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Chapter 5 Fractions Problem Set 17 Solutions

Complete Maharashtra State Board Balbharati & Yuvakbharati textbook solutions for Chapter 5 Fractions Problem Set 17. Step-by-step solved exercises, numerical problems, and digest answers.

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Maharashtra State Board Class 5 Maths Solutions Chapter 5 Fractions Problem Set 17

Question 1 Maharashtra Board Solution
Write the proper number in the box.
Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:
Here 20 = 2 x 10


Answer:
Here 15 = 3 x 5


Answer:
Here 18 = 9 x 2
hehce,


Answer:
Here 40 + 5 = 8,
hence,


Answer:
Here 26 ÷ 2 = 13,
hence,


Answer:
Here 6 ÷ 2 = 3,
hence,


Answer:
Here 4 ÷ 4 = 1,
hence,


Answer:
Here 25 ÷ 5 = 5,
hence,

Question 2 Maharashtra Board Solution
Find an equivalent fraction with denominator 18, for each of the following fractions.
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Question 3 Maharashtra Board Solution
Find an equivalent fraction with denominator 5, for each of the following fractions.
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Question 4 Maharashtra Board Solution
From the fractions given below, pair off the equivalent fractions.
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Question 5 Maharashtra Board Solution
Find two equivalent fractions for each of the following fractions.
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Like fractions and unlike fractions

Fractions such as whose denominators are equal, are called ‘like fractions’.
Fractions such as which have different denominators are called unlike fractions’.

Converting unlike fractions into like fractions

Example (1) Convert 5/6 and 7/9 into like fractions.
Here, we must find a common multiple for the numbers 6 and 9.
Multiples of 6 : 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, ……..
Multiples of 9 : 9, 18, 27, 36, 45 ……..
Here, the number 18 is a multiple of both 6 and 9. So, let us make 18 the denominator of both fractions.

Thus, 15/18 and 1418 are like fractions, respectively equivalent to 5/6 and 7/9.
Here, 18 is a multiple of both 6 and 9. We could also choose numbers like 36 and 54 as the common denominators.

Example (2) Convert 4/8 and 5/16 into like fractions.
As 16 is twice 8, it is easy to make 16 the common denominator.
Thus, 8/16 and 5/16 are the required like fractions.

Example (3) Find a common denominator for 4/7 and 3/4.
The number 28 is a multiple of both 7 and 4. So, make 28 the common denominator.. Therefore, 16/28 and 21/28 are the required like fractions.

Fractions Problem Set 17 Additional Important Questions and Answers

Question 1 Maharashtra Board Solution
Find two equivalent fractions for each of the following fraction:
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