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UNIT 10 Arithmetic: Fractions Extra Exercises 10.1

1. What fraction of each of these shapes has been shaded?

(a) (b)

(c)

2. Shade the stated fraction of each shape:

(a) (b)
3
4 5
7

(c) (d)
8
7 21
15

What fraction of each shape has not been shaded?

3. Make 4 copies of this rectangle:

Shade:
2 3
(a) (b)
7 5
7 5
(c) (d)
10 14

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UNIT 10 Arithmetic: Fractions Extra Exercises 10.2

1. Copy these equations and fill in the missing numbers:

2 ? 5 ? 3 ?
(a) = (b) = (c) =
3 6 7 14 7 28
8 ? 6 ? 8 ?
(d) = (e) = (f) =
22 11 18 3 18 9
28 ? 42 ? 18 ?
(g) = (h) = (i) =
100 25 72 12 54 3

2. Write out each of these pairs of fractions, inserting either < , > or = between each
fraction to make each statement correct:
4 4 3 1 1 1
(a) (b) (c)
7 9 12 4 8 7
3 5 3 4 2 2
(d) (e) (f)
15 9 12 16 6 7
5 5 6 5 1 14
(g) (h) (i)
8 9 7 6 2 29

3. Write each of these fractions in the simplest possible form:

20 15 12
(a) (b) (c)
60 45 36
10 14 6
(d) (e) (f)
50 21 14
14 1 13
(g) (h) (i)
18 13 52

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UNIT 10 Arithmetic: Fractions Extra Exercises 10.3

1. Calculate:
1 1 1
(a) of 18 (b) of 20 (c) of 6
2 4 3
1 1 1
(d) of 21 (e) of 24 (f) of 40
7 8 5
1 1 1
(g) of 120 (h) of 24 (i) of 56
10 12 7

2. Calculate:

2 4 3
(a) of 6 (b) of 15 (c) of 14
3 5 7

3 5 6
(d) of 36 (e) of 14 (f) of 21
4 7 7

5 3 5
(g) of 45 (h) of 22 (i) of 32
9 11 16

3
3. A car park is said to be full. How many cars are there in the car park if it holds:
4
(a) 40 cars, (b) 100 cars, (c) 120 cars (d) 72 cars?

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UNIT 10 Arithmetic: Fractions Extra Exercises 10.4

1. For each of these diagrams, write the number represented as a mixed number and also
as an improper fraction:
(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

2. Convert these mixed numbers to improper fractions:

1 3 1
(a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 6
2 4 2

1 4 2
(d) 5 (e) 1 (f) 2
4 5 7

3 7 2
(g) 4 (h) 2 (i) 6
7 9 5

3. Convert these improper fractions to mixed numbers:

11 10 10
(a) (b) (c)
2 3 7

11 12 8
(d) (e) (f)
9 5 7

15 15 16
(g) (h) (i)
8 9 3

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Extra Exercises 10.1 Answers

3 1
1. (a) =
15 5

5
(b)
8

7 1
(c) =
14 2

3
2. (a) unshaded
7

2
(b) unshaded
5

8
(c) unshaded
15

13
(d) unshaded
21

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Extra Exercises 10.2 Answers

2 4 5 10 3 12
1. (a) = (b) = (c) =
3 6 7 14 7 28

8 4 6 1 8 4
(d) = (e) = (f) =
22 11 18 3 18 9

28 7 42 7 18 1
(g) = (h) = (i) =
100 25 72 12 54 3

4 4 3 1 1 1
2. (a) > (b) = (c) <
7 9 12 4 8 7

3 5 3 4 2 2
(d) < (e) = (f) >
15 9 12 16 6 7

5 5 6 5 1 14
(g) > (h) > (i) >
8 9 7 6 2 29

1 1 1
3. (a) (b) (c)
3 3 3

1 2 3
(d) (e) (f)
5 3 7

7 1 1
(g) (h) (i)
9 13 4

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Extra Exercises 10.3 Answers

1. (a) 9 (b) 5 (c) 2

(d) 3 (e) 3 (f) 8

(g) 12 (h) 2 (i) 8

2. (a) 4 (b) 12 (c) 6

(d) 27 (e) 10 (f) 18

(g) 25 (h) 6 (i) 10

3. (a) 30 (b) 75 (c) 90 (d) 54

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Extra Exercises 10.4 Answers

1 13 2 14 3 8 5 23
1. (a) 3 = (b) 4 = (c) 1 = (d) 3 =
4 4 3 3 5 5 6 6

9 11 13
2. (a) (b) (c)
2 4 2

21 9 16
(d) (e) (f)
4 5 7

31 25 32
(g) (h) (i)
7 9 5

1 1 3
3. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
2 3 7

2 2 1
(d) 1 (e) 2 (f) 1
9 5 7

7 6 2 1
(g) 1 (h) 1 =1 (i) 5
8 9 3 3

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