Download Fractions

Fractions
Level
EP
Key Questions
 Write 0.4533333333333333333333…. as a fraction
 Write the following addition as a single fraction:
8
p r

q s
 Write 0.434343434343434343434…. as a fraction
 Simplify this fraction:
8p 2 q
10 pqr
22
as an approximation to ,
7
estimate the area of the circle. No calculator allowed!
 The diameter of a circle is 28mm. Using
 Calculate the following giving your answer in its simplest form: 3
7
 What is
2
1
2
5
3
1 1
 ?
2 8
 Calculate the following giving your answer in its simplest form:
 A rectangle measures 4
3 5

4 6
3
3
inches by 6 inches. Find its perimeter.
8
4
2 5

5 7
 Write 240 as a fraction of 160
 Calculate
 Write these numbers in ascending order: 0.36,
3
1 16
, 0.359, ,
8
3 40
3
?
8
 Write 160 as a fraction of 240
 What is 6 
 Find the fraction that is half way between
6
2
4
and
7
9
2 5

9 12
5
Calculate 3 
7
7
Find of three kilometres
9
4
5
Show that 
9 12
3 1
Calculate 
4 8
3 4 5
Calculate  
8 8 8
 Calculate





Revised version, M.J.Nixon 2008
Fractions
5
 Write the following three decimals as fractions and simplify if possible: 0.32,
0.002, 0.135
2
 Calculate  45
5
 What is one half of one tenth?
16
 Write
(a) as a division, and (b) as a mixed number
3
 Write 0.375 as a fraction in its simplest form
7
 Find
of one kilometre
10
3
2
 Is the following statement true: of 35 is greater than of 60 ?
5
3
 How many thirds are there in 21?
2
 What is as a decimal? (No calculator allowed!)
5
 Write 0.333333333333333333… as a fraction
24
in its simplest form
36
16
1

 Explain why
64 4
 Write
 Find four fractions that are equivalent to
4
3
 What is one fifth of 55?
 What fraction of a turn is 90?
2
3
 Draw two 3 by 4 rectangles. Shade your diagrams to show that
8
2

12 3
 (Given a set of 4 by 4 grids) Find three different ways to split the grid into
quarters
Revised version, M.J.Nixon 2008