 8 ladoos
Answer:
(1) 5 marbles
(2) 3 pens
(3) 6 notebooks
(4) 2 ladoos
Question 14.
What is 1/6 of each of the following:
(1) 18 bananas
(2) 12 gms
(3) 30 metres
(4) 24 ₹
Answer:
(1) 3 bananas
(2) 2 gms
(3) 5 metres
(4) 4 ₹
Question 15.
Find the part of each of the following numbers equal to the given fraction.
(1) 2/5 of 25
(2) 3/7 of 21
(3) 4/9 of 36
(4) 4/17 of 34
Answer:
(1) 10
(2) 9
(3) 16
(4) 8
Question 16.
Printed price of. the book was 80. Vikram purchased the book by paying of the printed price of the book. How much he paid for the book?
Answer:
64 ₹
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