model 3 fraction of numbers Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 26

A boy was asked to find the value of $3/8$ of a sum of money. Instead of multiplying the sum by $3/8$ he divided it by $3/8$ and then his answer exceeded by Rs.55. Find the correct answer ?

a) Rs.1,320

b) Rs.64

c) Rs.24

d) Rs.9

Question : 27

$1/5$of a number exceeds $1/7$ of the same number by 10. The number is :

a) 200

b) 175

c) 150

d) 125

Question : 28

A fraction having denominator 30 and lying between $5/8$ and $7/11$ is–

a) $21/30$

b) $20/30$

c) $19/30$

d) $18/30$

Question : 29

Express 45 minutes as the fraction of one day.

a) $1/24$

b) $1/60$

c) $1/32$

d) $1/40$

Question : 30 [SSC CGL Prelim 2004]

$1/10$ of a rod is coloured red, $1/20$ orange, $1/30$ yellow, $1/40$ green, $1/50$ blue, $1/60$ black and the rest is violet. If the length of the violet portion of the rod is 12.08 metres, then the length of the rod is

a) 30 m

b) 20 m

c) 18 m

d) 16 m