NCERT Solutions for Class 7
Maths
Chapter 2 – Fractions and Decimals
Exercise 2.2
1. Find:
1
(i) of
4
1 3 4
(a) (b) (c)
4 5 3
Ans:
(a) Calculating the value,
1 1 1 1 1×1 1
of = × = =
4 4 4 4 4×4 16
(b) Calculating the value,
1 3 1 3 1×3 3
of = × = =
4 5 4 4 4×4 16
(c) Calculating the value,
1 4 1 4 1×4 1
of = × = =
4 3 4 3 4×3 3
1
(ii) of
7
2 6 3
(a) (b) (c)
9 5 10
Ans:
(a) Calculating the value,
1 2 1 2 1×2 2
of = × = =
7 9 7 9 7×9 63
(b) Calculating the value,
1 2 1 6 1×6 6
of = × = =
7 9 7 5 7×5 35
(c) Calculating the value,
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1 2 1 3 1×3 3
of = × = =
7 9 7 10 7×10 70
2. Multiply and reduce to lowest form (if possible):
2 2
(i) ×2
3 3
Ans: Multiplying and reducing to lowest form,
2 2 2 8 2 8 16 7
2 1
3 3 3 3 3 3 9 9
2 7
(ii) ×
7 9
Ans: Multiplying and reducing to lowest form,
2 7 27 2
7 9 79 9
3 6
(iii) ×
8 4
Ans: Multiplying and reducing to lowest form,
3 6 3 6 3 3 9
8 4 8 4 8 2 16
9 3
(iv) ×
5 5
Ans: Multiplying and reducing to lowest form,
9 3 9 3 27 2
1
5 5 5 5 25 25
1 15
(v) ×
3 8
Ans: Multiplying and reducing to lowest form,
1 15 1 15 1 5 5
3 8 3 8 1 8 8
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11 3
(vi) ×
2 10
Ans: Multiplying and reducing to lowest form,
11 3 11 3 33 3
1
2 10 2 10 20 20
4 12
(vii) ×
5 7
Ans: Multiplying and reducing to lowest form,
4 12 4 12 48 13
1
5 7 5 7 35 35
3. Multiply the following fractions:
2 1
(i) ×5
5 4
Ans: Performing multiplication,
2 1 2 21 2 21 1 21 21 1
5 2
5 4 5 4 5 4 5 2 10 10
2 7
(ii) 6 ×
5 9
Ans: Performing multiplication,
2 7 32 7 32 7 224 44
6 4
5 9 5 9 59 45 45
3 1
(iii) ×5
2 3
Ans: Performing multiplication,
3 1 3 16 48
5 8
2 3 2 3 6
5 3
(iv) ×2
6 7
Ans: Performing multiplication,
5 3 5 17 85 1
2 2
6 7 6 7 42 42
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2 4
(v) 3 ×
5 7
Ans: Performing multiplication,
2 4 17 4 68 33
3 1
5 7 7 7 35 35
3
(vi) 2 ×3
5
Ans: Performing multiplication,
3 13 3 13 3 39 4
2 3 7
5 5 1 5 1 5 5
4 3
(vii) 3 ×
7 5
Ans: Performing multiplication,
4 3 25 3 5 3 15 1
3 2
7 5 7 5 7 1 7 7
4. Which is greater:
2 3 3 5
(i) of or of
7 4 5 8
Ans:Calculating the greater term,
2 3 3 5
of or of
7 4 5 8
2 3 3 5
× or ×
7 4 5 8
3 3
or
14 8
3 3
14 8
3 5
Hence, of is greater.
5 8
1 6 2 3
(ii) of or of
2 7 3 7
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Ans: Calculating the greater term,
1 6 2 3
of or of
2 7 3 7
1 6 2 3
× or ×
2 7 3 7
6 2
or
14 7
6 2
14 7
1 6
Hence, of is greater.
2 7
5. Saili plants 4 saplings in a row in her garden. The distance between two
3
adjacent saplings is m. Find the distance between the first and the last sapling.
4
Ans: Given: Saili plants 4 saplings in a row where the distance between two adjacent
3
saplings m.
4
Solution:
The number of gaps in saplings 3
Hence,
3 9 1
The distance between the first and the last saplings =3× = m=2 m
4 4 4
1
Therefore, the distance between the first and the last saplings is 2 m
4
3
6. Lipika reads a book for 1 hours every day. She reads the entire book in 6
4
days. How many hours in all were required by her to read the book?
3
Ans: Given: Time taken for reading a book by Lipika 1 hours.
4
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Lipika reads the entire book in 6 days
Solution:
Calculating the Total hours taken by Lipika to read the entire book,
3 7 21 1
1 6 6 10 hours.
4 4 2 2
Hence, it would take 10 hours to read the book.
7 A car runs 16 km using 1 litre of petrol. How much distance will it cover using
3
2 litres of petrol?
4
Ans:Given: A car covers the distance =16km in 1 litre of petrol.
Solution:
3
Calculating the distance covered by car in 2 litres of petrol,
4
3 11
Distance =2 of 16km= ×16=44km
4 4
3
Therefore, car will cover a distance of 44 km in 2 litres of petrol.
4
8. (a)
2 10
(i) Provide the number in the box , such that× =
3 30
(ii) The simplest form of the number obtained in is _____.
2 5 10
Ans:(i) The number inside the box should be
3 10 30
5 1
(ii) The simplest form of the number obtained in is
10 2
(b)
3 24
(i) Provide the number in the box , such that .
5 75
(ii) The simplest form of the number obtained in is______.
3 8 24
Ans: (i) The number inside the box should be
5 15 75
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8 8
(ii) The simplest form of the number obtained in is
15 15
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