MP Board Class 6th Maths Solutions Chapter 7 Fractions Ex 7.5
Question 1.
Write these fractions appropriately as additions or subtractions:
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Question 2.
Solve:
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Question 3.
Shubham painted \(\frac{2}{3}\) of the wall space in his room. His sister Madhavi helped and painted \(\frac{1}{3}\) of the wall space. How much did they paint together?
Solution:
Fraction of wall painted by Shubham = \(\frac{2}{3}\)
Fraction of wall painted by Madhavi = \(\frac{1}{3}\)
Total painting by both of them \(=\frac{2}{3}+\frac{1}{3}=\frac{2+1}{3}=\frac{3}{3}=1\)
Therefore, they painted complete wall.
Question 4.
Fill in the missing fractions.
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Question 5.
Javed was given \(\frac{5}{7}\) of a basket of oranges. What fraction of oranges was left in the basket?
Solution:
Consider the total number of oranges to be the whole portion or 1.
Fraction of oranges left = \(1-\frac{5}{7}\)
Thus, \(\frac{2}{7}\) oranges was left in the basket.