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Example 1
Write down in 2 different ways, the fraction
of this large square which been shaded.
Solution
3
, as 3 of the 9 squares are shaded.
9
1
, as the shape could have been drawn like this:
3
Example 2
Complete each of the following expressions:
3 2
(a) = (b) =
4 12 3 15
5 4
(c) = (d) =
6 18 12 3
Solution
3 3×3 9 2 2 × 5 10
(a) = = (b) = =
4 4 × 3 12 3 3 × 5 15
5 5 × 3 15 4 4÷4 1
(c) = = (d) = =
6 6 × 3 18 12 12 ÷ 4 3
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Example 3
Write each of the following fractions in their simplest form:
8 5 12
(a) (b) (c)
18 40 32
Solution
8 4
(a) = (dividing top and bottom by 2)
18 9
5 1
(b) = (dividing top and bottom by 5)
40 8
12 3
(c) = (dividing top and bottom by 4)
32 8
Exercises
1. Write, in two different ways the fraction of each shape which has been
shaded:
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
4 5
(c) = (d) =
7 35 9 18
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3 3
(e) = (f) =
7 28 8 40
4 2
(g) = (h) =
5 30 9 36
9 4
(i) = (j) =
10 60 7 28
7 5
(k) = (l) =
11 66 8 64
10 11
(a) = (b) =
15 3 44 4
20 10
(c) = (d) =
60 3 16 8
30 10
(e) = (f) =
36 6 50 5
4 18
(g) = (h) =
28 7 24 4
14 24
(i) = (j) =
100 50 56 7
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4 5
= =
5 40 8 40
4 5
(b) Which of the fractions and is the larger?
5 8
5 2
= =
7 21 3 21
5 2
(b) Which of the fractions and is the smaller?
7 3
10. Write the following fractions in order of size, with the smallest first:
1 1 2 1 5
5 4 9 2 9
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Example 1
Calculate:
1 1
(a) of £60, (b) of £40.
3 5
Solution
(a) 60 ÷ 3 = 20
1
So of £60 = £20 .
3
(b) 40 ÷ 5 = 8
1
So of £40 = £8 .
5
Example 2
Calculate:
3 5
(a) of 700, (b) of 21.
4 7
Solution
(a) 700 ÷ 4 = 175
175 × 3 = 525
3
So of 700 = 525.
4
(b) 21 ÷ 7 = 3
5×3 = 15
5
So of 21 = 15.
7
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Exercises
1. Calculate:
1 1 1
(a) of 10 (b) of 12 (c) of 20
5 3 4
1 1 1
(d) of 28 (e) of 24 (f) of 30
7 6 5
1 1 1
(g) of 18 (h) of 24 (i) of 32
9 3 8
2. Calculate:
3 2 3
(a) of 20 (b) of 15 (c) of 24
4 5 8
2 3 3
(d) of 24 (e) of 28 (f) of 40
3 7 5
5 4 5
(g) of 32 (h) of 30 (i) of 36
8 5 9
1
3. In a class there are 28 pupils; of these pupils are girls.
2
How many girls are in the class?
1
4. A can holds 330 ml of drink. Javinda drinks of the contents of the can.
3
(a) How much has Javinda drunk?
(b) How much drink is left in the can?
3
5. There are 320 sweets in a large tin. Laura eats of the sweets.
8
(a) How many sweets does she eat?
(b) How many sweets are left?
3
6. A car journey is 120 miles. Richard has driven of this distance.
5
(a) How far has Richard driven?
(b) How much further does he have to drive to complete the journey?
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3
7. There are 300 passengers on a train. At a station, of the passengers get off.
5
(a) How many people get off the train?
(b) How many passengers are left on the train?
2 1
8. Alison has £30. She decides to save of this and to spend on books.
5 6
(a) How much money does she save?
(b) How much does she spend on books?
(c) How much does she have left?
3
9. A farmer owns 360 hectares of land. He plants potatoes on of his land.
10
How many hectares are planted with potatoes?
1
10. An engineer tests a box of 120 floppy disks. He finds that of the disks are
20
damaged. How many of the disks are damaged?
Example 1
Calculate:
3 1 5 2
(a) + (b) −
5 4 7 3
Solution
Before fractions can be added or subtracted, they must each have the same
denominator (known as a common denominator).
3 1 12 5
(a) + = +
5 4 20 20
17
=
20
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5 2 15 14
(b) − = −
7 3 21 21
1
=
21
Example 2
Calculate:
4 3 5 2
(a) × (b) ×
5 7 8 7
Solution
4 3 4×3
(a) × =
5 7 5×7
12
=
35
1
5 2 5×2 5 2 5×1
(b) × = OR × =
8 7 8×7 4
8 7 4×7
10 5
= =
56 28
5
=
28
Example 3
Calculate:
3 2 5 3
(a) ÷ (b) ÷
5 3 7 4
Solution
3 2 3 3
(a) ÷ = ×
5 3 5 2
9
=
10
5 3 5 4
(b) ÷ = ×
7 4 7 3
20
=
21
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Example 4
Calculate:
1 1 1 1
(a) 1 × 1 (b) 1 ÷2
2 4 5 4
Solution
1 1 3 5
(a) 1 ×1 = ×
2 4 2 4
15
=
8
7
= 1
8
1 1 6 9
(b) 1 ÷2 = ÷
5 4 5 4
6 4
= × (You could cancel at this stage to give
5 9
2 4
× , etc.)
24 5 3
=
45
8
=
15
Exercises
1. Calculate:
1 4 3 5 3 1
(a) + (b) + (c) +
7 7 8 8 10 10
1 3 4 2 1 5
(d) + (e) + (f) +
5 5 9 9 6 6
2. Calculate:
1 1 1 1 1 1
(a) + (b) + (c) +
2 3 5 4 7 3
2 3 1 3 1 2
(d) + (e) + (f) +
5 4 7 8 6 3
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3 2 3 2 4 2
(g) + (h) + (i) +
4 3 5 3 7 5
5 2 1 2 4 5
(j) + (k) + (l) +
6 3 8 3 5 6
3. Calculate:
1 1 4 2 1 2
(a) × (b) × (c) ×
2 3 5 3 8 3
5 3 4 5 3 1
(d) × (e) × (f) ×
6 4 5 7 8 4
4 1 2 3 5 2
(g) × (h) × (i) ×
5 2 3 4 8 3
3 2 4 3 7 2
(j) × (k) × (l) ×
7 3 8 4 8 3
4. Calculate:
1 1 3 2 4 2
(a) ÷ (b) ÷ (c) ÷
2 3 4 3 5 3
2 2 3 3 5 3
(d) ÷ (e) ÷ (f) ÷
3 5 7 4 8 4
4 2 2 5 3 3
(g) ÷ (h) ÷ (i) ÷
15 3 3 7 7 5
4 2 3 6 7 2
(j) ÷ (k) ÷ (l) ÷
9 3 8 7 9 3
5. Calculate:
1 1 1 1 1 3
(a) 1 ×2 (b) 2 ×1 (c) 2 ×1
2 4 2 3 3 4
1 1 1 1 1 1
(d) 3 ×1 (e) 2 ×1 (f) 1 ×1
4 3 2 2 5 2
3
m
4
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4.3
2
7. Julie has a vegetable plot that has an area of of an acre.
3
1
She plants potatoes on of the plot.
4
What fraction of an acre does she plant with potatoes?
3 1 3 1
× or ÷ ?
4 2 4 2
11. (a) In a magazine there are three adverts on the same page.
1
Advert 1 uses of the page
4
1
Advert 2 uses of the page
8
1
Advert 3 uses of the page
16
In total, what fraction of the page do the three adverts use? Show your
working.
1
(b) The cost of an advert is £10 for each of a page.
32
3
An advert uses of a page. How much does the advert cost?
16
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↓ add on ?
1
↓ subtract
4
of shape 1
shape 2
What fraction of shape 2 is added on
to get back to shape 1?
↓ add on . . . .
of shape 2
shape 1
(c) Look at the numbers on the bottom of the fractions in (a) and (b).
1
Suppose you subtract of a shape.
8
You want to get back to the shape you started with.
What fraction of the new shape would you add on?
1
(d) Suppose you subtract of a shape.
n
You want to get back to the shape you started with.
What fraction of the new shape would you add on?
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Example 1
Write each of the following percentages as decimals and fractions in their simplest
form:
(a) 75% (b) 32%
Solution
75
(a) 75% =
100
= 0.75 as a decimal
75
75% =
100
3
= as a fraction in its simplest form
4
32
(b) 32% =
100
= 0.32 as a decimal
32
32% =
100
8
= as a fraction in its simplest form
25
Example 2
Write each of the following decimals as a percentage and as a fraction in its simplest
form:
(a) 0.72 (b) 0.08
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Solution
72
(a) 0.72 =
100
= 72% as a percentage
72
0.72 =
100
18
= as a fraction in its simplest form
25
8
(b) 0.08 =
100
= 8% as a percentage
8
0.08 =
100
2
= as a fraction in its simplest form
25
Example 3
Write each of the following fractions as a decimal and as a percentage:
3 4 3
(a) (b) (c)
10 25 8
Solution
3 30
(a) = (multiply top and bottom by 10)
10 100
= 0.3 as a decimal
= 30% as a percentage
4 16
= (multiply top and bottom by 4)
25 100
= 0.16 as a decimal
= 16% as a percentage
3 37.5
(b) = (multiply top and bottom by 12.5)
8 100
= 0.375 as a decimal
= 37.5% as a percentage
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Exercises
1. Write each of the following percentages as a decimal:
(a) 60% (b) 70% (c) 20%
(d) 45% (e) 31% (f) 82%
(g) 14% (h) 4% (i) 63%
(j) 2% (k) 1% (l) 19%
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85%
0.76
8
25
3%
0.005
8. In a survey, 400 people were asked how they would vote at the next
election. The results are listed below:
Labour 220
Conservative 160
Other 20
Express these results as percentages.
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4.4
Cabbages
Carrots
Lettuces
Broad Beans
Peas
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1
12. of the diagram below is shaded.
2
Example 1
Katie earns £40 per week for her part-time job. She is to be given a 5% pay rise.
How much will she earn per week after the pay rise?
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Solution
5
5% of £40 = × £40 OR 100% + 5% = 105%
100
= £2 which is 1.05 as a decimal
Example 2
The prices of all the televisions in a shop are to be increased by 8%. Calculate
the new price of a television that originally cost £150.
Solution
8
8% of £150 = × £150 OR 100% + 8% = 108%
100
= £12 which is 1.08 as a decimal
Example 3
In a sale the cost of a computer is reduced by 30%. The normal price of the
computer was £900. Calculate the sale price of the computer.
Solution
30
30% of £900 = × £900 OR 100% − 30% = 70%
100
= £270 which is 0.7 as a decimal
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Exercises
1. (a) Increase £100 by 20%. (b) Increase £400 by 30%.
(c) Increase £80 by 25%. (d) Increase £50 by 6%.
(e) Increase 40 kg by 3%. (f) Increase 250 m by 7%.
3. A company increases the cost of all its products by 5%. Calculate the new
price of each of the items listed below:
(a) a tent that previously cost £60.
(b) a rucksack that previously cost £15,
(c) a sleeping bag that previously cost £24.
4. Joe was paid £30 per week for delivering papers. He was given a 3% pay
rise. How much will he now earn each week?
5. A small firm employs 4 staff. They are all given a 4% pay rise. The
original salaries are as follows:
John Smith £24 000
Alice Holland £22 500
Graham Hall £14 000
Emma Graham £8500
6. Rachel puts £50 into a bank account. After one year 5% interest is added to
her money. How much does she have then?
1
7. Add 17 % VAT to each of the following prices:
2
(a) £200 (b) £70 (c) £42
8. A rope is 8 m long but it shrinks when it gets wet. What would be the new
length of the rope if its length is reduced by:
(a) 2% (b) 7% (c) 12% ?
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10. A mountain bike was priced at £180. Its price was increased by 8%. Later,
this increased price was reduced by 20% in a sale.
Calculate the sale price of the bike.
11. This is how Caryl works out 15% of 120 in her head.
10% of 120 is 12,
5% of 120 is 6,
so 15% of 120 is 18.
(a) Copy and complete the following calculations to show how Caryl can
work out 17 12 % of 240 in her head.
so 17 12 % of 240 is .........
(a) In England, from 1961 to 1994, the birth rate fell by 26.1%
What was the birth rate in England in 1994 ? Show your working.
(b) In Wales, the birth rate also fell.
Calculate the percentage fall from 1961 to 1994. Show your working.
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13. The table shows the land area of each of the World's continents.
14. In 1995, the Alpha Company employed 4000 people. For each of the next
2 years, the number of people employed increased by 10%.
(b) Which of the calculations below shows how many people worked for
the company in 1997:
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15. A clothes shop had a closing down sale. The sale started on Tuesday and
finished on Saturday. For each day of the sale, prices were reduced by 15%
of the prices on the day before.
(a) A shirt had a price of £19.95 on Monday. Kevin bought it on
Wednesday. How much did he pay? Show your working.
(b) Ghita bought a dress on Tuesday for £41.48. What was its price on
Monday? Show your working.
(c) A jacket had a price of £49.95 on Monday. What was its price on
Friday? Show your working.
(d) Another shop is reducing its prices each day by 12% of the prices on
the day before. How many days would it take for its original prices to
be reduced by more than 50%? Show your working.
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