Class 6 Maths: Integers, Fractions, and Algebra

Integers

Basic Operations

1. Add: 25 + (-13)

o Answer: 12

2. Subtract: -18 - 12

o Answer: -30

3. Multiply: (-7) * 5

o Answer: -35

4. Divide: 36 ÷ (-4)

o Answer: -9

Number Line

5. Represent -5 and 3 on a number line.

number line with 5 and 3 marked

6. What is the distance between -7 and 3 on a number line?

o Answer: 10 units

Properties of Integers

7. What is the additive identity of integers?

o Answer: 0

8. What is the multiplicative identity of integers?

o Answer: 1

9. What is the property of closure under addition and multiplication for integers?

o Answer: The sum and product of any two integers is always an integer.

10. What is the commutative property of addition and multiplication for integers?

 Answer: The order of numbers does not affect the sum or product.

Word Problems

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 11. A submarine dives 200 meters below sea level. Then it ascends 50 meters. What
is its new depth?

 Answer: -150 meters

12. A shopkeeper earns a profit of Rs. 15 on one item and a loss of Rs. 5 on another.
What is his net profit or loss?

 Answer: Rs. 10 profit

Fractions

Basic Concepts

13. What is a fraction?

 Answer: A fraction represents a part of a whole.

14. What are the two parts of a fraction called?

 Answer: Numerator and denominator.

15. What is a proper fraction?

 Answer: A fraction whose numerator is less than the denominator.

16. What is an improper fraction?

 Answer: A fraction whose numerator is greater than or equal to the denominator.

17. What is a mixed fraction?

 Answer: A combination of a whole number and a proper fraction.

Operations on Fractions

18. Add: 1/4 + 3/4

 Answer: 1

19. Subtract: 7/8 - 3/8

 Answer: 1/2

20. Multiply: 2/3 * 4/5

 Answer: 8/15

21. Divide: 3/4 ÷ 2/3

 Answer: 9/8

Word Problems

22. If 1/4 of a pizza is left, how much pizza is eaten?

 Answer: 3/4

23. A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of flour. How much flour is needed for 3 times the
recipe?

 Answer: 2 cups

Algebra

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Basic Concepts

24. What is algebra?

 Answer: Algebra is a branch of mathematics that uses symbols to represent

numbers and quantities.

25. What is a variable?

 Answer: A variable is a symbol that can represent any number.

26. What is an algebraic expression?

 Answer: An algebraic expression is a combination of variables, constants, and

operators.

27. What is an equation?

 Answer: An equation is a statement that two expressions are equal.

Solving Equations

28. Solve for x: x + 5 = 12

 Answer: x = 7

29. Solve for y: 2y - 3 = 9

 Answer: y = 6

30. Solve for z: 5z/2 = 10

 Answer: z = 4

Word Problems

31. If the sum of two numbers is 25 and one number is 12, what is the other number?

 Answer: 13

32. If a number is increased by 7, the result is 20. What is the number?

 Answer: 13

1. Order of Operations (BODMAS/PEMDAS)

 Question: Evaluate: 16 ÷ 4 + 2 × 3

 Answer: 11

 Question: Solve: 15 - 2 × 3 + 4 ÷ 2

 Answer: 11

 Question: Calculate: 10 + 5 × 2 - 4 ÷ 2

 Answer: 17

 Question: Simplify: 20 ÷ 5 × 2 + 3

 Answer: 11

 Question: Find the value of: 12 - 6 ÷ 3 + 2 × 4

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  Answer: 14

2. Converting Between Fractions and Decimals

 Question: Convert 3/4 to a decimal.

 Answer: 0.75

 Question: Convert 0.25 to a fraction.

 Answer: 1/4

 Question: Express 1/8 as a decimal.

 Answer: 0.125

 Question: Write 0.6 as a fraction in its simplest form.

 Answer: 3/5

 Question: Convert 2 1/2 to an improper fraction and then a decimal.

 Answer: Improper fraction: 5/2, Decimal: 2.5

3. LCM and HCF

 Question: Find the LCM of 12 and 18.

 Answer: 36

 Question: Find the HCF of 24 and 36.

 Answer: 12

 Question: Determine the LCM and HCF of 15, 25, and 30.

 Answer: LCM: 150, HCF: 5

 Question: Find the smallest number divisible by 6, 9, and 15.

 Answer: 90

 Question: What is the largest number that divides 60, 75, and 90 exactly?

 Answer: 15

4. Percentages

 Question: Find 20% of 500.

 Answer: 100

 Question: If 30% of a number is 60, what is the number?

 Answer: 200

 Question: A shopkeeper offers a discount of 10% on a product priced at Rs. 500.

What is the selling price?

 Answer: Rs. 450

 Question: A student scored 80% marks in a test of 50 marks. How many marks
did the student score?

 Answer: 40

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  Question: If the price of a product increases by 20%, what is the new price if the
original price was Rs. 200?

 Answer: Rs. 240

5. Ratios and Proportions

 Question: Simplify the ratio 15:25.

 Answer: 3:5

 Question: If the ratio of boys to girls in a class is 3:2 and there are 18 boys, how
many girls are there?

 Answer: 12

 Question: Divide Rs. 600 in the ratio 2:3.

 Answer: Rs. 240 and Rs. 360

 Question: If a car travels 120 km in 2 hours, how far will it travel in 5 hours at
the same speed?

 Answer: 300 km

 Question: If 5 workers can complete a task in 10 days, how many workers are
needed to complete the same task in 5 days?

 Answer: 10 workers

6. Time and Work

 Question: If A can do a work in 10 days and B can do the same work in 15 days,
in how many days can they finish the work together?

 Answer: 6 days

 Question: If a pipe can fill a tank in 6 hours and another pipe can empty it in 10
hours, how long will it take to fill the tank if both pipes are opened together?

 Answer: 15 hours

 Question: A and B can do a piece of work in 12 days and 15 days respectively.

They started the work together, but A left after 4 days. How long will B take to
finish the remaining work?

 Answer: 6 days

 Question: If 10 men can finish a job in 12 days, how many men are required to
finish the same job in 8 days?

 Answer: 15 men

 Question: A can do a work in 15 days and B can do the same work in 20 days.
They work together for 5 days and then B leaves. In how many days will A finish
the remaining work?

 Answer: 5 days

7. Speed, Distance, and Time

 Question: A car travels 180 km in 3 hours. What is its speed?

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  Answer: 60 km/h

 Question: How long will it take a train to travel 480 km at a speed of 80 km/h?

 Answer: 6 hours

 Question: A cyclist covers a distance of 30 km in 2 hours. What is his average

speed?

 Answer: 15 km/h

 Question: A bus travels at a speed of 60 km/h. How far will it travel in 4 hours?

 Answer: 240 km

 Question: A train leaves a station at 9 AM and reaches its destination at 1 PM. If

the distance between the stations is 240 km, what is the average speed of the
train?

 Answer: 60 km/h

8. Simple and Compound Interest

 Question: Find the simple interest on Rs. 5000 at 10% per annum for 2 years.

 Answer: Rs. 1000

 Question: Calculate the compound interest on Rs. 10,000 at 5% per annum for 2
years, compounded annually.

 Answer: Rs. 1025

 Question: What is the principal amount if the simple interest on it is Rs. 200 at
5% per annum for 4 years?

 Answer: Rs. 1000

 Question: At what rate of simple interest will Rs. 8000 amount to Rs. 10,000 in 2
years?

 Answer: 12.5%

 Question: Find the compound interest on Rs. 20,000 at 10% per annum for 2
years, compounded half-yearly.

 Answer: Rs. 4202.50

9. Profit and Loss

 Question: A shopkeeper buys a pen for Rs. 20 and sells it for Rs. 25. Find his
profit.

 Answer: Rs. 5

 Question: A shopkeeper buys a book for Rs. 120 and sells it at a loss of 10%.
What is the selling price?

 Answer: Rs. 108

 Question: If a shopkeeper sells an article for Rs. 450, making a profit of 25%,
what is the cost price?

 Answer: Rs. 360

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  Question: A man buys a watch for Rs. 800 and sells it at a loss of 15%. What is
the selling price?

 Answer: Rs. 680

 Question: A shopkeeper buys a TV for Rs. 20,000 and sells it at a profit of 10%.
What is the selling price?

 Answer: Rs. 22,000

10. Mensuration

 Question: Find the area of a rectangle with length 10 cm and breadth 8 cm.

 Answer: 80 cm²

 Question: Calculate the perimeter of a square with side 5 cm.

 Answer: 20 cm

 Question: What is the area of a circle with radius 7 cm? (Take π = 22/7)

 Answer: 154 cm²

 Question: Find the circumference of a circle with diameter 14 cm. (Take π = 22/7)

 Answer: 44 cm

 Question: The length and breadth of a rectangular field are in the ratio 3:2. If the
perimeter of the field is 40 m, find its area.

 Answer: 96 m²

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