2.01 Fractions (H)
2.01 Fractions (H)
2.01 Fractions (H)
01 Fractions
4 8
1. Work out 2 × 3 .
7 9
2 3
2. Work out − .
5 4
1 11
3. Work out 3 − 2 ÷1 .
7 14
2a a 3a
4. Work out + − .
3 4 8
a c ad
6. Explain why ÷ = .
b d bc
3 2 n −1
7. Joel works out the answer to − in his head. His answer of 2 is
n −1 n +1 n −1
incorrect. Explain the mistake that Joel has made.
8. An extract from a science journal states “To work out how much 500 ml of liquid water
181
at room temperature increases to after freezing: 500ml × 1 = 545.25 cm3.”
2000
Use this information to show that 800 cm3 of ice will melt to produce 733.6 ml of liquid
water at room temperature.
9. Complete the magic square so that the fractions in each row, each column and each
of the two diagonals add up to the same value. Give each fraction in its simplest form.
1
5
3 1
10 6
2 1
15 10
10. Sandra and Gill share a box of sweets in the ratio 3 : 2. Jonny takes half of Sandra’s
sweets and a quarter of Gill’s sweets. What fraction of the original box of sweets does
Jonny have?
Extension
1
Arrange the digits 1 to 9, using each one only once, to form a fraction equivalent to .
3
Answers
1. 10
7
2. −
20
4
3. 1
5
13a
4.
24
c d
6. Dividing by is the same as multiplying by .
d c
3(n + 1) − 2(n − 1) 3n + 3 − 2n + 2 n + 5
7. = = .
(n − 1)(n + 1) n2 + n − n − 1 n2 − 1
The error has been made when multiplying the −2 by (n − 1) to give −2n – 2.
2181 2000
8. 800 ÷ =800 × =733.6 ml to 1dp.
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9.
1 7 1
15 30 5
3 1 1
10 6 30
2 1 4
15 10 15
2
10.
5
Extension
5823 1
=
17469 3
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Assessment Assessment
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