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7 Fractions
7.1 Ordering fractions
Exercise 7.1 Key words

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common
Focus denominator
equivalent
1 Write the correct symbol, = or ≠, between each pair of numbers. fractions

3
a
c

a
27 ≠ 29
0.60

2
3
=
2×3
3×3
0.6

=
9
PL
The first one has been done for you.

b
b 36

Copy and complete these equivalent fractions.

3
5
=
36

3× 2
5×2
d

=
10
Write the correct symbol, = or ≠, between each pair of fractions.
5.50

c
5.55

1
2
=
1× 7
2×7
=
14
improper
fractions
mixed number
order of size

Tip
M
Use your answers to Question 2 to help you. = means ‘is
a
2 7
b
3 6
c
1 8 equal to’.
3 9 5 10 2 14 ≠ means ‘is not
4 Write each of these improper fractions as a mixed number. The first equal to’.
one has been done for you.
7 7 1
→ 7 ÷ 3 = 2 remainder 1 → =2
SA

a
3 3 3

15 15
b → 15 ÷ 4 = remainder → =
4 4 4

9 9
c → 9÷5= remainder → =
5 5 5

7 7
d → 7÷2= remainder → =
2 2 2

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5 Write the correct inequality, < or >, between each pair of fractions.
Tip
Use your answers to Question 4 to help you.
7 2 15 1 < means ‘is
a 2 b 3 less than’.
3 3 4 4
9 3 7 1 > means ‘is
c 1 d 4 greater than’.
5 5 2 2
6 Write the correct inequality, < or >, between each pair of fractions.
The working for the first one has been done for you.
2 3
a Working: 2 = 2 × 5 = 10 3
=
3×3 9
=

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3 5 3 3×5 15 5 5 × 3 15
2 1 7 5 7 3
b c d
7 4 8 6 11 4

Practice

d
1
4

20
8
2
8
3
5
PL
Use the common denominator method to answer questions 7 to 10.
Write the correct symbol, = or ≠, between each pair of fractions.

e
4
5
20
25
10
9

3
5
c

f
2
3
16
24
10
15
2
3
M
8 Write the correct inequality, < or >, between each pair of fractions.
Tip
21 3 2 27
a 5 b 4
4 4 7 7 First, write each
29 1 1 43 improper fraction
c 9 d 5 as a mixed
3 3 8 8
number. Then
9 Write the correct inequality, < or >, between each pair of fractions.
SA

use equivalent
17 1 17 2 fractions.
a 4 b 2
4 2 6 3
3 38 5 95
c 2 d 7
5 15 6 12
10 Work out which fraction is larger.
9
a or 13 b 21
or 16 c 43
or 27
2 3 4 3 8 5
Use the division method to answer questions 11 and 12.
11 a Complete the workings to write each of these fractions
as a decimal.
11 9 15
i ii iii
8 7 11

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11 3 0 . 3 3 11
i =1 3 6
= _______ = _______
8 8 83 . 0 0 0 8 8

9 2 0 . 2 9
ii =1 2 6
= _______ = _______
7 7 7 2 . 0 0 0 0 7 7

15 4 0 . 4 15
iii =1 4
= _______ = _______
11 11 11 4 . 0 0 0 0 11 11

b Use your answers to part a to write the fractions 11 , 9 , and 15

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8 7 11
in order of size, starting with the smallest.

12 Write the fractions 11 , 17 , 31 and 47 in order of size, starting with the smallest.
3 5 9 13

Challenge
13 Put these fraction cards in order of size,
starting with the smallest.
PL
14 Amira has five improper fraction cards. She puts them in order,
starting with the smallest. There are marks on two of the cards.
19
4
67
14
29
6
23
6
3
5
80
21
5
9
M
a What fractions could be under the marks?
b Give one example for each card.
15 a Look at the fractions in this pattern: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
i Write down the next two fractions in the pattern.
SA

ii Are the fractions getting smaller or bigger as the pattern continues?

Explain why.
1 2 4 8 16 32 64
b Look at the fractions in this pattern: , , , , , , , ...
2 4 8 16 32 64 128
i Write down the next two fractions in the pattern.
ii Are the fractions getting smaller or bigger as the pattern continues?
Explain why.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
c Look at the fractions in this pattern: , , , , , , , ...
20 19 18 17 16 15 14
i Write down the next two fractions in the pattern.
ii Are the fractions getting smaller or bigger as the pattern continues?
Explain why.

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7.2 Adding mixed numbers

7.2 Adding mixed numbers

Exercise 7.2 Key words
collecting like
Focus terms
Look at this method for adding mixed numbers. simplest form

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3 25 + 4 15
3 + 4 = 7
7 35
2 1 2 1 3
3 5 4 5 5 + 5 = 5

1
Tip

will be between 7 and 8. PL

Remember to estimate first by adding the whole numbers.
3 + 4 = 7. Both of the fractions are less than a half so the answer

Use the method above to copy and complete the following.

a
M
2 3
87 + 37
8 + =

2 2
8 7 7 + =
SA

b 4 19 6 49
+
+ =

+ =

c 7 3
111 + 8 11
+ =

+ =

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2 Write each of these mixed numbers in its simplest form. The first one
has been done for you.
6 6 ÷3 2 2 2÷2
a 1 =1 =1 b 3 =3 =3
9 9 ÷3 3 4 4÷2

6 6÷ 5 5÷
c 6 =6 = d 9 =9 =
8 8÷ 15 15 ÷

3 Copy and complete the following additions. Write each answer in its simplest form.
a 3 1

E
48 + 58
+ =

=
+ =

b 9 19 + 7 29

PL +

+
=

=
=
M
c 7 1
310 + 6 10
+ =

=
+ =
SA

4 a Write each of these improper fractions as mixed numbers. The first one has been
done for you.
4 1 3 7
i =1 ii = iii =
3 3 2 5

b Use your answers to part a to work out the following. The first one has been
done for you.
4 1 1 3
i 4+ = 4 +1 = 5 ii 8+ = 8+ =
3 3 3 2
7
iii 3+ = 3+ =
5

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5 Copy and complete the following.

a 3 4
25 + 65
+ 6 =
9
3 3 4
2 5 5 + 5 = = 1
5 5

b 1 57 + 3 67
+ =

E
+ = =

Practice
6
4 59 +

Copy and complete these additions.

7 89

PL +

+
=

= =
M
2 2 2 2
a 5 + 2   5 + 2 =  + =  + =
9 9 9 9 9 9 9

1 3 1 3
b 3 +4    3 + 4 =  + = =  + =
10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5
SA

5 9 5 9
c 4 +5    4 + 5 =  + = =  + =
13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13

3 7 3 7
d 2 + 7   2 + 7 =  + = = =  + =
8 8 8 8 8 4 4 4 4

7 The diagram shows the lengths of the three sides of a triangle.

Work out the perimeter of the triangle. Write your answer as a 4 67 m 4 67 m
mixed number in its simplest form.
8 Work out the following additions. Write each answer as a mixed 6 57 m
number in its simplest form. Write down an estimate for each of the
additions first.
1 1 1 3 2 5 5 5
a 3 +7 b 4 +3 c 5 +8 d 6 +3
4 2 8 4 3 9 6 12

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9 Awen runs 17 km on Saturday and 14 km on Sunday.
2 8
a What is the total distance that she runs?
b Awen thinks that her total distance is
1
more than 32 km. Is she correct?
4
Explain your answer.
4
10 Kali cycles 8 km from home to her
5
1

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sister’s house. She then cycles 7 km from
2
her sister’s house to work. What is the total
distance that she cycles?
2
11 Zane has two boxes. The mass of one box is 8 kg.

mass of the two boxes?

8 23 kg
PL
5 78 kg
7
The mass of the other box is 5 kg. What is the total
8
3
M
Challenge
12 This is part of Sorithy’s homework. He has made some mistakes in
his solution.

Qn
SA

Wk t
9 4
4 13 + 3 5 .
Sn
1 4+3=7
9 4 35 54 89 25 5
2 13 + 5 = 65 + 65 = 65 = 1 65 = 1 13
3 7+1 5 =8 5
13 13

a Explain the mistakes that Sorithy has made.

b Work out the correct answer.

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13 In this pyramid, you find the mixed number in each block by

adding the mixed numbers in the two blocks below it.
Copy and complete the pyramid.

4 45 + 8 23

4 45 8 23 7 47

14 Simplify these expressions by collecting like terms.

E
1 1
a 2 x +5 x
4 2
1 1 3
b 4 y+6 x +5 y
3 2 4

c
5
6
5
1 a +3 b+3 a + 4
8
1
2

PL7
12
b

15 Minh measures the heights of some learners. The range in the

What is the height of the tallest learner?

16 Zara is looking at these two shapes.

1
height of the learners is 28 cm. The shortest learner is 122 cm.
4
4
5
Tip
Range = largest
value − smallest
value
M
I think that the
perimeter of the
5 11
12 cm quadrilateral is
1
exactly 4 cm more
4 89 cm than the perimeter
7 of the triangle.
2 18 cm
SA

3 12 cm
3 15 cm

7 cm
4 10
2 cm
2 45

Is Zara correct? Show all your working.

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7.3 Multiplying fractions

Exercise 7.3 Key words
cancel
Focus predict
1 Use the diagrams to complete these calculations. proper fractions
1 1
a b

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2 3

c
1
2
1

× =
1
2

1
4
1×1
2×2
=
1
PL

1
2
1

× =
1
3
1×1
2×3
=
1
M
1

1 1 1×1 1
× = =
SA

2 4 2×4

2 Copy and complete:

1 1 1×1 1 1 1 1×1 1 1 1 1×1 1
a × = = b × = = c × = =
2 5 2×5 2 6 2×6 2 7 2×7

1 1 1×1 1 1 1 1×1 1 1 1 1×1 1

d × = = e × = = f × = =
3 5 3×5 3 6 3×6 3 7 3×7

3 Write true or false for each of these. If the answer is false, write down
the correct answer.
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
a × = b × = c × = d × =
4 4 16 4 5 9 5 5 25 5 6 30

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4 Copy and complete:

1 3 1× 3 3 1 5 1× 5
a × = = b × = =
2 4 2×4 2 6 2×6 12

1 3 1× 3 1 2 1× 2
c × = = d × = =
2 5 2×5 3 5 3×5

1 5 1× 5 1 5 1× 5
e × = = f × = =
3 6 3×6 3 7 3×7

5 Copy and complete the following. Cancel each answer to its

E
simplest form. 1 5 2 6
All the answers are given in the cloud. 2 21 5 25
2 3 2×3 6 3 2 3× 2
a × = = = b × = = =

Practice
6

a
3

4
5

Work out:
1
×

×
5

3
10

1
3×5

=
4×3
5 × 10
15

PL
=

b
3
×
3
d
4

2
7
3

5
× =
6
4×3

2×5
7×6

c
=

5
×
1
=
M
4 3 4 4 7 6
3 3 3 2 5 2
d × e × f ×
4 5 5 7 8 3

7 Work these out. Write each answer in its simplest form.

4 1 2 3 3 2
a × b × c ×
SA

5 2 3 5 4 5
3 2 7 8 5 18
d × e × f ×
4 3 8 11 9 25 Tip
8 Work out the area of this rectangle. Write your answer in its The formula
simplest form. for the area
2 m of a rectangle
11
is: Area =
5m length × width.
8

9 Work out the area of this square.

2m
5

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10 In a shop, 5 of the staff are male.

8 Tip
a What fraction of the staff are not male?
2 In part c, you
Of the males, are from China. need to work out
5
2 5
b What fraction of the males are not from China? of .
5 8
c What fraction of the staff are males from China?
d What fraction of the staff are males who are not from China?
2
11 of the people watching a football game are children. 3 of the

E
7 8
children are girls.
a What fraction of the people watching the football game are girls?
b What fraction of the people watching the football game are boys?
c What fraction of the people watching the football game are

a
not children?

from Zambia?
5
3
PL
12 2 of the people at a concert are from Zimbabwe. The other people

are from Zambia. of the people from Zambia are female.

What fraction of all the people at the concert are female and

b What fraction of all the people at the concert are male and
from Zambia?
M
Challenge
13 Work out both the estimate and the accurate answer to each of the following.
5 1 2 1
a × Tip b × Tip
SA

7 10 5 6
5 2
Use the fact that Use the fact that
7 5
is greater than 0,
is greater than 1 ,
2 1
but is less than .
but is less than 1. 2

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14 The diagram shows four fractions linked by lines.

3 9
5 10

7 4
8 7

a Choose any two of the linked fractions. Work out the product Tip
of the two fractions. Write your answer in its simplest form.

E
To work out the
b Which two fractions give the:
product of two
i largest product? ii smallest product? fractions, you
c Without working out all the products, how can you decide, multiply the two
just by looking at the fractions, which two fractions give the: fractions together.

e
f
i

×
2 3
your answer to part

your answer to part

PL
largest product?

b ×4

d×
Copy and complete this table.
5
6
7
b

d
ii
15 Work these out. Write each answer in its simplest form.
1 2
smallest product?

your answer to part a × 3

your answer to part c×

4
5
6
M
Tip
Part Question Answer Your answers to
1 2 parts a to e are
i × the answers to
2 3
parts i to v in
1 2 3 the table.
SA

ii × ×
2 3 4

1 2 3 4
iii × × ×
2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5
iv × × × ×
2 3 4 5 6

1 2 3 4 5 6
v × × × × ×
2 3 4 5 6 7

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g Can you see a pattern in the answers to the questions in the

table above?
How can you predict what the answer will be without working
it out?
h Using the pattern in the table above, write down the answers
to the following.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
i × × × × × ×
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
ii × × × × × × × × ×

E
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
16 Jon multiplies two proper fractions and writes the answer
1
in its simplest form. The answer is .
5
1
× =
5

PL
Give three examples of two proper fractions that multiply
to give 1 .
5
2
17 Kai eats of a pizza. Sam eats 3 of the rest of the pizza.

Hari
have eaten.
5
eats 3
4
4
of the rest of the pizza after Kai and Sam
M
What fraction of the pizza is left?
18 Work out the area of this rectangle. Write your answer as a
mixed number in its simplest form. Tip
3 m The formula for
5
SA

the area of a
3 34 m rectangle is Area =
length × width.

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7.4 Dividing fractions

7.4 Dividing fractions Key words

reciprocal
upside down
Exercise 7.4
Focus Tip

1 Copy and complete: Remember that

when you turn a
1 1 1 3 1 1 1 4

E
a ÷ = × b ÷ = × fraction upside
4 3 4 1 5 4 5 1 down you get
1× 3 1× 4 a reciprocal
= =
4 ×1 5 ×1 fraction. For
example the

c
1
6
1
÷ = ×
5
=

=
1
6
1× 5
6 ×1
5
1
PL d
1
7
1
÷ = ×
6
=

=
1
7
1× 6
7 ×1
6
1
reciprocal of
3
1

Tip
or just 3.

As shown in
1
3
is
M
2 Write true or false for each of the following. If the answer is false, the working
write down the correct answer. for Question 1,
turn the
1 1 7 1 1 9 1 1 9
a ÷ = b ÷ = c ÷ = second fraction
8 7 8 9 8 8 10 9 10 upside down.
SA

3 Copy and complete:

1 3 1 5 1 4 1 5 5 2 5 3 3 2 6 3
a ÷ = × b ÷ = × c ÷ = × d ÷ = ×
4 5 4 3 2 5 2 4 8 3 8 2 11 3 11 2
1× 5 1× 5 5×3 6×3
= = = =
4×3 2×4 8× 2 11 × 2

= = = =

4 Write each of these fractions in its simplest form. The first one has been done
for you.
2 1 6 35 15
a = b = c = d =
4 2 15 40 20

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5 Copy and complete.

1 1 1 2 1 5 1 6
Tip
a ÷ = × b ÷ = ×
4 2 4 1 3 6 3 5 Use your answers
1× 2 1× 6 to Question 4 to
= = help you.
4 ×1 3×5
2
= =
4

=
=

E
5 5 5 7 3 2 3 5
c ÷ = × d ÷ = ×
8 7 8 5 10 5 10 2
5×7 3×5
= =

Practice
=

=
8×5

PL =

=
10 × 2
M
6 Work out:
1 2 1 3 3 1
a ÷ b ÷ c ÷
2 3 4 5 7 2

5 6 2 5 1 3
d ÷ e ÷ f ÷
9 7 5 9 10 7
SA

7 Work these out. Write each answer as a mixed number.

1 1 3 4 1 2
a ÷ b ÷ c ÷
2 3 5 7 3 7

7 1 5 2 4 3
d ÷ e ÷ f ÷
9 2 6 11 7 13

8 Work these out. Write each answer in its simplest form and, when
possible, as a mixed number.
5 1 4 3 5 5
a ÷ b ÷ c ÷
8 2 13 13 8 12

1 5 1 1 7 1
d ÷ e ÷ f ÷
3 9 4 12 9 6

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9 This is part of Nova’s homework. She has made a mistake in her

solution.

Qn: Wk t 7 ÷ 5 .

8 6
7 5 7 5 35
Sn ÷ = × =
8 6 8 6 48

a Explain the mistake Nova has made.

E
b Work out the correct answer.
10 The area of this rectangle is 5 m2. The length is 15 m. Work out the Tip
6 16
width of the rectangle.
The formula for

15
16
m
width

PL
11 In this pyramid, you find the fraction in each block by dividing
(from left to right) the fractions in the two blocks below it. Copy
and complete the pyramid.

1
5
7
÷ 20 = ...
the area of a
rectangle is
Area = length ×
width, so Width =
area ÷ length.
M
1 7 14
5 20 15

Challenge
SA

12 Ramondo is using fraction cards to make correct calculations.

Tip
3 4
÷ = Use the fact that
20 15
if a ÷ b = c, then
Work out the correct card for the division above. Write your a ÷ c = b.
answer in its simplest form.
1
13 The grey triangle has an area of m2. The base length of the Height
5
14
triangle is m. Work out the height of the triangle. 14
15 m
15

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14 Look at this fractions pattern.

Pattern Working Answer

1 2 1 2 1 3 3 3
÷ ÷ = × =
2 3 2 3 2 2 4 4

2 3 2 3 2 4
÷ ÷ = × =
3 4 3 4 3 3

3 4
÷

E
4 5

4 5
÷
5 6

a
b
c
5
6
÷
6
7

Copy and complete the table.

PL
Are the answers in this pattern getting smaller or bigger?
If the pattern continues, do you think that one of the
answers will be 1? Explain why.

15 The shaded area in this shape is

13
m2. Work out the missing length.
M
30
9 m
10

4 m
9
?
SA

3 m
8

16 Darna uses this formula to work out the approximate length of the
diameter of a circle.
circumference
Tip
22
Diameter = circumference ÷ diameter In part b, before
7
you use the
formula, change
Use the formula to work out the 11
1 to an
diameter when the circumference is: 21
improper fraction.
1 11
a m b 1 m
4 21

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7.5 Making fraction calculations easier

7.5 Making fraction

calculations easier
Key word
Exercise 7.5 factor

Focus

E
3 × 3 3×5 2×2
1 a Write each of these numbers as a product of two factors. 2×7 2×5
All the answers are given in the cloud. The first one has been
done for you.

b
i
iv

iv
6=2×3
9=

1
= ×

=
2
×

×
PL ii
v

ii

v
4=
15 =
Write each of these fractions as a product of two fractions.

1
=

=
×
×

Use your answers to part a to help you. The first one has been done for you.
1 1 1 1
×

×
iii
vi

iii

vi
10 =
14 =

1
10
1
=

=
×
×

×
M
9 15 14

2 Copy and complete the workings to make these calculations easier.

Use factors to change the fractions.
1
a ×18 18 ÷ 2 = …
2
SA

1 1 1
b × 120 = × ×120 120 ÷ 2 =  60 60 ÷ 2 =
4 2 2
1 1 1
c × 90 = × × 90 90 ÷ 2 = ÷3=
6 2 3
1 1 1
d × 210 = × × 210 210 ÷ 3 = ÷5=
15 3 5
1 1 1
e × 420 = × × 420 420 ÷ 2 = ÷7=
14 2 7

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3 Which of the divisions, A or B, would you find easier to do? Work

out the answer.
a A 96 ÷ 3 or B 96 ÷ 2
b A 84 ÷ 3 or B 84 ÷ 4
c A 90 ÷ 3 or B 90 ÷ 5
d A 126 ÷ 3 or B 126 ÷ 7
4 Copy and complete the workings to make these calculations easier.
Tip
1 1 1
a × 96 = × × 96 96 ÷ = ÷ =
6 3 2 Use your answers

E
1 1 1 to Question 3 to
b × 84 = × × 84 84 ÷ = ÷ = help you.
12 3 4
1 1 1
c × 90 = × × 90 90 ÷ = ÷ =
15 3 5

6
d
1
21

given in an oval.
1 2 3
5    5   5
1
×126 = × ×126
3
1
7

4
5    
PL 126 ÷

4 8
=

Match each fraction given in a rectangle with its equivalent fraction

2 6
10   10   10   10

Copy and complete the workings to make these calculations easier.

The first one has been done for you.
÷ =

Tip
M
Use your answers
1 1 2
a × 90 = 90 ÷ 10 =   9 9 × 2 = 18 to Question 5 to
5 5 10 help you.
2 2
b × 80 = 80 ÷ 10 =    × =
5 5 10
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3 3
c × 70 = 70 ÷ 10 =    × =
5 5 10
4 4
d × 60 = 60 ÷ 10 =    × =
5 5 10

Practice
7 Work these out. Use factors to change the fractions.
Tip
Show all your working.
1 1 1 1 For part a, use
a ×104 b ×162 c × 216 d × 210 1 1 1
4 6 8 15 = ×
4 2 2.

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7.5 Making fraction calculations easier

8 Zara reads this newspaper headline:

APPROXIMATELY 1 OF THE POPULATION

12
ARE LEFT-HANDED

Work out approximately how

many people in Zara’s village There are 408 people in
are left-handed. my village, so to find out
approximately how many

E
Use factors to change the people are left-handed, I
fraction. Show all your 1
need to work out × 408.
working. 12
1
9 Zara wants to work out of a number.
16
a

b
Is Zara correct? Explain
your answer.
Use your answer to part a to work
out

started for you.

a
1
1
16

× 270
× 600. PL
10 Work these out. Use equivalent fractions. The first one has been

1
=
2
270 ÷ 10 =
I can change

to
1
2

×2=
1
× × ×
2 2
1
1
16
1
2
M
5 5 10
2 3
b × 320 c × 220
5 5
4
11 of the girls at Asher’s school have blue eyes. There are 820 girls
5
enrolled at her school.
SA

How many of the girls at Asher’s school have blue eyes? Show all
your working.
12 Work these out. Use equivalent fractions. The first one has been
started for you.
3 3 15
a × 700 = 700 ÷ 100 = × 15 =
20 20 100
9 7
b × 500 c × 300
20 20

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13 Work these out. Use the method of finding factors that are the
same in the numerator and the denominator. The first two have
been started for you.
5 7 5×7 5×7 7×5
a × = = = =
8 15 8 × 15 8×3×5 24 × 5

8 3 8×3 4× 2×3
b × = = =
11 4 11× 4 11× 4
4 18
c ×
9 23

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14 This is part of Seb’s homework.

Qn: Wk t 7 × 9 .

25 14
Sn 7 9 7 ×9
× =

PL
25 14 25 × 14
= 7×9 = 9 ×7
25 × 7 × 7 25 × 7 × 7
= 9 ×7 = 9 ×7
175 × 7 175 7
= 9 × 1 = 175
9
M
175

Check every step of Seb’s homework.

Is his homework correct? Explain your answer.
SA

Challenge
15 Work these out. Show all your working.
Tip
8 10 14 29
a × 270 b × 550 c × 600 d × 900
9 11 15 30 Remember to
16 Work these out. Give each answer in its simplest form. Show all use the method
your working. that makes the
3 7 4 8 3 7 3 2 11 4 calculations
a + × b − × c × + × the easiest.
5 8 5 9 4 9 5 3 12 5

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17 Here are three fraction cards and six number cards.

8 11 19
9 12 20

840 760 720 800 770 640

Use the cards to complete these calculations. Each card can be used
only once.
a × = b × = c × =

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2
4
18 Paloma uses this method to work out   × 300.
5
2
 4  4 4 16 16 16 × 4 64
Sn   = × = d = =
 5  5 5 25 25 25 × 4 100

a
b
c
4 
5 
2

PL
So,   × 300 = 64 × 300
100
300 ÷ 100 = 3 d 3 × 64 = 192.

Did you find Paloma’s method easy to follow?

 4
2

Can you think of a better method you could use to work out   × 300 ?
Use Paloma’s method or your own method to work out:
5
M
2 2
2 3
i   × 400 ii   × 200
5 5
d Use a method of your choice to work out:
2
2 3 8
  × 720 × × 260
SA

i ii
3 4 13

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