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12 20
or 12 × 25 and 20 × 15, i.e., 300 and 300
15 25

12 20
 Products are same ∴ =
15 25

EXERCISE 4.1

A. Identify proper, improper and mixed fractions.
3 11 7 2 17
1. 2. 3. 4. 6 5.
7 9 13 5 11

B. Match the following improper fractions (Row I) with corresponding

mixed fractions (Row II).
14 18 25 40 115
Row I 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
3 13 8 9 16
1 3 4 2 5
Row II (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) 4 (d) 4 (e) 1
8 16 9 3 13

C. Identify like fractions in a group of fractions given below.

1 2 4 5 3 6 5 21 9 85 9 5 4 16 25
1. , , , , 2. , , , , 3. , , , ,
3 7 9 7 7 11 40 40 17 40 13 17 25 17 38

D. Check whether the given fractions are in the simplest form. If not,
reduce to the simplest term.
5 10 17 40 38
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
9 25 51 63 171

E. Write any five fractions equivalent to each of the fractions given below.

2 3 7 18 36
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
3 5 11 36 40

F. Are the pairs of fractions equivalent?

16 4 6 10 14 40 8 24
1. , 2. , 3. , 4. ,
30 7 9 15 21 60 11 36

5 10 8 12 9 21 2 4
5. , 6. , 7. , 8. ,
7 14 12 18 15 35 5 9

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