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Roli Homework:Fraction Part Three

Question 1
Skill involved: 57e: Calculate a non-unit fraction of a given quantity (with denominator up to 12).

4
Find of 25
5

…………………………

Question 2
Skill involved: E116: Comparing and ordering fractions with different denominators.

6 6
Here are two fractions and .
7 9

Select which is the smaller fraction.

The one with the larger numerator [ ]

The one with the larger denominator [ ]

Question 3
Skill involved: 117a: Add fractions with different denominators, expressing the answer as a proper
or improper fraction.

Determine

5 1
¿ +
7 3

Give your answer as an improper fraction in its simplest form.

Question 4
Skill involved: 118b: Add mixed numbers with different denominators, where no regrouping is
required, expressing the answer as a mixed number.

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Determine

1 1
¿ 1 +2
2 8

Give your answer as a mixed number in its simplest form.

Question 5
Skill involved: 118c: Add mixed numbers with different denominators, where regrouping is
required, expressing the answer as a mixed number.

Calculate

5 3
¿ 5 −1
9 8

Give your answer as a mixed number in its simplest form.

Question 6
Skill involved: 118d: Subtract improper fractions with different denominators, expressing the
answer as a mixed number.

Work out

1 3
¿ 1 +2
6 10

Give your answer as a mixed number in its simplest form.

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Question 7
Skill involved: 119b: Multiply a mixed number by an integer.

Calculate

1
3 ×3
2

Give your answer in its simplest form.

Question 8
Skill involved: 119a: Multiply a fraction by an integer.

Calculate

1
9×
2

Give your answer in its simplest form.

Question 9
Skill involved: 121a: Divide a fraction by an integer.

Calculate

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1
÷3
4

Give your answer in its simplest form.

Question 10
Skill involved: 159a: Understand reciprocals as multiplicative inverses.

Work out the reciprocal of 1.5

Give your answer as a fraction in its simplest form.

Question 11
Skill involved: 159b: Calculate the reciprocal of an integer.

Determine the reciprocal of 10

Give your answer as a fraction in its simplest form.

Question 12
Skill involved: 159c: Calculate the reciprocal of a unit fraction.

1
Calculate the reciprocal of
90

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Question 13
Skill involved: 165a: Multiply a fraction by a fraction, requiring simplification.

Work out

1 15
¿ ×
12 4

Give your answer in its simplest form.

Question 14
Skill involved: 165b: Square and square root fractions.

Find

√❑

Question 15
Skill involved: 165c: Calculate an integer power of a fraction which is possibly negative.

Calculate

( )
3
−4
5

−a
Give your answer in the form .
b

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Question 16
Skill involved: 165d: Combine fractions to determine the fraction of a whole represented by a
subgroup.

5
of the employees of a software company are male.
7

5
Out of the female employees, are researchers.
9

Calculate the fraction of the company who are female researchers.

Give your answer in its simplest form.

Question 17
Skill involved: 167a: Multiply mixed numbers.

Work out

1 2
¿ 1 ×2
6 3

Give your answer as a mixed number in its simplest form.

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Question 18
Skill involved: E168: Dividing fractions involving a mixed number

1 3
Calculate: 6 ÷ 1
2 4

giving your answer as mixed number in its simplest form.

Question 19
Skill involved: 168a: Determine the quantity of a unit fraction within a mixed number.

1 28
How many times does fit into ?
10 5

…………………………

Question 20
Skill involved: 169a: Determine an amount after a fractional increase.

The normal price of a bike is £ 400.

1
The price of the bike decreases by .
8

Work out the new price of the bike.

£ …………………………

Question 21
Skill involved: 170a: Determine the amount before a unit fraction of it was taken.

Find the value of □

1
of □=3
18

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□=¿ …………………………

Question 22
Skill involved: 170b: Determine the amount before a fraction of it was taken.

Find the value of □

7
of □=63
9

□=¿ …………………………

Question 23
Skill involved: 170c: Determine a fraction of an amount given another fraction of that amount.

One quarter of a number is 48.

What is one sixth of the original?

…………………………

Question 24
Skill involved: 170g: Determine the original amount where the difference between two fractions of
an amount is given.

1 2
At a show, of the people are adults and of the people are children.
3 3

There are 6 more children than adults.

Altogether, how many people where at the show?

………………………… people

Question 25
Skill involved: 171b: Combine a mixture of fractions of amounts with other amounts.

Huw is paid a weekly wage.

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Every week he:

1
saves of his wage,
5
spends 70% of the money he has left on his living expenses,
spends all that remains on his social life.

One week, Huw saves £40.

How much does Huw spend on his social life?

£ …………………………
(3 marks)

Question 26
Skill involved: 171a: Determine the amount left given the fractions of an amount in other groups.

There are 600 buttons in a bag.

5
of the buttons are circles.
6
1
of the buttons are hexagons.
10

The rest of the buttons are squares.

Work out the number of buttons in the bag that are squares.

…………………………

Question 27
Skill involved: 171b: Combine a mixture of fractions of amounts with other amounts.

James is planning a holiday and has £600 to spend.

They spend £300 of the money on food.

2
They spend of the money on new clothes.
5

Work out what fraction of the money James has left.

Give your answer in its simplest form.

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Question 28
Skill involved: 171c: Determine a fraction of a fraction of an amount.

There are 1300 people at a concert.

2
of these people are adults.
5
The rest of the people are children.

1
of the adults are male.
2

Work out the number of male adults at the concert.

…………………………

Question 29
Skill involved: 171d: Combine fractions of amounts from multiple groups.

There are 110 blocks in a tub.

Each of the blocks is either round or square.

6
of these blocks are red.
11
The rest of the blocks are green.

30 of the red blocks are round.

1
of the green blocks are square.
2

Work out the number of round blocks in the tub.

…………………………

Question 30
Skill involved: 171e: Determine the total of a physical quantity where costs or weights are
assigned to each group.

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James is buying 20 theatre ticket.

2
of the tickets are for adults.
5
The remainder of the tickets are for children.

Adults tickets cost $7 and childrens tickets cost $2.

Work out how much he pays for the theatre ticket.

$ …………………………

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Mark scheme
Question 1
20

1
➀ Find of 25 by dividing by 5.
5

1
of 25∧¿ 25÷ 5
5
¿=5

4
➁ Multiply by 4 to find of 25.
5

4
of 25∧¿5 × 4
5
¿=20

Question 2
The one with the larger denominator

Question 3
22
21

➀ Find the Lowest Common Denominator.

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➁ Multiply the first fraction top and bottom by 3 and multiply the second fraction top and
bottom by 7.

5 1 15 7
+ ∧¿ +
7 3 21 21
15+ 7
¿=
21
22
¿=
21

Question 4
5
3
8

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➀ Add the whole parts.

1 1 1 1
1 +2 ∧¿3+ +
2 8 2 8

➁ Add the fractions.

4 1
¿=3+ +
8 8
5
¿=3+
8

➂ Convert to mixed number.

5
¿=3
8

Question 5
13
4
72

➀ Subtract the whole parts.

5 3 5 3
5 −1 ∧¿ 4+ −
9 8 9 8

➁ Subtract the fractions.

40 27
¿=4 + −
72 72
13
¿=4+
72

➂ Convert to mixed number.

13
¿=4
72

Question 6
7
3
15

➀ Convert both mixed numbers to improper fractions.

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1 3 1 ×6+ 1 2× 10+3
1 +2 ∧¿ +
6 10 6 10
7 23
¿= +
6 10

➁ Calculate.

35 69
¿= +
30 30
104
¿=
30
52
¿=
15

➂ Convert to mixed number.

7
¿=3
15

Question 7
1
10
2

1 7
3 ×3 ∧¿ 3×
2 2
7 ×3
¿=
2
21
¿=
2
1
¿=10
2

Question 8
1
4
2

1 1× 9
9 × ∧¿
2 2
9
¿=
2
1
¿=4
2

Question 9
1
0
12

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➀ Calculate.

1 1
÷ 3∧¿
4 4×3
1
¿=
12
¿
¿

Question 10
2
3

➀ Write the decimal as a fraction.

15
1.5=
10

15
➁ Calculate the reciprocal by dividing 1 by
10

15 10
1÷ ∧¿ 1 ×
10 15
10
¿=
15

➂ Simplify the fraction.

10 ❑÷ 5 2
∧¿
15 ❑÷ 5 3

Question 11
1
10

➀ Recall that a number multiplied by its reciprocal equals 1.

10 ×?∧¿ 1

➁ Rewrite 10 as a fraction with denominator 1.

10
×?∧¿ 1
1

➂ Rewrite the 1 as an equivalent fraction with numerator 10.

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10 10
×?∧¿
1 10

➃ Complete the calculation to find the reciprocal.

10 1 10
× ∧¿
1 10 10

➄ Write the answer.

1
Reciprocal of 10∧⇒
10

Question 12
90

➀ Recall that a number multiplied by its reciprocal equals 1.

1
× ?∧¿ 1
90

➁ Rewrite the 1 as an equivalent fraction with denominator 90 .

1 90
× ?∧¿
90 90

➂ Complete the calculation to find the reciprocal.

1 90 90
× ∧¿
90 1 90

➃ Identify that a fraction with a denominator of 1 should be written as an integer.

1
Reciprocal of ∧⇒ 90
90

Question 13
5
16

➀ Multiply the numerators and denominators, cancelling the common prime factors.

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1 15
¿ ×
12 4
¿∧1 ×15
12 × 4
¿∧1 ×3 ×5
2× 2× 3× 2 ×2
¿∧5
16

Question 14
1
7

➀ Square root both the numerator and the denominator.

√❑

Question 15
−64
125

➀ Apply the power to the numerator and denominator separately.

( )
3
−4 3 (−4 )
∧¿ 3
5 5
−64
¿=
125

Question 16
10
63

➀ Calculate the fraction who are female.

5 7 5
1− ∧¿ −
7 7 7
7−5
¿=
7
2
¿=
7

➁ Multiply the fractions to find the proportion who meet both conditions.

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2 5 2 ×5
× ∧¿
7 9 7×9
10
¿=
63

Question 17
1
3
9

1 2
One way to calculate 1 ×2 is to convert both mixed numbers to improper fractions.
6 3

1 2
¿ 1 ×2
6 3
¿∧1 ×6 +1 2× 3+2
×
6 3
¿∧7 8
×
6 3
¿∧7 ×8
6 ×3
¿∧56
18
¿∧28
9
1
¿∧3
9

Question 18
5
3
7

Question 19
56

1
➀ Write the improper fraction in
10

28 ❑× 2 56
=
5 ❑× 2 10

28
➁ There are 56 tenths in
5

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Question 20
£ 350

1
➀ Find of 400 by dividing by 8 .
8

1
of 400∧¿ 400 ÷8
8
¿=50

➁ Decrease by subtracting 50 from 400 .

400−50∧¿ 350

Question 21
□=¿54

➀ Multiply both sides by the denominator to get the value of □ .

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Question 22
□=¿81

➀ Divide both sides by the numerator.

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➁ Multiply both sides by the denominator to get the value of □ .

(Could not display math)

Question 23
32

➀ Write as a simple equation, and multiply each side by the denominator to get the original
number.

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➁ Divide each side by 6 to find one sixth.

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Question 24
18people

➀ Subtract the fractions.

2 1
¿= −
3 3
1
¿= more childrenthan adults
3
¿
¿

➁ Use this fraction to work out the total number of people.

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Question 25
£48

Question 26
40

➀ Find the amount in each group.

¿∧5
Circlesbuttons= ×600∧¿ 500
6
¿∧1
Hexagons buttons= × 600∧¿60
10

➁ Find the number of button remaining.

Squares buttons∧¿ 600−500−60

¿=40

Question 27
1
0
10

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➀ Find the amount spent on each item.

Food ¿=300
=240 ¿
New clothes ¿

➁ Find the amount spent altogether.

300+240=540

➂ Find the difference between the total and the amount spent.

600−540=60

➃ Write this as a fraction of the original total and simplify.

60 1
=
600 10

Question 28
260

➀ Find the number of adults at the concert.

2
Adults∧¿ × 1300=520
5

➁ Find the number of male adults.

1
Male adults∧¿ ×520=260
2

Question 29
55

➀ Find the number of red and green blocks in the tub.

6
Red blocks∧¿ ×110=60
11
Green blocks∧¿ 110−60=50
¿
¿

➁ Find the number of round blocks in each group.

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Round red blocks∧¿ 30

1
Round green blocks∧¿ 50− ×50
2
¿=25

➂ Find the total number of round blocks.

30+25=55

Question 30
$80

➀ Find the number of each type of ticket.

2
Adult∧¿= ×20∧¿ 8
5
3
Children∧¿= ×20∧¿12
5

➁ Find the total cost of each type of ticket.

Adult∧¿=8 ×7∧¿ $ 56
Children∧¿=12× 2∧¿ $ 24

➂ Find the total cost for all of the tickets

56+24=$ 80

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