CBSE Class 7 Mathematics Working with Fractions MCQs Set 07

Question. What is 1/2 ÷ 1⁄8?
(a) 4
(b) 8
(c) 1/4
(d) 4

Answer: D

Question. Four fountains fill a cistern 12 times in a day when they flow together. The total time needed to fill the cistern is
(a) 12 days
(b) 1/12 days
(c) 1 day
(d) 1/4 days

Answer: B

Question. The general formula for division of fractions was first explicitly stated by which Indian mathematician?
(a) Umasvati
(b) Bhāskara II
(c) Brahmagupta
(d) Śhrīdharāchārya

Answer: C

Question. Bhāskara II clarified Brahmagupta's division statement in 1150 CE using the notion of
(a) Denominator
(b) Multiplicand
(c) Reciprocal
(d) Sum

Answer: C

Question. The division of 3/2 by 1/4 is equal to
(a) 3/8
(b) 6
(c) 3/2
(d) 1/6

Answer: B

Question. 2/3 × 4/5 = ?
(a) 6/8
(b) 8/15
(c) 2/5
(d) 1/2

Answer: B

Question. The result of 4/3 divided by 3/4 is
(a) 12/12
(b) 16/9
(c) 9/16
(d) 1

Answer: B

Question. When we evaluate 8/2 divided by 4/15, the quotient is
(a) 4
(b) 15
(c) 8/15
(d) 32/30

Answer: B

Question. Maria bought 8 m of lace and used 1/4 m for each bag. The correct calculation to find the number of bags is
(a) 8 multiplied by 1/4
(b) 1/4 multiplied by 8
(c) 8 divided by 1/4
(d) 1/4 divided by 8

Answer: C

Question. Which of these statements is true?
(a) The reciprocal of 1 is 0
(b) 1/2 × 1/2 = 1
(c) 1/2 × 2 = 1
(d) 2 × 2 = 2

Answer: C

Question. Maria bought 8 m of lace and used 1/4 m for each bag. How many bags did she decorate?
(a) 2 bags
(b) 8 bags
(c) 32 bags
(d) 4 bags

Answer: C

Question. 1/2 meter of ribbon is used for 8 badges. The length of ribbon for each badge is calculated by
(a) 8 multiplied by 1/2
(b) 8 divided by 1/2
(c) 1/2 multiplied by 8
(d) 1/2 divided by 8

Answer: D

Question. 1/2 meter of ribbon is used for 8 badges. The length of ribbon used for each badge is
(a) 4 m
(b) 1/4 m
(c) 1/16 m
(d) 16 m

Answer: C

Question. A baker needs 1/6 kg of flour per loaf. He has 5 kg of flour. The number of loaves he can make is found by
(a) 5 multiplied by 1/6
(b) 1/6 divided by 5
(c) 5 divided by 1/6
(d) 5 plus 1/6

Answer: C

Question. Which method is used to simplify before multiplying?
(a) Cross subtraction
(b) Denominator matching
(c) Cancelling common factors
(d) Expanding numerators

Answer: C

Question. A baker needs 1/6 kg of flour per loaf. If he has 5 kg of flour, how many loaves of bread can he make?
(a) 5 loaves
(b) 6 loaves
(c) 30 loaves
(d) 1/30 loaves

Answer: C

Question. If 1/4 kg of flour is used to make 12 rotis, how much flour is used to make 1 roti?
(a) 1/4 kg
(b) 1/4 divided by 12 kg
(c) 12 divided by 1/4 kg
(d) 12 kg

Answer: B

Question. If 1/4 kg of flour is used to make 12 rotis, the flour used to make 6 rotis is
(a) 1/4 kg
(b) 1/2 kg
(c) 1/8 kg
(d) 6 kg

Answer: C

Question. In the Pāṭīgaṇita problem, the value of 1 divided by 1/6 is
(a) 1/6
(b) 6
(c) 1
(d) 0

Answer: B

Question. What happens when 1/4 is multiplied by 8?
(a) 2
(b) 12
(c) 32
(d) 4

Answer: A