DRILLS ON
FRACTION
1.
Simplify the following.
a.
9
5
2
5 2
b.
2
3 
4
3 4
c.
1
1 3
1 3
2.
Arrange in ascending order of
magnitude 
, 
, 
.
, , .
3.
A flagpole 6.3 m long is driven 1.4 m
into the ground. What fraction of the pole is above the ground?
4.
There are 572 students in a mixed school. 
of them are boys. How many girls are there.
of them are boys. How many girls are there.
5.
How much less than 6 is the sum of 2 and 2
?
and 2 ?
6.
After spending 
of her money on food and 
on cosmetics, a woman was left with $1300. How
much much money did she have originally?
of her money on food and on cosmetics, a woman was left with $1300. How
much much money did she have originally?
7.
A man spent of her money at the market, thhe chemist’s, at the electrical shop and had $555 left. How
much money did she have to start with?
of her money at the market, thhe chemist’s, at the electrical shop and had $555 left. How
much money did she have to start with?
8.
Ayuba can hoe a yam plot in 5 hours and
Salihu can hoe it in 4 hours. What fraction of the plot can each of them hoe in
1 hour? If they work together, what fraction of the plot will they hoe in 1
hour? How long will it take them to hoe the whole plot working together?
9.
What must be added to the product of 1 and 3 to make a total of 8 ?
and 3 to make a total of 8 ?
10.
Divide 20
by 6 and add
the result to the product of 1 and 3.
by 6 and add
the result to the product of 1 and 3.
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