Darveena Prananand Fractions

FRACTIONS
Examples
1 5
4 −1
3 6 1 8 1
1. =2 ÷2 =1
3 2 2 21 20
1 × ×1
7 3
1 2
3− 2
3 3 5
2. = =
1 1 6
3+ 3
5 5
1. June 2005 1 3
1 −
Calculate the exact value of: 7 4 11
Calculate the exact value of:
1 1 13 1 1 14
4 – (1 x 3) 2 ×
5 9 15 2 5

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2. January 2006 ___________________________________

1 4 4. June 2008
2 ×
4 5 1 4
18 2 −
3 1 2 5 4
− Express as a single fraction 2
5 2 3 15
4
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3. January 2008 5. January 2009

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2 2 ___________________________________
+1
3 7 11
Calculate the exact value of: 2 8. January 2011
2 15
3−2
7 4
2
9 3 2
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2 7 21
4
3
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6. June 2009
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2 1
2 +1
3 5 29 ___________________________________
2 48
6
5 9. June 2011
1 1
1 +1
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1 36
4
2
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7. June 2010 ____________________________________

1 2
1 − ___________________________________
2 5 22
2 3 73 10. January 2012
4 −
5 4
3 1
(1 )2 ÷ 3 , expressing your answer as a
4 2
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fraction.
8
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11. June 2012 14. January 2015
1 2
3 − 3
5 3 Mark spends of his monthly income on
, giving your answer as a fraction in 8
4
2 1
5 housing. Of the remainder, he spends on
3
19
its lowest form. food and saves what is left
21
(i) Calculate the fraction of his monthly
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income spent on food
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12. June 2013
4 1
1 − ___________________________________
5 3 11
2 18 (ii) Calculate the fraction of his monthly
2
5 5
income that he saved.
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13. January 2014
15. June 2015

[ 3 1
4 8][ ]
5 2
1 − + ÷
6 3
2
7
8
2 1
2 −1 +3
5 3
1
2
4
17
30
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[ 1
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2
4 −1 ÷
3
4
5 15
11
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16. June 2016 ____________________________________

3 1 ____________________________________
3 −2
8 4
1
1 ___________________________________
2 , giving your answer as a
19. January 2018
3
fraction in its lowest terms. 1 2 4 3
4 5 ÷ 3 +1 3
2 3 5 10

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17. January 2017
20. January 2019
1 2
3 ×1
2 3 7 1 3
1 ×
1 18 2 5 3
4
5 1 35
3
2

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18. June 2017
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