MATHEMATICS FOUNDATION PROGRAMME

WEEK 2 Week 2 : Worksheet

WORKSHEET -- Days 8 to 14
Fractions | Decimals | HCF and LCM -- 100 Questions

Name: _________________________________ Class: __________ Date: __________ Score: ___ / 100

Instructions: Attempt ALL 100 questions. Show complete working in your notebook. Answers without working will get ZERO
marks. No calculator. Time: 2 hours. 1 mark per question. Total: 100 marks.

WEEK 2 TOPIC COVERAGE

Sec A (Q1-10): Fraction Types, Identification and Number Line | Sec B (Q11-25): Equivalent Fractions and Simplification |
Sec C (Q26-40): Comparing Fractions
Sec D (Q41-55): Addition and Subtraction of Fractions | Sec E (Q56-65): Multiplication and Division of Fractions | Sec F
(Q66-75): Decimals -- Place Value, Conversion and Operations
Sec G (Q76-85): Multiplication and Division of Decimals | Sec H (Q86-95): HCF -- All Methods | Sec I (Q96-100): LCM and
Word Problems

SECTION A : FRACTION TYPES AND NUMBER LINE (Q1 - Q10) [ 10 Marks ]

NOTE: Proper fraction -- numerator < denominator. Improper fraction -- numerator >= denominator. Mixed number -- whole part + proper
fraction. Unit fraction -- numerator is 1.

Q1. Identify the type: 7/3

Proper, Improper, Mixed or Unit?

Q2. Identify the type: 2/9

Proper, Improper, Mixed or Unit?

Q3. Identify the type: 5/5

Numerator equals denominator

Q4. Identify the type: 1/8

Numerator is 1

Q5. Convert to improper fraction: 3 and 2/5

Multiply whole by denominator, add numerator

Q6. Convert to improper fraction: 7 and 3/4

Whole x denom + numerator, keep denom

Q7. Convert to mixed number: 23/6

Divide numerator by denominator

Q8. Convert to mixed number: 41/9

Find quotient and remainder

Q9. Mark on number line: 3/4, 1/2, 1/4 (Draw a 0 to 1 number line and mark all three)
Which comes first on number line?

Q10. Arrange in order on number line from smallest to largest: 7/8, 1/4, 5/6, 1/3
Convert to common denominator or decimals

SECTION B : EQUIVALENT FRACTIONS AND SIMPLIFICATION (Q11 - Q25) [ 15 Marks ]

NOTE: Equivalent fractions -- multiply or divide numerator and denominator by the same number. To simplify -- divide both by their HCF. A
fraction is in lowest terms when HCF(num, denom) = 1.

Q11. Write 3 equivalent fractions for 2/5

Multiply top and bottom by 2, 3, 4

Q12. Write 3 equivalent fractions for 7/9

Multiply by same number
Q13. Are 4/6 and 10/15 equivalent? Show working.
Cross-multiply or simplify both

Q14. Are 8/12 and 14/21 equivalent? Show working.

Simplify each to lowest terms

Q15. Simplify to lowest terms: 18/24

HCF(18,24) = ?

Q16. Simplify to lowest terms: 45/60

Find HCF first

Q17. Simplify to lowest terms: 84/108

Prime factorisation of both

Q18. Simplify to lowest terms: 126/210

HCF(126,210) = 42

Q19. Simplify to lowest terms: 196/280

Both divisible by 4 first

Q20. Find the missing numerator: ?/20 = 3/4

Cross-multiply to find ?

Q21. Find the missing denominator: 5/? = 30/42

What multiplies 5 to get 30?

Q22. Find the missing value: 7/12 = 35/?

Multiply top by 5, so multiply bottom by 5 too

Q23. Which fraction is in its simplest form: 15/25, 13/21, 18/30, 7/11?
Check HCF = 1 for each

Q24. A class has 24 boys and 36 girls. Write the fraction of boys in simplest form.
Boys / Total students

Q25. Out of 120 questions, Rahul solved 96. Write solved fraction in simplest form.
Simplify 96/120

SECTION C : COMPARING FRACTIONS (Q26 - Q40) [ 15 Marks ]

NOTE: Same denominator -- compare numerators directly. Different denominators -- find LCM or use cross-multiplication. Cross-multiply:
a/b vs c/d --> compare a x d with b x c.

Q26. Which is greater: 5/8 or 3/8?

Same denominator -- compare tops

Q27. Which is smaller: 7/12 or 9/12?

Same denominator

Q28. Compare using cross-multiplication: 3/4 and 5/7

3x7 vs 4x5

Q29. Compare: 7/9 and 5/6

Cross-multiply: 7x6 vs 9x5

Q30. Compare: 4/5 and 7/9

Cross-multiply both ways

Q31. Arrange in ASCENDING order: 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 4/5

 LCM of 2,3,4,5 = 60

Q32. Arrange in DESCENDING order: 5/6, 7/8, 11/12, 3/4

LCM of 6,8,12,4 = 24

Q33. Find the largest: 7/10, 3/4, 11/15, 2/3

Convert to same denominator

Q34. Find the smallest: 5/9, 4/7, 3/5, 7/12

LCM of 9,7,5,12 = 1260

Q35. Which fraction lies between 1/3 and 1/2? Choose: 2/5, 1/4, 3/7
Convert all to decimals

Q36. Insert one fraction between 3/5 and 4/5

Add numerators and denominators

Q37. Insert one fraction between 1/4 and 1/3

Find average method

Q38. Riya scored 35/50 and Kiran scored 42/60. Who scored better?
Simplify both fractions first

Q39. Which is closer to 1: 7/8 or 11/12?

Find difference from 1 for each

Q40. Arrange: 2/3, 5/8, 7/12, 9/16 in ascending order

LCM of 3,8,12,16 = 48

SECTION D : ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION OF FRACTIONS (Q41 - Q55) [ 15 Marks ]

NOTE: Like fractions (same denom) -- add/subtract numerators directly, keep denominator. Unlike fractions -- find LCM of denominators
first, convert, then add/subtract. Always simplify your final answer.

Q41. 3/8 + 5/8

Same denominator -- add tops

Q42. 11/15 - 4/15

Same denominator -- subtract tops

Q43. 1/4 + 1/6

LCM(4,6) = 12

Q44. 5/6 - 2/9

LCM(6,9) = 18

Q45. 3/4 + 5/12 + 7/6

LCM(4,12,6) = 12

Q46. 7/8 - 1/6 + 1/3

LCM(8,6,3) = 24

Q47. 2 and 3/4 + 1 and 5/8

Add whole parts, then fractions

Q48. 5 and 2/3 - 2 and 3/4

LCM(3,4) = 12, borrow if needed

Q49. 3 and 7/9 + 4 and 5/6

LCM(9,6) = 18
Q50. 8 and 1/4 - 3 and 5/6
You may need to borrow 1 from whole

Q51. 1/2 + 1/3 + 1/4 + 1/6

LCM(2,3,4,6) = 12

Q52. Riya finished 2/5 of a task. Meena finished 1/3 of the same task. What fraction is done total?
Add the fractions

Q53. A rope is 7 and 3/4 m long. If 2 and 5/8 m is cut, how much remains?
Subtract mixed numbers

Q54. In a class, 3/8 students play cricket, 1/4 play football, and 1/6 play chess. What fraction plays some sport?
Add three fractions

Q55. A tank is 5/6 full. After use, it is 3/8 full. What fraction was used?
Subtract the fractions

SECTION E : MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION OF FRACTIONS (Q56 - Q65) [ 10 Marks ]

NOTE: Multiply fractions -- multiply numerators together, denominators together. Always cancel common factors BEFORE multiplying to
keep numbers small. Divide fractions -- flip the second fraction (reciprocal) then multiply. Fraction of a quantity: multiply the fraction by the
quantity.

Q56. 2/3 x 3/4

Cancel 3 before multiplying

Q57. 5/6 x 4/15

Cancel common factors first

Q58. 7/8 x 16/21

What cancels between 7&21 and 8&16?

Q59. 3 and 1/2 x 2 and 2/3

Convert both to improper fractions first

Q60. 4 and 1/5 x 1 and 2/3

Improper then multiply

Q61. 3/4 divided by 5/8

Flip 5/8 to 8/5, then multiply

Q62. 7/9 divided by 14/27

Flip second and cancel

Q63. 2 and 1/2 divided by 1 and 1/4

Convert both to improper then divide

Q64. Find 3/4 of Rs. 2,400

3/4 x 2400

Q65. A factory produces 4,500 items per day. 2/3 pass quality check. How many items pass?
Fraction of a quantity

SECTION F : DECIMALS -- PLACE VALUE, CONVERSION AND OPERATIONS (Q66 - Q75) [ 10 Marks ]
NOTE: Decimal place values from the point -- tenths (1/10), hundredths (1/100), thousandths (1/1000). To convert fraction to decimal --
divide numerator by denominator. To convert decimal to fraction -- write over 10, 100, 1000 etc, then simplify. To add/subtract decimals --
ALWAYS align decimal points first.

Q66. Write place value of each digit in 347.568

 Tenths, hundredths, thousandths

Q67. Convert to decimal: 7/8

Divide 7 by 8

Q68. Convert to decimal: 13/16

Long division: 13.0000 / 16

Q69. Convert to fraction in lowest terms: 0.625

625/1000, then simplify

Q70. Convert to fraction in lowest terms: 0.84

84/100, simplify by HCF 4

Q71. Which is greater: 4.509 or 4.519?

Compare digit by digit from left

Q72. Arrange in ascending order: 3.06, 3.6, 3.006, 3.60

Add zeros to make same decimal places

Q73. 45.678 + 23.09 + 7.5

Align decimal points then add

Q74. 100.05 - 67.896

Align, then subtract with borrowing

Q75. A rope is 12.75 m long. If 4.375 m is used, how much is left?

Subtract decimals

SECTION G : MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION OF DECIMALS (Q76 - Q85) [ 10 Marks ]

NOTE: Multiply decimals -- ignore points, multiply as whole numbers, then count total decimal places in both numbers and place point from
right. Divide decimal by whole -- do normal division, keep point aligned. Divide decimal by decimal -- multiply both by 10/100/1000 to
remove decimals from divisor, then divide. Multiply/divide by powers of 10 -- shift decimal point right (multiply) or left (divide).

Q76. 4.5 x 3.6

Ignore points: 45x36=1620, total 2 places

Q77. 12.34 x 0.56

Count: 2+2 = 4 decimal places in answer

Q78. 0.125 x 0.08

3+2 = 5 decimal places total

Q79. 234.5 x 100

Shift decimal 2 places right

Q80. 0.00456 x 1000

Shift decimal 3 places right

Q81. 27.36 divided by 8

Divide as whole number, keep point

Q82. 5.616 divided by 0.12

Multiply both by 100: 561.6 / 12

Q83. 0.1225 divided by 0.035

Multiply both by 1000 to remove decimals

Q84. One litre of petrol costs Rs. 97.50. Find cost of 8.5 litres.
97.50 x 8.5
Q85. A ribbon of 4.56 m is cut into pieces of 0.12 m each. How many pieces?
4.56 / 0.12

SECTION H : HCF -- ALL METHODS (Q86 - Q95) [ 10 Marks ]

NOTE: HCF = Highest Common Factor = largest number that divides all given numbers exactly. Method 1 -- Listing factors. Method 2 --
Prime factorisation (take common primes with LOWEST power). Method 3 -- Euclid division method (divide, take remainder, repeat until
remainder = 0, last divisor is HCF). Application: HCF is used when we need the LARGEST equal division.

Q86. Find HCF(36, 48) by listing factors method

List all factors of each, find common, pick largest

Q87. Find HCF(72, 90) by prime factorisation

72=2^3x3^2, 90=2x3^2x5, take common with lowest power

Q88. Find HCF(120, 180, 240) by prime factorisation

Factorise all three, then take intersection

Q89. Find HCF(4,56,789 and 1,23,456) using Euclid's division method

Keep dividing remainder into previous divisor

Q90. Find HCF(0.36, 0.48, 0.60)

Convert to integers: 36, 48, 60 then find HCF

Q91. Find HCF(2/3, 4/9, 8/27)

HCF of fractions = HCF(numerators) / LCM(denominators)

Q92. The HCF of two numbers is 14. One number is 56. If their LCM is 168, find the other number.
Use HCF x LCM = product of two numbers

Q93. Find the greatest number that divides 398, 536, and 674 leaving remainder 2 each time.
Find HCF(398-2, 536-2, 674-2)

Q94. Find the greatest number that divides 445, 572 and 699 leaving remainders 4, 5 and 6.
HCF(445-4, 572-5, 699-6) = HCF(441, 567, 693)

Q95. Two tankers hold 850 litres and 680 litres. Find the largest measure that can measure both exactly.
HCF(850, 680)

SECTION I : LCM AND WORD PROBLEMS (Q96 - Q100) [ 5 Marks ]

NOTE: LCM = Lowest Common Multiple = smallest number divisible by ALL given numbers. Prime factorisation method: take ALL prime
factors with HIGHEST power. Ladder method: divide all numbers together by common primes. Application: LCM is used when we need the
SMALLEST number or time at which events meet again.

Q96. Three bells ring at intervals of 18, 24, and 36 minutes. They all ring together at 7:00 AM. At what time will they next ring
together?
Find LCM(18, 24, 36) then add to 7:00 AM

Q97. Find the smallest number divisible by 12, 18, 20, and 45.
LCM(12, 18, 20, 45) = ?

Q98. Find the smallest 4-digit number that is exactly divisible by 8, 12, and 15.
Find LCM first, then find smallest 4-digit multiple of it

Q99. Two runners start at the same point on a circular track. Runner A completes a lap in 12 minutes and Runner B in 18
minutes. After how many minutes will they both be at the starting point together again?
LCM(12, 18) = ?

Q100. Three pipes fill a tank in 4 hours, 6 hours, and 8 hours respectively. If all three are opened together, what fraction of
the tank is filled in 1 hour? How long does it take to fill the tank completely?
 Add fractions 1/4 + 1/6 + 1/8, then find reciprocal

TEACHER'S ANSWER KEY

SECTION A (Q1-10) Q1:Improper | Q2:Proper | Q3:Improper(=1) | Q4:Unit/Proper | Q5:17/5 | Q6:31/4 | Q7:3 and 5/6 | Q8:4 and 5/9 | Q9:Draw number
line | Q10:1/4, 1/3, 5/6, 7/8
SECTION B (Q11-25) Q11:4/10,6/15,8/20 | Q12:14/18,21/27,28/36 | Q13:Yes(2/3) | Q14:Yes(2/3) | Q15:3/4 | Q16:3/4 | Q17:7/9 | Q18:3/5 | Q19:7/10 |
Q20:15 | Q21:7 | Q22:60 | Q23:13/21, 7/11 | Q24:2/5 | Q25:4/5
SECTION C (Q26-40) Q26:5/8 | Q27:7/12 | Q28:3/4(21>20) | Q29:5/6(42>45: 7/9) | Q30:4/5(36>35) | Q31:1/2<2/3<3/4<4/5 | Q32:11/12>7/8>5/6>3/4 |
Q33:3/4 | Q34:4/7 | Q35:2/5, 3/7 | Q36:7/10 | Q37:7/24 | Q38:Equal(7/10) | Q39:11/12 | Q40:7/12<5/8<2/3<9/16
SECTION D (Q41-55) Q41:1 | Q42:7/15 | Q43:5/12 | Q44:11/18 | Q45:17/12=1 and 5/12 | Q46:23/24 | Q47:4 and 3/8 | Q48:2 and 11/12 | Q49:8 and
11/18 | Q50:4 and 5/12 | Q51:5/4=1 and 1/4 | Q52:11/15 | Q53:5 and 1/8 | Q54:19/24 | Q55:11/24
SECTION E (Q56-65) Q56:1/2 | Q57:2/9 | Q58:2/3 | Q59:9 and 1/3 | Q60:7 | Q61:6/5=1 and 1/5 | Q62:3/2=1 and 1/2 | Q63:2 | Q64:Rs.1,800 |
Q65:3,000
SECTION F (Q66-75) Q66:3-H, 4-T, 7-O, 5-tenths, 6-hundredths, 8-thousandths | Q67:0.875 | Q68:0.8125 | Q69:5/8 | Q70:21/25 | Q71:4.519 |
Q72:3.006, 3.06, 3.6, 3.60 | Q73:76.268 | Q74:32.154 | Q75:8.375
SECTION G (Q76-85) Q76:16.20 | Q77:6.9104 | Q78:0.01000 | Q79:23450 | Q80:4.56 | Q81:3.42 | Q82:46.8 | Q83:3.5 | Q84:Rs.828.75 | Q85:38
SECTION H (Q86-95) Q86:12 | Q87:18 | Q88:60 | Q89:3 | Q90:0.12 | Q91:2/27 | Q92:42 | Q93:132 | Q94:63 | Q95:170
SECTION I (Q96-100) Q96:LCM=72 min, next at 8:12 AM | Q97:180 | Q98:LCM=60, smallest 4-digit multiple=1020 | Q99:36 minutes | Q100:11/24 per
hour, takes 24/11 = 2 and 2/11 hours

Total: 100 Questions | 100 Marks | Time: 2 Hours | No Calculator | Show ALL Working in Notebook