Name: _______________________________________________ Date:__________________________________

Remember: A fraction is a part out of the whole.

 It is the part asked for over the whole or total.

 Always think about the whole and parts that make it up.
 Sometimes the whole is given and sometimes you have to find it.

There are 12 beef pies, 11 fish pies, 9 chicken pies and 8 cheese pies. What fraction of
the pies are:
The whole/total pies = (12 beef + 11 fish + 9 chicken + 8 cheese) = 40
12 9 11
Fraction beef = 40 Fraction chicken = 40 Fraction fish= 40 Fraction
8
cheese= 40

Give your answers as a percentage and decimal where you can. (Conversion sheet)
1. There are 5 blue, 8 red and 12 yellow marble in a bag. What fraction of the colours
are:

The whole/total ________________ =

Fraction Blue= Fraction Red = Fraction Yellow =

2. On a farm, there are 10 cows, 12 goats, 6 sheep and 14 chickens. What fraction of
the animals are:

The whole/total ________________ =

Goat = Sheep = Chicken = Cows =

3. Adrian has 6 red toy cars, 4 blue vans and 8 green trucks. What FRACTION of the toy
vehicle is:

The whole/total ________________ =

Red = Blue= Green =

4. In a football competition, a team won ten matches, lost six and drew one. What
percent of the matches played:

The whole/total ________________ =

Fraction won = Fraction lost = Fraction drew =

5. At the market, a mother bought some fruits: 3 oranges, 4 pears and 5 mangoes.
What FRACTION of the fruits were:

The whole/total ________________ =

Fraction oranges = Fraction pears = Fraction mangoes =

6. At a party, there are 12 women, 11 men, 10 girls and 7 boys, What FRACTION of the
people are:

The whole/total ________________ = Fraction women =

Fraction men = Fraction girls = Fraction boys =

7. A farmer has 120 tomato plants, 80 melongene plants and 40 pepper plants. Express
number of plants he has a fraction:

The whole/total ________________ =

Fraction tomato = Fraction melongene = Fraction pepper =

8. Anya has many hair clips. She has 13 purple clips, 12 yellow clips, 7 green clips, 6 blue
clips, 2 orange clips, 9 red and 20 pink clips

The whole/total ________________ =

Fraction orange = Fraction Blue = Fraction Green =

Fraction Purple =
9. I have 150 marbles, 60 are red, 30 are blue and the rest green. What fraction of the
marbles are green?

Ans:

10. Regal caught 160 fishes in 3 days. On Monday he caught 30 and on Tuesday, 50.
What fraction of the fishes were caught?

The whole/total ________________ = Fraction Monday =

Fraction Tuesday = Fraction on third day =

Answer:________________________