Fractions Worksheet Page 16

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Fractions
12
EXAMPLE
Work out:
9
3
7
11
(a)
(b)
2
2
The denominators are the same, so
11
11
8
16
you can subtract.
2
9
1
5
(c)
(d) 3
2 1
2
3
10
4
6
9
3
6
(a)
2
5
Writing 7
as 14
11
11
11
8
16
7
11
14
11
(b)
2
5
2
8
16
16
16
3
5
16
Using a denominator of 30 and
writing equivalent fractions.
9
2
27
20
(c)
2
5
2
10
3
30
30
7
5
30
Convert to improper fractions first.
1
5
13
11
(d) 3
2 1
5
2
These are the same fractions as in
4
6
4
6
Example 11.
39
22
5
2
12
12
17
5
Write the answer as a mixed
12
number.
5
5 1
12
3
EXERCISE
h
1 Work out:
(a)
5
3
(b)
5
1
(c) 1
3
4
2
2
2
8
8
6
6
5
5
2 Work out:
(a)
7
3
(b)
8
5
(c)
3
2
2
2
2
10
5
9
6
4
5
3 Work out:
(a) 4
1
3
(b) 2
1
4
(c) 3
1
2
2 2
2 1
2 1
3
4
3
5
8
3
4 I had 1
2
bars of chocolate but ate
3
of a bar after lunch.
3
4
How much do I have left?
5 I cut 1
3
1
m of copper pipe from a length 3
m long. How
4
2
much copper pipe do I have now?
6 At my party we drank 3
2
litres of cola. There were 4
1
3
2
litres of cola to start with. How much cola remained?
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