Section A: Multiple Choice Questions
Q1: Maria bought 8 m of lace to decorate bags, using 1/4 m for each bag. How many bags did she decorate?
(a) 16
(b) 24
(c) 32
(d) 40
Ans: (c) 32
Length of lace Maria has = 8 m
Lace used for 1 bag = 1/4 mNumber of bags decorated
=
Maria decorated 32 bags.
Q2: 1/2 meter of ribbon is used to make 8 badges. What is the length of ribbon used for each badge?
(a) 1/4 meter
(b) 1/8 meter
(c) 1/12 meter
(d) 1/16 meter
Ans:
Total length of ribbon = 1/2 meter
Number of badges = 8Length of ribbon used for each badge =
The length of ribbon used for each badge is 1/16 meter.
Q3: When one number is between 0 and 1, the product is ___ than the other number.
(a) greater
(b) less
(c) equal
(d) none of these
Ans: (b) less
When a number is multiplied by a fraction between 0 and 1, the result (product) becomes smaller than the original number.
Example: 1/2 × 6 = 3(which is less than 6)
So, the product is less than the other number.
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Section C: Word Problems
Q7: Maya plants four saplings in a row, with 3/4 m between two saplings. Find the distance between the first and last saplings?
Ans: When saplings are planted in a row:
- The number of gaps between them is one less than the number of saplings.
So,
- Number of saplings = 4
- Number of gaps = 4 − 1 = 3
Each gap = ¾ m
So, total distance between the first and last saplings =
Q8: A car runs 16 km using 1 litre of petrol. How far will it go using litres of petrol?
Ans: Distance per litre = 16 km
Petrol used = 2¾ litres = 114 litres
Total distance =
The car will go 44 kilometres.
Q9: Tanish drinks 1/2 glass of milk every day. How many glasses of milk does he drink in a week?
Ans: Milk per day = 1/2 glass.
In a week (7 days):
Q10: Leena made 5 cups of tea using 1/4 litre of milk. How much milk is in each cup of tea?
Ans: Total milk = 1/4 litre
number of cups = 5
Milk per cup =
