Chapter 3: Fractions Paper 1 This test paper contains 21 questions. Answer ALL the questions. The diagrams accompanying the questions are not drawn to scale unless mentioned. You are allowed to use a scientific calculator that cannot be programmed. 1
Diagram 1 is consists of squares of equal size.
DIAGRAM 1
The fraction representing the shaded area of the following figure is A
B
C
D
2
130 16
1 4 2 5 3 10 1 3
written as a mixed number is
1
A
8
B
7
C
6
D
15
8 2 3 7 10 3 10
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3
4
Calculate the sum of 2 A
5
B
6
C
5
D
6
14 15 A
B
C
D
5
÷
4 5
and 3
1
.
2
3 10 3 10 7 10 7 10
7 3 5 2 2 5 2 45 98 45
Which of the following is not equivalent to A
B
C
D
3 2
?
24 16 30 20 18 16 36 24
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7
If 7
4
+ x = 9
A
4
B
2
C
3
D
2
14
A
B
C
D
8
1
3 4
3
, then calculate the value of x.
5 6 5 6 1 3 5 12
, when changed into an improper fraction, is
59 4 56 4 46 4 49 4
Solve 4 A B C D
2
1 2
× 8
1 6
×
4
.
7
10 12 17 21
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2
1
A
B
C
D
10
6
−
2 3 5
−
5 6
=
6 2 3 1 2 1 3
Given that 15 x y = 10, calculate y. A B
1
C
3 3
D
4 11
1 5 2 3
Calculate the value of
1
of 600 +
3
A B
12
250 400
How many A B
16 14
C D
1 2
1 of 600 4
350 300
are there in 8? C D
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5 – 1 6 3
Solve
5 6 A
B
C
D
14
+
.
1 2
1 8 1 4 3 8 1 2
Susie earns RM1 500 a month. She uses
1 3
of her pay for rent and
2 5
of it for
food. How much of her pay does she have left? A B C
D 15
RM200 RM300 RM400 RM500
Solve
5 × 8
A
2
B
1
C
D
7 ÷ 5 8 2
+
6
.
7
1 7 1 7
5 7 1 7
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Arvind has RM50. He used
1 4
of the money to buy a text book. How much does
he have after buying the book? A RM32.50 B RM28.50 RM37.50 C D RM12.50 17
In the sets of fractions given below, which has been arranged in ascending order? A
B
C
D
18
1 5
,
5
,
6 7
,
8 2
,
3
1 4 4 5 6 8 2 4
,
,
,
,
1 3
,
3
,
4 5 8
,
2
,
5
1 2 2 3 4 8 2 6
Diagram 2 is a number line.
4
y
5
6
x
DIAGRAM 2
Calculate the value of x + y given in the number line below.
19
1
A
9
B
9
C
10
D
10
6 5 6 1 6 5 6
There are 500 boys in Sek. Men. Sri Bestari. If
3 5
of the students of the school are
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Yayasan Pendidikan Muhibbah intends to distribute RM500 000 to needy students. If medical students are to receive RM100 000, engineering students RM200 000 and business students RM50 000 and the balance to law students, calculate the fraction of the amount given to law students. A
B
C
D
21
3 10 2 5 3 5 4 5
Ali is 12 years old. Ravin is 2
1 2
times older than Ali. Chong is 3 years younger
than Ravin. Calculate the sum of the ages of the three boys. A B C D
69 59 49 39
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Paper 2 This test paper contains 10 questions. Answer ALL the questions. The diagrams accompanying the questions are not drawn to scale unless mentioned. You are not allowed to use a calculator. 1
Shade the diagram below so that the shaded area is
2
Solve
3
Solve 6 ÷ 3 + 6 ÷
5
×
8
7
4 15
14
–
1
3 8
of the whole diagram.
.
18
9
11
.
22
Rubiah has some money in her wallet. She gave
4
1 8
of it to her friend, Sita.
If Sita received RM7, how much money did Rubiah have in her wallet initi ally?
4
5
If
6
Ramlah had RM70. She spent
9
of x is 80, determine the value of x.
2 7
of the money on dinner and gave RM36 to her
sister. Calculate the fraction of the money left.
3
8
There are 240 red, green and blue marbles in a glass container. If 80 of these
4
+ 3
2
Solve 2
5
–1
3
7
marbles are red, and 9
.
1 6
are green, calculate the fraction of marbles that are blue.
Syarikat Talamas had a profit of RM900 000 last month. This month, its profits were
10
3
5 6
more than last month. Calculate the profit for this month.
Arrange these fractions in descending order.
1 6
,
2 3
,
3 8
,
3 4
,
1 2
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