CBSE Class 7 Mathematics Working with Fractions MCQs Set J

Question. Maria bought 8 m of lace and used 1/4 m for each bag. The expression to find the number of bags is
(a) 8 × 1/4
(b) 1/8 × 1/4
(c) 8 ÷ 1/4
(d) 1/4 ÷ 8

Answer: C

Question. Maria decorated 32 bags using 8 m of lace, with 1/4 m per bag. This result is obtained by which calculation?
(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 statement is true?
(a) Product of any two fractions is always more than one
(b) Order of multiplication affects the result
(c) 1/2 × 1/3 = 1/6
(d) Fraction × 1 = 0

Answer: C

Question. If 1/2 meter of ribbon is used for 8 badges, the length of ribbon used for each badge is given by the expression
(a) 8 × 1/2
(b) 1/2 ÷ 1/8
(c) 8 ÷ 1/2
(d) 1/2 ÷ 8

Answer: D

Question. A baker has 5 kg of flour and needs 1/6 kg per loaf. The correct expression to find the number of loaves is
(a) 5 × 1/6
(b) 1/6 ÷ 5
(c) 5 ÷ 1/6
(d) 5 × 6

Answer: C

Question. The number of loaves the baker can make with 5 kg of flour, needing 1/6 kg per loaf, is
(a) 30 loaves
(b) 5 loaves
(c) 6 loaves
(d) 1/30 loaves

Answer: A

Question. To find how much flour is used for 1 roti, when 1/4 kg is used for 12 rotis, we calculate
(a) 1/4 multiplied by 12
(b) 1/4 divided by 12
(c) 12 divided by 1/4
(d) 12 minus 1/4

Answer: B

Question. Division by a fraction is same as:
(a) Multiplication by its reciprocal
(b) Multiplication by same fraction
(c) Addition
(d) Subtraction

Answer: A

Question. If 1/4 kg of flour makes 12 rotis, the amount of flour needed for 6 rotis is
(a) 1/2 kg
(b) 1/4 kg
(c) 1/8 kg
(d) 1/12 kg

Answer: C

Question. To evaluate 1 divided by 1/6, we multiply 1 by the reciprocal of 1/6, which is
(a) 1/6
(b) 6
(c) 1
(d) 0

Answer: B

Question. The sum of (1 ÷ 1/6) + (1 ÷ 1/10) + (1 ÷ 1/13) + (1 ÷ 1/9) + (1 ÷ 1/2) is
(a) 40
(b) 10
(c) 1/40
(d) 39

Answer: A

Question. Mira read 1/5 and 3/10 of her 400-page novel. The total fraction of the novel read is
(a) 4/15
(b) 1/2
(c) 3/10
(d) 4/10

Answer: B

Question. What is the reciprocal of 3?
(a) 1/3
(b) 3
(c) 0
(d) 3/1

Answer: A

Question. Mira read 1/2 of her 400-page novel. How many pages did she read today?
(a) 80 pages (1/5 of 400)
(b) 120 pages (3/10 of 400)
(c) 200 pages
(d) 400 pages

Answer: B

Question. Mira's novel has 400 pages. If she read 1/2 of the novel, the number of pages she still needs to read is
(a) 80
(b) 120
(c) 200
(d) 400

Answer: C

Question. Bhāskara I's geometric interpretation of fraction multiplication was a commentary on the work of which earlier mathematician?
(a) Brahmagupta
(b) Aryabhata
(c) Śhrīdharāchārya
(d) Mahāvīrāchārya

Answer: B

Question. The Indian theory of fractions was later transmitted to and developed by Arab and African mathematicians like al-Hassâr of
(a) India
(b) Europe
(c) Morocco
(d) China

Answer: C

Question. The modern usage of the Indian theory of fractions in Europe became common around the
(a) 12th century
(b) 17th century
(c) 19th century
(d) 20th century

Answer: B

Question. In the ant colony splitting problem, at the first split, the fraction of the original group moving along each path is
(a) 1/4
(b) 1/8
(c) 1/2
(d) 1/16

Answer: C

Question. A car runs 16 km per litre. Using 2 3/4 litres of petrol, the distance it will go is
(a) 16 km
(b) 32 km
(c) 44 km
(d) 11 km

Answer: C