2 Complete the calculations.

Add and subtract fractions

4 2 17 8
a) + = f) – = =
7 7 9 9

4 3 16 8
b) + = = g) – =
7 7 9 9
1 Complete the calculations.
Use the bar models to help you.
4 4 7 2 8
c) + = = h) + + = =
a) 7 7 9 9 9

8 3 7 2 8
d) – = i) + + = =
7 7 15 15 15
4 3
+ = =
5 5
7 8 7 2 8
e) + = = j) – + =
9 9 15 15 15
b)

6 3
+ = =
5 5 3 13
+ =
8 8 8
c) What could the missing numerators be?

Give six different possibilities.

8 6
– =
5 5 13 13
+ = + =
8 8 8 8 8 8
d)
13 13
+ = + =
8 8 8 8 8 8

9 3
– = = 13 13
5 5 + = + =
8 8 8 8 8 8

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4 Dora has 2 litres of juice. 6 Here are some fraction cards.
8
9
She pours out litres of juice.
8
9 13 1 7 3 7
1
How many litres of juice does she have left? 8 8 8 8 8 8

Use the cards to write pairs of fractions with a total of 2

+ =2
Dora has litres left.

+ =2

5 Fill in the missing numerators.

+ =2
3 13 4 4
a) + = g) + + =2
8 8 8 7 7 7

13 7 5 5
b) – = h) + + =2
8 8 8 7 7 7
7 Annie and Dexter both have a skipping rope.
13 6 6 3
c) – =1 i) + + =2
Annie’s rope is m shorter than Dexter’s rope.
8 8 7 7 7 4

11 22 14 4 13
d) + = =2 j) + + =3 The ropes are m altogether.
9 9 9 9 7 7 7 4

How long is each skipping rope?

11 2 15 5
e) + = =2 k) + + =3
9 9 9 9 7 7 7

22 2 16 6
f) – = =2 i) + + =4
9 9 9 9 7 7 7

Compare answers with a partner. What do you notice?

Annie’s rope is m long. Dexter’s rope is m long.

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 2 Complete the additions.
Add fractions
4 7 4 5
a) + = = d) + = =
5 20 3 12

1 Complete the calculations. 5 7 3 11

b) + = = e) + = =
4 20 5 15
Use the bar models to help you.

3 5 5 11
a) c) + = = f) + = =
4 12 3 15

3 Match the additions that have the same answer.

1 7
+ = =
2 10
3 9 16 9
+ +
5 20 20 20

b)

3 9 12 9
+ +
4 20 20 20

1 3 1
+ + = =
2 10 5

4 9 14 9
+ +
5 20 20 20
c)

7 9 15 9
+ +
10 20 20 20
2 5 1
+ + = =
3 6 12

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4 Dexter has some tins of food. There are four types of food: beans, 5 Complete the addition pyramids.
sweetcorn, soup and tomatoes. a) b)

• The total weight of all the tins is 2 kg.

2 7 5
• The tins of beans weigh 3 kg. 6 6

5 2 1 2 2
• The tins of sweetcorn weigh 12 kg. 3 3 3 3

1
• The tins of soup weigh 4 kg. c)

a) Work out the total weight of the tins of beans, sweetcorn

and soup. 1
2

1 3
5 10

6 What could the three missing numerators be?

13
+ + =
4 12 3 12
b) How much do the tins of tomatoes weigh?
Give three different possibilities.

13
+ + =
4 12 3 12

13
+ + =
4 12 3 12

13
+ + =
4 12 3 12

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 3 3 1 11
Add mixed numbers c) 1
4
+3
20
= e) 4
4
+2
16
=

1 Teddy and Mo are adding mixed numbers. 3 3 4 2

d) 1 +4 = f) 1 +3 =
16 4 15 3

31 + 25 = 5 + 7 = 57
4 8 8 8

Teddy
Mo
3 1 + 2 5 = 26 + 21 = 47 = 5 7 3
4 8 8 8 8 8
2 3 + 1 7 = 3 + 13 = 3 13
5 10 10 10

Whose method do you prefer? How can Ron improve his answer?
Talk about it with a partner.

2 Complete the calculations.

4 Complete the additions.

2 3 2 3
a) 1 + 2 = b) 2 + 2 =
5 10 5 10
3 5 2 7
a) 2 +3 = b) 3 +2 =
4 12 3 12

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 1 11 7 3 7 Complete the calculation in three different ways.
c) 5 +3 = d) 6 +3 =
6 12 15 5

11
+ =6+ =
5 15 15

11
+ =6+ =
4 5 15 15
5 A blue ribbon is 2 metres long.
9

2
A yellow ribbon is 3   metres long. 11
3 + =6+ =
5 15 15
a) What is the total length of the blue and yellow ribbon?
Compare answers with a partner.

8 Here are some number cards.

5
b) A red ribbon is 1 metres longer than the yellow ribbon.
18
How long is the red ribbon?
1 11 5 5 1 1
3 2 2 3 4 4
6 12 6 6 12 3

m
a) What is the greatest total you can make with two cards?

6 Calculate the perimeter of the triangle.

4
8 cm
7
2
3 cm
7 b) What is the smallest total you can make with two cards?

11
6 cm
14

cm
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2 Dexter and Whitney are using number lines to work out 1 −
Subtract mixed numbers 6 3
Dexter’s method

+1 + 3
6

1 = 2
3 6 1 + 3 = 11
1 Complete the subtractions. 6 2
2 12 15
Use the bar models to help you. 6 6 6
a)

Whitney’s method

+ 2 + 5
3 6
15 1
– =
8 2 2 = 4
4 + 5 + 9 =1 1
3 6
6 6 6 2
b) 1 1 15
3 6

What is the same and what is different about these methods?

7 3
1 – =
8 4 5 3
Use one of the methods to work out 1 –
8 16

c)

3 5
1
16 8
1 3
1 – =
2 8

5 3
1 – =
8 16

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3 Complete the subtractions. 5 Find three different ways to complete the calculation.

1 5 5 13
a) 3 – = d) 7 – =
4 24 6 24 1 1
3 – =3 3 – =3
5 20 20 5 20 20

1
3 – =3
5 20 20

3 1 4 4 Are there any other ways to complete this calculation?

b) 3 – = e) 4 – =
16 8 9 27

6 Three children take part in throwing competitions.

Here is the table of results.

5 2 11 3
c) 2 – = f) 6   – =
6 3 12 4

Javelin Shot Put Discus

1 5
Dexter 15 m 7 m
4 12

3 7
3 Amir 13 m 12 m
4 A jug contains 1 litres of orange juice. 8 8
5
5
Annie 9m 11 m
12
4
Eva pours litres into a glass.
15

Use the clues to complete the table.

How much orange juice is left in the jug? 11
• Annie’s javelin throw is 12 m less than Dexter’s.
3
• Amir’s shot put throw is 4 m less than Annie’s.
1
• Dexter’s discus throw is 2 m less than Amir’s

There are litres of orange juice left in the jug.

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 3 a) Sort the fractions into the groups.
Equivalent fractions
1 1
Equivalent to Equivalent to
4 3

1 Shade the shapes to show the equivalent fractions.

a)

1
=
4 12

b)
5 2 3 6 8 5 4 2
3
15 6 12 24 24 20 12 8
=
4 12
b) Write one more fraction in each group.

c)

1
= 4 Complete the equivalent fractions.
6

1 3 6 2 10
a) = d) = g) =
7 14 4 15
d)

5
=
6
5 3 12 2 10
b) = e) = h) =
7 14 4 25

1 4
2 Draw two rectangles to show that = 7 14 3 2 10
3 12 c) = f) = i) =
8 4 12 7

j) Describe the pattern in part g), h) and i) to a partner.

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5 Find three ways to make the fractions equivalent. 7 Here are some equivalent fractions.

1 7 7 14 Find the values of A, B and C.

a) = b) = c)
=
7 14
A 3 2 C
1 = 7 7 = 14
=
9 B 18 90
7 14

1 = 7 7 = 14
= A= B = C =
7 14

1
6 Ron is finding equivalent fractions to 8 Here are three fraction cards.
4

All the fractions are equivalent.

1 is equivalent to 5
4 8
and 9 3 B 12
12
A 14 C

Do you agree with Ron?

Draw a diagram to support your answer. A + B = 13
Work out the value of C.

C=

1 3
9 =
5 1+
Find the value of

Compare answers with a partner.

=

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 2 Shade the bar models to represent each improper fraction.
Improper to mixed numbers
Convert the improper fractions to mixed numbers.

a)

7
=
1 Convert the improper fractions to mixed numbers. 3

a)

8
=
5
b)

b) 8
=
3

=
5

c)

c) 9
=
4

d)

d) 11
=
4
=

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3 Convert the improper fractions to mixed numbers. 5 Dexter is converting improper fractions.

10 12
a) = e) =
2 5 32 = 3 2
3 3

10 13
b) = f) =
3 6
Explain why Dexter is incorrect.

10 13
c) = g) =
4 7
6 Find the value of

10 31
d) = h) = 27 = 2
5 8

4 Eva has 7 bottles of juice. =

Each bottle contains half a litre of juice.

7 Find two possible values for and

30 = 2

1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 l 2 l 2 l 2 l 2 l 2 l 2 l

How many litres of juice does Eva have altogether?

= =

Write your answer as a mixed number.

= =

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 2 Convert the mixed numbers to improper fractions.
Mixed numbers to improper fractions
Colour the bar models to help you.
a)

21 =
4
1 Convert the mixed numbers to improper fractions.
a)

b)

21 =
3

23 =
4 4

b) c)

31 =
3

23 =
8 8

c)
d)

32 =
5

33 =
8 8

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3 Convert the mixed numbers to improper fractions. 5 Whitney is converting mixed numbers to improper fractions.
Write the next conversion in each part.

1 1 4 1 = 28
a) 2 = c) 5 = 7 7
7 2

2 1 Do you agree with Whitney?

2 = 5 =
7 4
Explain your answer.
3 1
2 = 5 =
7 8

= =

1
b) 3 =
5 6

1 3
4 = =
5 5 5

1
5 = The table shows some possible values of the circle.
5
Use this to find the corresponding value of the triangle.

1
Talk to a partner about any patterns you spot.
2

3 8
4 Here are 4 whole pizzas and   of a pizza.
5
16

88

803

1
How many children can have of a pizza?
5
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 2 Write < , > or = to compare the fractions.
Compare and order fractions less than 1
1 4 2 1
a) g)
5 15 9 3

2 4 4 1
b) h)
1 Write < , > or = to compare the fractions. 5 15 9 3

Use the bar models to help you.

2 6 4 1
c) i)
5 15 12 3

2 6 8 2
d) j)
3 15 12 3

2 6 8 3
e) k)
3 12 12 3
7 3
8 4
2 6 8 3
f) l)
3 9 12 4

3 Sort the fractions into the circles.

1 1 1
greater than equal to less than
3 3 3
9 3
12 4

2 1 1 2 2 5 4 4 5
7 2
3 6 2 6 9 12 12 15 15
12 3

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4 What could the missing numerators and denominators be? 6 Write the fractions in ascending order.

Write a number in each box to make the statements correct. 2 2 2 2 2

a)
5 , 7 , 3 , 4 , 10
5 5 6 5
a)  <  d)  <  g)  < 
5 15 3 6 9

5 3 5 10 5
b)  <  e)  <  h)  < 
6 12 5 12 2 5 1 5 2
b)
3 , 9 , 9 , 6 , 9

5 5 5 23 5
c)  <  f)  <  i)  < 
12 6 6 24

Compare answers with a partner. 3 7 1 3 1

c)
5 , 10 , 2 , 10 , 5

5 Tommy and Eva are comparing fractions.

3 6 12 2 1
d)
8 , 17 , 30 , 7 , 3
2 8 4

3 12 9

I found a common
denominator of 36 to
compare the fractions.

Tommy 7 What could the missing numerator be?

I found a common
numerator of 4 to 3 9
< <
5 15 10
compare the fractions.
Write all four possibilities.

Eva
Whose method is more efficient? 15 15 15 15
Talk about your answer with a partner.

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