𝟏

=
𝟐𝟎
Activity:
1 1 1 1 2
1. simplify: - x ÷ +
6 3 4 2 3

1 1 2 1 3
2. - of ÷ +
8 4 3 3 4

1 1 5 1
3. - of +
2 5 6 4

2 3 5 1
4. of ÷ +
3 4 6 5

2 1 3 1
5. x ÷ x
3 6 4 2

1 2 1 1
6. – ÷ +1
2 4 5 3

1 1 1
7. x + ÷
3 8 4

3 1 1
8. ÷( + )
4 2 4

1
9. 2½X(½X )
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3

3 1 2
10. + ÷
5 3 3

CHANGING COMMON FRACTIONS TO DECIMALS

EXAMPLE I
2
Change to a decimal fraction
3

Soln.

66
Example II
5
Change to a decimal fraction.
6

Soln.
5
6
=

ACTIVITY
Change the following common fractions to decimal fractions.
1. ½ 6.
14
4 15
2. 7.
2
5
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3 3
3. 8.
3
4
3 11
4. 9.
8
7
5 15
5. 10.
5
9
11

RECURRING DECIMALS TO COMMON FRACTIONS

• Recurring decimals are also called non terminating fractions /
decimals.
• Vulgar fractions are common fractions i.e. fractions with
numerators and denominators.
Examples
1. Change 0.666 … to common fractions.
Soln.
Let the common fractions be n.
n = 0.66 …
n x 10 = 0.666… x 10
67
10n – n = 6.666…
10n – n = 6.666…
-0.666…
9n = 6…
9n = 6
9 9
2
n = 3
2. Change 0.2424… to a common fraction.
Soln.

Let the common fraction be m.

M = 0.2424…

M x 100 = 0.2424… x 100

100m = 24.2424…

100m – m = 24.2424…
= 0.2424
99m = 24

99m = 24 8
99 99 33

m = 8
33
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Example 3

3. change 0.5333… to a common fraction.

Soln.
Let the common fraction be K.

K = 0.5333…
K X 10 = 0.5333… X 10
10K = 5.333…
10K X 10 = 5.333… X 10
68
100K = 53.333…
= 5.333…
90K = 48

90K = 48 8
90 90 15
K =8
15

ACTIVITY:

Change the following recurring decimals to common fractions.

a) 0.3636…
b) 0.6363…
c) 0.4545…
d) 0.2121…
e) 0.5656…
f) 0. 233…
g) 0.333…
h) 0.8333…
i) 0.799… Tekat Learning Mathematics Notes for Primary Seven

j) 0.2525…

MIXED OPERATIONS IN DECIMALS

1. Given addition and subtraction

Example

1. work out: 0.6 – 3.6 + 4.4

Soln.
(0.6 + 4.4)-3.6 0.6
45.0 + 4.4
69
-3.6 5.0
1.4

2. Work out: 4.6 – 12.1 + 9.44

Soln.
4.60
+ 9.44
14.04 - 12.1

14.04
- 12.10
1.94

ACTIVITY:

WORK OUT:

1. 8.2 – 12.6 + 5.4

2. 0.4 – 1.12 + 6.14
3. 6.8 – 8.4 + 7.43
4. 3.4 – 2.6 + 3.2 Tekat Learning Mathematics Notes for Primary Seven
5. 4.2 – 4.6 + 3.8
6. 1.22 – 2.8 + 3.8
7. 7.2 – 11.4 + 5.4
8. 3.28 – 1.48 + 1.82
9. 14.8 – 2.2 + 1.2
10. 0.58 – 2.8 + 4.42
GIVEN OTHER OPERATIONS
Examples
1. Work out: 1.6 x 0.3 – 0.2 x 0.7
Soln.
BODMAS
(1.6 x 0.3) – (0.2 x 0.7)
16 3 2 7
( x )–( x )
10 10 10 10

16 3 2 7
( x )–( x )
10 10 10 10
70
4.8
- 0.14
100
0.48
- 0.14
0.34
2. Work out: 0.28 – 0.14 ÷ 0.2
Soln.
= 0.28 – (0.14 ÷ 0.2)
14 2
= 0.28 – ( ÷ )
100 10
14 10
= 0.28 – ( 𝑥 )
100 2

28 7
= -
100 10
28 7
=( x 100) - ( x 100)
100 10
100

28 − 70
=
100 Tekat Learning Mathematics Notes for Primary Seven

− 42
=
100

=- 0.42
Activity:
Work out the following:

1. 0.12 x 0.34 + 0.36 ÷ 0.4

2. 0.12 x 0.3 + (0.36 ÷ 0.4)
4. 0.28 ÷ 0.14 ÷ 0.2 ÷ 0.4 + 0.5
5. 0.15 ÷ 0.3 x 0.12
6. 1.8 + (1.2 ÷ 0.3) + 8
7. 3.2 x 0.24 + (3.2 ÷ 0.8)
8. 1.4 x 0.2 – 0.2 x 0.3
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DECIMALISATION

Examples

0.49 x 0.28
1. Work out:
0.9 x 0.7

Soln.

= (0.49 x 0.28) ÷ (0.9 x 0.7)

49 28 9 7
=( x )÷( x )
100 100 10 10

49 28 10 10
= x x x
100 100 7 7

97 x 4
=
100

𝟒𝟗𝟐𝟖
=
𝟏𝟎𝟎
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=0.28

7.4−3.2
2. Work out:
0.2 x 0.3
Soln.
(7.4 – 3.2) ÷ (0.2 x 0.3)
7.4 ÷ (0.2 x 0.3)
-3.2 ÷ (0.2 x 0.3)
4.2

42 2 3
÷( x )
10 10 10

72
 42 100
x
10 6

70

8.4 x 0.2
2. Simplify:
0.14−0.02

Soln.

= (8.4 x 0.2) ÷ (0.14 – 0.02)

= (8.4 x 0.2) ÷ 0.14
- 0.02
0.12

84 2 12
=( x )÷
100 10 100

84 x 2 100
= x
10 x 10 12

=14 Tekat Learning Mathematics Notes for Primary Seven

Activity:
Work out the following:

0.14 x 0.8
1.
0.4

0.63 x 0.49
2.
0.9 x 0.7

0.42 x 0.36
3.
0.7 x 0.12

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 0.49−0.04
4.
0.3 + 0.6

0.48 −0.12
5.
0.4 +0.2

8.4 X 0.02
6.
0.14−0.02

0.36 X 0.2
7.
0.9 −0.6

4.5 + 3
8.
0.5 X 2.5

0.048 x 0.2
9. Type equation here.
0.12 x 0.1

4.8 x 0.2
9.
0.14−0.02 Tekat Learning Mathematics Notes for Primary Seven

APPLICATION OF FRACTIONS

Examples
1. In a class of 40 pupils, ¼ are boys and the rest are girls. Find the
fraction of girls.
Soln.
Fraction of boys= ¼

Fraction of girls = 1–¼

74
 4 1
= -
4 4

4 1
= -
4 4

4−1
=
4

3
=
4

b) How many more girls than boys are in the class?

Soln.

No. of girls No. of boys More

1
x 40 30
4
3
x 40 - 10
4
1 x 10 20
3 x 10
10
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30

2. After covering 40km, Othieno’s vehicle got a puncture this was

2
of the whole journey. How long was the whole journey?
5

Soln.
Let the journey be K.
2
xk = 40km
5

2
5x k = 40km x 5
5

75
2k 200 km
=
2 2

= 100km

b) Find the remaining distance.

Soln.

Remaining fraction

2
1-
5

5 2
-
5 5

=3
5
Remaining distance

= 35 x 100 km
=3 x 20 km
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=60 km

2 3
3. of my salary is equal to of my uncle’s salary. If my uncle’s
3 4
salary is sh. 100,000. How much is my salary?
Soln.
Let my salary be n.

2 3
of n = of sh. 100,000.
3 4

2n
= sh. 75000 x 3
3

76
2n 75000 𝑥 3
= sh.
2 2

n = sh. 112500
Activity:
2
1. In a class, are girls and the rest are boys. There are 6 girls in
3
the class. How many pupils are in the class?
3
2. In a class, are boys and the rest are girls. If there are 15 girls,
8
how many boys are in the class?
3
3. Othieno spent of his income on food and he saved sh. 20,000.
5
How much did he spend?
3
4. Scala covered of the journey by bus and he walked 8km. find
7
the distance covered by bus?
1 2
5. of Okello’s salary is equal to of John’s salary. If John’s salary
3 5
is sh. 50,000, How much is Okello’s salary?
3
6. After covering of the journey, Peter still had 40km to cover.
4
How long was the whole journey?
7
7. A woman sold of her apples and she remained with 30
10
apples, how many apples did she have at first?
4
8. of the school team like red shorts and the rest like blue shorts.
11
If 14 players like blue shorts, how many players are in a school?
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5
10. In a school, of the workers can speak Kiswahili and the rest
12
speak English. If 28 workers speak English, how many workers are
there in the school altogether?
FININD REMAINING FRACTIONS GIVEN TWO OR MORE FRACTIONS

Examples
1
1. A man spent ¼ of his income on food, on fees and he saved
3
the rest.
a) Find the fraction saved.

Soln.

1 1
Fraction saved = 1 – ( + )
4 3

77
 3+4
=1–( )
12

7
=1-
12

12 7
= -
12 12

5
=
12

b) Show the above information on a pie chart using a radius of

3cm.
Food Fees Savings
1 o 1 o 5 o
x 360 x 360 x 360
4 3 12

o
90 120o 150o

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1 1
2. Mapala spent of his income on rate, on fees and saved the
5 3
rest.
a) Find the fraction saved.

Soln.

1 1
1-( + )
5 3

3+5
1–( )
15

8
1-
15

78
15 8
-
15 15

7
15

b) If he saved sh. 28,000, how much did he spend on rent?

Soln.

Let the income be m.

7
xm = sh. 28,000
15

7
5x =sh. 28,000 x 15
5

7 28,000 𝑥 15
m = sh.
7 7

1
m = x sh. 60,000
5

=sh. 12,000 Tekat Learning Mathematics Notes for Primary Seven

2 1
3. of the farmers grow maize, grow rice and the rest grow
3 6
beans. Find the number of farmers on the village if 48 farmers
grow beans.

Soln.
2 1
Fraction of beans = 1–( + )
3 6

4+1
= 1-( )
6

5
= 1-
6

6 5
= -
6 6
79
 𝟏
=
𝟔

Let the no. of farmers be m

𝟏
x m= 48
𝟔

m = 48
6

m
6x = 48 x 6
6

m = 2888 farmers

𝟏
4. Konde spent 25% of his income on food on rent and the rest
Tekat Learning Mathematics Notes for Primary Seven
𝟓
on transport. If he spent shs. 44,000 on transport, how much did
he spend on food?
Soln.
1
Fraction on transport =1 – (25% + )
5

25 1
=1 – ( + )
100 5

1 1
=1 – ( + )
4 5

1+4
=1 – ( )
25

9
=1 -
20

20 9
= -
20 20
80
 11
=
20
Let the income be K.

11
× k = sh. 44000
20

11𝑘
= sh. 44000
20

11k
20 x = 44,000 x 20
20

11k 44000 x 20
= sh.
20 11
K = sh. 80,000

Food = 25% of sh. 80,000

25
= x sh. 80,000
100

= 25 x sh. 800

= sh. 20,000

Activity:
Tekat Learning Mathematics Notes for Primary Seven

1 1
1. Mandevo covered of the journey by his bus, by taxi and he
6 4
walked 35km. how long was the whole journey?
b) Find the distance covered by bus.
c) Show the above information on a pie chart of radius 3cm.
1 1
2. Kato spent ¼ of his salary on medical on rent, on fees and
3 6
the rest on food. If he spent sh. 36,000, how much did he spend
on medical?
b) Show the above information on a pie chart of radius 4cm.
1 2
3. SSekato spent of his salary on food on rent and saved the
5 3
rest. If he saved 40,000, calculate his income.

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 2 1
4. Peter read of a book on Monday, on Tuesday and the rest
5 4
on Wednesday. If he read 21 papers on Wednesday, how
many papers make up a book?
2 1
5. of the farmers grow maize, grow rice and the rest grow
3 6
beans. Find the number of farmers on the village if 48 farmers
grow beans.

6. Okello spent 40% of his income on food, ¼ on fees and the rest
on medical. If he spent sh.21,000 on medical. How much was
his income?
1
7. Kapsico spent 20% of his income on food, ¼ on fees, on rent
10
and he saved sh. 28,000. How much was his income?

Tekat Learning Mathematics Notes for Primary Seven

APPLICATION ON FRACTIONS INVOLVING A REMAINDER

Examples
1 2
1. Wandera spent of his income on food, of the remainder on
6 5
fees and saved the rest. Find the fraction he saved.
Soln.

Food Remainder Fees saved

1 1–
1 2
of
5 5
-
1
6 5 6 6 3
6
6 1 2 5 5−2
- x
6 6 8 6
6
5 1
3
6 3
6

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 1
2

b) If he saved sh. 60,000, how much did he spend on food.

Soln.
Let his income be K.
1
xk = Sh. 60,000
2

k
2x = sh. 60,000 x 2
2

K = sh. 120,000

Food
1
= x sh. 120,000
6

=sh. 20,000
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1
3. A man spent ¼ of his income on food, of the remainder on
3
fees and he saves the rest. If he saved sh. 80,000 more than
what he spent on food, find his income.
Soln.

Food Rem Fees Saved

1 1 3 1
1- of rem -
1 4 3 4 4

4 4 1 3−1
- 1
x
1
4 4 3 4
3 4
2
4 1
4
4
1
2
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Difference in fractions
1 1
= -
2 4
2−1
=
4
1
=
4

Let his income be K.

1
x K = sh. 80,000
4

k
= sh. 80,000
4

k
x4 = sh. 80,000 x 4
4

K = sh. 320,000

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b) How much did he save?

Soln.

Savings = ½ x sh. 320,000

=sh. 160,000
1
Matama spent of her income on Rent, 25% of the remainder on
5
medical and she saved the rest.

a) Find the fraction saved.

Rent Rem Medical Saved

1-
1 25% of rem 4
-
1
1 5 5 5
4
5 25% ×
5
-
1 5 3
5 5
5 84
 25 4
x
4 100 5
1
5
5
If she spent sh. 20,000 on medical, how much did she save?

Soln.

Let her income be K.

1
xk = sh. 20,000
5

k
= sh. 20,000
5

k
= sh. 20,000 x 5
5

K = sh. 100,000

Medical
3
= x sh. 100,000
5

= sh. 60,000 Tekat Learning Mathematics Notes for Primary Seven

Example IV
1
Owino spent of his income on food, ¼ on fees. ¾ of the remainder
3
on transport and he saved the rest. Find the faction saved.

Soln

Feed Fees Rem Transport Saved

1 1 1–( +
1 1
)
3
of Rem
5
-
5
3 4 4 12 16
3 4
4+3 1 5 20 − 15
1–( ) x
12 4 12
48
7 5
1- 5
12
16
12 7
48
-
12 12
85
 5
12

b) If he saved sh. 20,000, find his income.

Soln.

Let his income be p.

5
xp = sh. 20,000
48
5p
= sh. 20,000
48
5p
= sh. 20,000 x 48
48

5p = sh. 20,000 x 48
5p 𝑠ℎ.20,000 ×48
=
5 5

P = Sh. 192,000
Tekat Learning Mathematics Notes for Primary Seven

Activity:
1 5
1. Akello covered of the journey by bus, of the remainder by
8 7
a taxi and the rest by train. Find the fraction covered by train.

b) If the covered 20km by train, how long was the whole journey?

1 1
2. Opio spent of his salary on medical, of the remainder on rent
3 4
and the rest on food. Find the fraction spent on fees.

b) If he spent sh. 40,000 on fees than on medical, how much is his

salary?

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 1
4. Martha spent 20% of her income on food, of the remainder
3
on fees and she saved sh. 20,000. Find her income.

1
5. Ssemutala spent 40% of his income on transport, of the
4
remainder on medical and the rest on clothes. If he spent
sh. 180,000 on clothes, how much did he spend on
transport?
1 1 2
5. Pison spent of his income on food, on rent, of the
3 5 3
remainder on fees and the rest on medical, find the fraction
spent on medical.

b) If he spent sh. 35,000 on medical, how much did he spend on

rent?
1 1 1
6. In a school, of the pupils eat meat, eat fish and of the
2 3 4
remainder eat beans while the rest eat greens, if 30 pupils eat
greens. How many pupils are in the class?

Tekat Learning Mathematics Notes for Primary Seven

MORE ABOUT APPLICATION OF FRACTIONS

EXAMPLE I

A tank of water was ½ full, when 60 litres were added it became ¾

full. How many litres of water can the tank hold when completely
full?

Soln.

Fraction added

= New - old
3 1
= -
4 2

87
 3−2
=
4
1
=
4

Let the capacity of the tank be m

1
x m = 60 L
4
m
= 60 L
4
m
×4 = 60L ×4
4

M = 240 L

b) How many litres of water were in the tank?

Soln.
1
= x 240L
2

=120 L
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Example II

A tank was 2/3 full of water, when 200L of water were used, it
became 5/12 full. Find its capacity.

Soln.

Fraction used

= old – New
2 2
= -
3 12
8−5
=
12
3
=
12
88
= ¼
Let its capacity be P.
¼xp = 200L
p
= 200L
4
p
x4 = 200L x 4
4

P = 800L
Example III
2
A tank was full of water, when ¼ of water in the tank was used, 2500L
3
remained. Find the capacity of the tank.

Soln.

Fraction used
1 2
= x
4 3

1
=
6 Tekat Learning Mathematics Notes for Primary Seven

Remaining fraction.
2 1
= -
3 6

4−1
=
6
3
=
6

1
=
2

Let the capacity be m.

½ x m= 2500L
m
= =2500L
2

89
𝑚
x2 = 2500L x 2
2

m = 5000 L

Activity:
1 1
1. A tank was full of water, when 8L of water were added it became full.
5 3
a) How many litres of water can the tank hold when completely full of
water?
b) How many litres of water were in the tank?
2. A jerry can was ¼ full of water, when 15L were added, it became 2/3 full.
Find its capacity.
b) How many litres of water are in the tank?
1 2
3. A tank was full of water, when 60L were drawn, the tank became full,
3 15
find its capacity.
4. A Jerry can was ½ full of water, when 10 L were used for cooking, the jerry
5
can become 14 full, find its capacity.
2
5. A petrol tank was 3 full, when ¼ of it was used to cover a certain distance,
120 L remained. Find the capacity of the tank.
b) If a car consumes 5 litres of petrol to cover a distance of 19km, find the
distance covered.
3 2
6. At a wedding party, a water tank was full, when of it was used for
8 3
cooking, 40L remained, if 10L were used to prepare 15kg of rice, how
many kgs of rice were cooked? Tekat Learning Mathematics Notes for Primary Seven

APPLICATION OF FRACTIONS INVOLVING OTHER PARTS OF FRACTIONS

In a class of 120 pupils, ¼ are girls and the rest are boys.

a) Find number of boys in the class.

Soln.
1
Fraction of boys= 1–
4

4 1
= -
4 4

3
=
4

3
No of boys = x 120
4

= 90 boys
90
b) 2/3 of the boys and 1/5 of the girls are in yellow color. How many pupils are
in yellow color

No. of boys Boys in yellow No. of girls Girls in yellow Total

¾ x 120 2/3 x 90 ¼ x 120 1/5 x 30 60
+ 6
90 60 30 6 66
Activity:
2
1. In a school of 2000 pupils, 5 are girls and the rest are boys, ½ of the girls
1
and of the boys are in upper. Find the number of pupils in lower.
3
2. In a village of 2400 people, the ratio of female to male is 7:3, find the
number of females in the village.
b) 40% of the females and 30% of the males are children, how many adults
are in the village?
c) In each adult pays tax of sh. 20,000/=, how much will be collected by
local council?
3. A certain country in Uganda has a population of 300,000 people, of
3 2
whom. ½ are females, of the females are girls and of the males are
5 3
boys. Find the number of children in the country.
4. Out of 120 students who sat for the test, 1/3 were girls and the rest were
boys.
a) How many girls took the test?
b) If 40% of the boys failed and 55% of the girls passed, how many students
passed the test?
APPLICATION OF FRACTIONS INVOLVING TAPS THAT REQUIRE TO ADD.
Tekat Learning Mathematics Notes for Primary Seven

Example I

1. Tap A takes 5min to fill a tank and tap B takes 15 min to fill the
same tank. How long will it take both tapes to fill the tank it
opened at the same time?

Tap A Tap B Both

5min = 1tank 15min = 1tank 1
+
1
1 5 15
1min = tank
1 15
1min = tank 3+1
5
15
4
tank
15
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4
tank = 1min
15
4
1 tank = (1 ÷ )min
15

15
= 1x
4

15
= 3 rem 3
4

𝟑
= 3 minutes
𝟒

Example II
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Tap X takes 9 min to fill the tank, tap Y take 12 min to fill and tap Z
takes 18 min to fill the same tank. If all tapes are opened at the
same time, how long will it take the tank to get filled?

Tap X Tap Y Tap Z All taps

9 min = 1tank 12 min = 1tank 18 min = 1tank 1 + 1 + 1
1 9 12 18
1min = tank
1 1 18
1 min = tank 1min = tank 4+3+2
9 12
36
9
=
36

1
= tank
4

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 ¼ tank = 1 min
1 tank = (1 ÷ ¼) min
4
= (1 x ) min
1
= 4 min
b) 15 litres of water are filled in the tank in every 20 seconds, how
many litres of water can the tank hold when completely full?
Soln

1 min = 60 sec
4 min = (4 x 60) sec
= 240 sec
20 sec = 15L
15
1 sec = L
20
15
240 sec = x 240L
20
=180 litres

c) If the tank was ¾ full of water, how long did the taps take to fill the
tank. Tekat Learning Mathematics Notes for Primary Seven

Soln

Fraction to be filled.
3
=1 -
4
4 3
=4 - 4
1
=
4
No. of min
1
=( x 4) minutes
4
= 1 minute

Activity:

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1. tap A takes 24 minutes to fill the tank and tap B takes 8 min to
fill the same tank. How long will it take the same tank to get
filled if both taps are left open at the same time?
1
b) One day the tank was full, how long did the tank takes to be
3
filled?

2. Martha takes 10 min to sweep the class, while Peter takes 15

min to sweep the same class. How long will both of them take
to sweep the classroom if they started at the same time?
3. Tap A takes 8 min to fill the tank, tap B takes 6 minutes and tap
C takes 24 minutes to fill the same tank. How long will it take
the tank to get filled if they are opened at the same time?
b) If 16 litres of water are poured in the tank in 5 seconds, find the
capacity of the tank.
4. Jane takes 12 minutes to clean the compound, Musa takes 8
minutes and Wasswa takes 24 minutes to clean the same
compound, how long will they take to clean the class if they
started cleaning at the same time?

APPLICATION OF FRACTIONS ON TAPS INVOLVING SUBTRACTION.

Tekat Learning Mathematics Notes for Primary Seven

Example I

Tap F and tap A are connected on a water tank, tap F call fill the
tank in 2 hours while tap A can empty the tank in 3 hours. One day
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the tank was full of water. How long did it take the tank to get fill if
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both taps were opened at the same time?

TAP F TAP A ALL TAPS

2 hours = 1tank 3 hours = 1tank 1 1
-
2 3

1 hr = ½ tank 1
1 hr = tank 3−2
3
6

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 1
6
1
tank = 1 hr
6

1
1 tank = (1 ÷ ) hours
6

6
= (1 x )hr
1

=6 hours

1
Fraction to be filled =1-
5
1 1
= -
6 5
4
=
5
4
Time take = ( x 6) minutes
5

24
= 4 rem 4
5
4
=4 hours.
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Example II
Tap A takes 12 min to fill a tank and tap B takes 9 minutes to fill the
same tank while tap C takes 18 minutes to empty the tank. How
long will it take the taps to fill the tank if all were left open at the
same time?

Soln.

Tap A Tap B Tap C ALL TAPS

12 min = 1 9 min = 1 18 min = 1 1 1
( + )–
1
1 12 9 18
1 min =
1 1 18
1 min = 1 min = 3+3
( ) -2
12 9
36

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36

5
36

5
tank = 1 min
36

5
1 tank = (1 ) min.
36

1 x 36
= min
5

36
= min
5

1
= 7 minutes
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Activity

1. Tap A takes 9 min to fill the tank and tap B takes 12 min to
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empty the tank one day the tank was full, how long did it
12
take the tank to get filled with water?
2. Tap M takes 8 minutes to fill the tank and tap B draws water
from the same tank in 12 minutes. How long will it take the tank
to get filled with water if both taps are left open at the same
time?
3. A water source has two taps. Tap B fills a jerrycan in 7 minutes
and tap K empties the same jerrycan in 14 minutes. How long
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will it take the jerrycan to get filled which was full of water?
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b) 20 litres of water were poured in the tank in 5 seconds. Find the
capacity of the tank?
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4. Tap A takes 12 mins to fill the tank and tap B takes 8 minutes to
fill the same tank while tap C takes 24 min to draw water from
the tank. How long will it take the tank to be filled if all taps left
opened?
5. Tap K takes 6 min to fill the tank, and tap C takes 8 minutes to fill
the same tank while tap F takes 4 minutes to empty the same
tank. How long will it take to fill the tank if all taps are left
open?

APPLICATION OF FRACTIONS ON TAPS THAT INVOLVES UNKNOWNS

Tekat Learning Mathematics Notes for Primary Seven

Tap A takes K minutes to fill the tank and tap B takes 12 minutes to fill
the same tank if both taps are left open, they take 4 minutes to fill
the tank. Find the value of K.
Soln.
Tap A Tap B Both taps
K min = 1tank 12 min = 1tank 4 min = 1tank
1
1 min = tank 1 min = ½ tank 1 min = ¼ tank
k

1 1 1
+ =
k 12 4

1 1 1 1 1
+ – = -
k 12 12 4 12

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1 3−1
=
k 12

1 2
=
k 12

1 1
=
k 6

1xk =1x6

k = 6 min

Example II
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Tap F takes y minutes to fill the tank and tap E takes 3 minutes to
empty the same tank. If both taps are left open, they take 6 minutes
to fill the tank. Find the value of F.
Soln.
Tap F Tap K Both
Y min = 1tank 3 min = 1tank 6 min = 1tank
1 1 1
1 min = tank 1min = tank 1 min = tank
y 3 6

1 1 1
- =
y 3 6
1 1 1 1 1
– + = +
y 3 3 6 3

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1 1+2
=
y 6
1 3
=
y 6
1 1
=
y 2

1xy =1x2

Y = 2 minutes

Activity:
1. Tap A takes 10 minutes to fill a tank and tap B takes Y min to fill
the same tank. If both taps are left open, it takes 6 minutes for
the tank to get filled. Find the value of y.

2. Tap A takes X minutes to fill a tank and tap B takes 6 minutes to fill
the same tank. If both taps are left open at the same time, it
takes 2 minutes for the tank to get filled. Find the value of x.
3. Tap Q fill a tank in 8 minutes and tap W takes k minutes to empty
Tank. If both taps are left open, they take 24 minutes to fill the
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tank. Find the value of K.

4. It takes y minutes for the tank to be filled by tap A and tap B takes
8 minutes to empty the same tank. If both taps take 24 minutes to
fill the tank find the value of y.

PROPORTIONS
Note:
1. Proportion is the way of comparing two different things in terms
of quantity.
2. Proportions is divided into three; -
• Direct proportion
• Indirect proportion
• Constant proportion
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