Exercise 6.1 - Chapter 6 Fractions Term 3 5th Maths Guide Samacheer Kalvi Solutions - SaraNextGen [2024-2025]

Updated On May 15, 2024

By SaraNextGen

Ex 6.1 : Chapter 6 - Fractions - Term 3 - 5th Maths Guide Samacheer Kalvi Solutions
Question 1.
Write the fraction shown by the shaded parts.

Question 2 .
Write the fractions for the following and find the numerator and the denominator.
(i) Sheeki got 12 marks out of 20 marks in science.
Answer:
$\frac{12}{20} ;$ Numerator $=12 ;$ Denominator $=20$
(ii) Six fruits are rotten out of forty fruits in a basket.
Answer:
$\frac{6}{40} ;$ Numerator $=6 ;$ Denominator $=40$
(iii) In a colony of 50 houses. 17 houses are not occupied.
Answer:
$\frac{17}{50} ;$ Numerator $=17 ;$ Denominator $=50$
 

Question 3 .
Find out which is greater in the following fractions.
(i) $\frac{5}{12}$ and $\frac{7}{12}$
(ii) $\frac{22}{48}$ and $\frac{17}{48}$
(iii) $\frac{11}{56}$ and $\frac{27}{5 d}$
Answer:
(i) $\frac{5}{12}$ and $\frac{7}{12}$
$5<7$
$\therefore \frac{5}{12}<\frac{7}{12}$
$\frac{7}{12}$ is greater

(ii) $\frac{22}{48}$ and $\frac{17}{48}$
$22>17$
$\therefore \frac{22}{48}>\frac{17}{48}$
$\frac{22}{48}$ is greater.
(iii) $\frac{11}{56}$ and $\frac{27}{56}$
$11<27$
$\therefore \frac{11}{56}<\frac{27}{56}$
$\frac{27}{56}$
$11<27$ is greater

Question $4 .$
Which is smaller in the following fraction?
(i) $\frac{10}{42}$ and $\frac{21}{42}$
(ii) $\frac{31}{37}$ and $\frac{15}{37}$
Answer:
(i) $\frac{10}{42}$ and $\frac{21}{42}$
$10<21$
$\frac{10}{42}<\frac{21}{42}$
$\frac{10}{42}$ is smaller
(ii) $\frac{31}{37}$ and $\frac{15}{37}$
$15<31$
$\frac{31}{37}<\frac{15}{37}$
$\frac{15}{37}$ is smaller