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Exercise A addition/subtraction
All questions in this exercise have the same denominators and no simplification is required.
Evaluate the following sums and differences, showing full and clear working.
1. 2. 3. 4.
5. 6. 7. 8.
Exercise B addition/subtraction
All questions in this exercise have the same denominators but now your answers must be simplified.
Evaluate the following sums and differences, showing full and clear working and simplifying your answers
if possible and giving your answers as mixed numbers when appropriate.
1. 2. 3. 4.
5. 6. 7. 8.
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Exercise C addition/subtraction
Denominators do not share a common factor
Evaluate the following sums and differences, giving your answers as simply as possible and giving your
answers as mixed numbers where appropriate.
1. 2. 3. 4.
5. 6. 7. 8.
Exercise D addition/subtraction
One denominator is a factor of the other.
Evaluate the following sums and differences, giving your answers as simply as possible and giving your
answers as mixed numbers where appropriate.
1. 2. 3. 4.
5. 6. 7. 8.
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Exercise E addition/subtraction
Denominators share a common factor.
Evaluate the following sums and differences, giving your answers as simply as possible and giving your
answers as mixed numbers where appropriate.
1. 2. 3. 4.
5. 6. 7. 8.
Exercise F addition/subtraction
A mixture of types.
Evaluate the following sums and differences, giving your answers as simply as possible and giving your
answers as mixed numbers where appropriate.
1. 2. 3. 4.
5. 6. 7. 8.
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Exercise G adding mixed numbers
Evaluate the following sums, giving your answers as simply as possible and giving your answers as mixed
numbers where appropriate.
1. 2. 3. 4.
5. 6. 7. 8.
Exercise H subtracting mixed numbers
Evaluate the following differences, giving your answers as simply as possible and giving your answers as
mixed numbers where appropriate.
1. 2. 3. 4.
5. 6. 7. 8.
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Exercise I multiplying fractions
Evaluate the following products, giving your answers as simply as possible and giving your answers as
mixed numbers where appropriate.
1. 2. 3. 4.
5. 6. 7. 8.
Exercise J multiplying mixed numbers
Evaluate the following products, giving your answers as simply as possible and giving your answers as
mixed numbers where appropriate.
Hint: nos 112 all have whole number answers and nos 1324 all have answers which are mixed numbers.
1. 2. 3. 4.
5. 6. 7. 8.
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Exercise K division with fractions
Evaluate the following quotients, giving your answers as simply as possible and giving your answers as
mixed numbers where appropriate.
1. 2. 3. 4.
5. 6. 7. 8.
Exercise L division with mixed numbers
Evaluate the following quotients, giving your answers as simply as possible and giving your answers as
mixed numbers where appropriate.
1. 2. 3. 4.
5. 6. 7. 8.
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Exercise M Mixed exercise
All answers should be given in simplest form and as mixed numbers when appropriate.
1. 2. 3.
4. 5. 6.
7. 8. 9.
Exercise N Problems
1. In a class of children one third have blue eyes, one half have brown eyes and
the rest have hazel coloured eyes.
a) What fraction of the class have hazel coloured eyes?
b) If there are 36 children in the class, how many have blue eyes?
2. George spends three fifths of his income on his rent, heating and light. He
spends one quarter of his income on groceries and the rest he divides equally
between spending money and savings. What fraction of his income does he
save?
3. Which is bigger of £20 or of £24?
4. How many strips of sticky tape can I cut from a roll of 20m, if each strip is 2½
cm long?
5. A school supplier buys 3¾ tonnes of printer paper. Each of the schools they
supply requires one third of a tonne at the start of the year.
a) How many schools can they supply?
b) What weight of printer paper are they left with?
6. One third of three quarters of a sum of money is £5.60. What is the original
sum of money?
7. Sandra ate three eighths of a cake and then eats one quarter of what remains.
a) What fraction of the cake did she eat altogether?
b) What fraction of the cake is left after she has eaten the 2nd slice?
8. Billy spends one fifth of his weekly pocket money on sweets and three quarters
goes on books and comics. He saves the rest in a piggy bank.
a) What fraction of his pocket money does he save each week?
b) If Billy gets £5.80 per week, how much does he spend on sweets?
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Answers to the exercises
Exercise A Exercise B
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.
19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24.
Exercise C Exercise D
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.
19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24.
Exercise E Exercise F
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.
19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24.
Exercise G Exercise H
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.
19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24.
Exercise I Exercise J
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.
19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24.
Exercise K Exercise L
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.
19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24.
Exercise M
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
Exercise N
1a. b. 2. 3. 4.
5a. b. 6. 7a. b. 8a. b.