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Chapter 3

Fractions

1. Which of the following shapes have been cut in half ?

a b

c d

2. Which of the following shapes have been cut into quarters ?

a b

c d

3. What fraction of each shape below is shaded ?

a b

4. Abe has seven sweets. Bud has three sweets.

If both boys were supposed to get an equal share, how many sweets does Abe have to give Bud ?

Exercise 3.1

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Exercise 3.2

1. Find :–

a of £42 b of 18 kg c of 32 cm

d of £140 e of 126 mm f of 168 ml

g of 120 g h of 1236 m i of 8160€.

2. Find :– a of $2400 b of £1057.

3. a Chelsea had £27. She gave of her money to her brother.

How much money did she give her brother ?

b There are 48 people on a bus. of them are male.

How many are female ?

c Kia wins of £100. Morag wins of £100.

Who wins more money and how much more ?

You will need a calculator for this exercise.

1. A box can hold 6 tennis balls.

How many boxes can I make from 100 balls and how many are left over ?(Hint :– 100 ÷ 6 = 16; then find 16 x 6 =..... balls; then subtract from 100).

2. A box can hold 8 tins.

How many boxes can I fill with 100 tins and how many are left over ?

3. To fill a plant pot I need 140 grams of soil.

How many plant pots can I fill from a 2500 gram bag of soil and how much soil is left over ?

4. Jamil has 1860 stamps in his collection.Each page of his stamp album holds 16 stamps.

How many full pages will he have and how many stamps are left over ?

Exercise 3.3

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1. What fraction of each shape below has been shaded ?

a b c

2. Find :– a of £46 b of 216 cm

c of 165 kg d of 1680 ml e of £9.

3. Ina has 24 shopping bags. A third of the bags have cleaning products.

How many bags have cleaning products ?

4. Ina has 36 cleaning items. of them are for the kitchen.

How many of the items are NOT for the kitchen ?

5. Each of Ina’s kitchen shelves hold 8 tins.Ina has 75 tins.

How many shelves does she need and how many tins are on the last shelf ?

1. Copy the grid shown for each fraction and shade as required :–

a b c

d e f .

2. Find :– a of £15 b of 84 g c of 126 km

d of $168 e of 250 f of 1200 litres.

3. Jackie won a three fifths share of a £600 raffle.

How much money did the other winners receive altogether ?

Extension 3

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