FRACTIONS SHORTCUTS FOR QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE

FRACTIONS SHORTCUTS FOR QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE

Proper Fraction: is one whose numerator is less than denominator.

eg - 3/4, 17/19

Improper fraction: a fraction whose numerator is equal to or greater than the denominator .
eg - 17/12, 18/5

Complex fraction: is one in which the numerator or denominator or both are fractions.
eg - 5'7/8

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Q. Simplify :

   7                   3 -    2

 ---------- ÷                ----   5/7

  5-8/3                       3- 3/2

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                                4- 3/2

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Q2. One -quarter of one seventh of a land is sold for Rs 30,000. What is the value of an eight thirty - fifths of land?

Ans- one quarter of one seventh = 1/4 * 1/7= 1/28

8/35 of the land will cost 30,000*28*8/35 = Rs 1,92,000.

Recurring Decimals: a decimal in which a figure or set of figures is repeated continually .

eg - 1/3 = 0.333------

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Simplify:

Q1. 9.5* 0.085/0.0017 * 0.19

(Ans- 0.01)

Q2. (0.6bar + 0.7bar +0.8bar + 0.3bar) * 9000 = 24,000

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