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Fractions Y9
Question 1

384 of the 403 people on a plane are passengers.

The rest of the people on the plane are crew.

What fraction of the people on the plane are crew?

(2 marks)

Question 2

Write 24 as a fraction of 80
Give your fraction in its simplest form.

(2 marks)

Question 3

Write these numbers in order of size.

Start with the smallest number.

7 8 4
Order the following: , , 0.79 , 84 % ,
9 11 5

........ , ........ , ........ , ........ , ........

(3 marks)

Question 4
3 4
Calculate +
4 5

Give your answer as a mixed number in its simplest form.

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(2 marks)

Question 5

Work out

2 3
1 +2
3 4

Give your answer as a mixed number in its simplest form.

(3 marks)

Question 6

Work out

2 2
3 −1
5 3

Give your answer in its simplest form.

(3 marks)

Question 7

Evaluate

3 5
×1
8 7

Give your answer in its simplest form.

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…………………………
(2 marks)

Question 8

Work out.

1
8×
5

Give your answer as a mixed number

(2 marks)

Question 9
3
Work out of 240 kg.
8

………………………… kg
(2 marks)

Question 10
2
Find of 60 cm.
5

………………………… cm
(2 marks)

Question 11

Each month Edna spends all her income on rent, on travel and on other living expenses.

1
She spends of her income on rent.
3
1
She spends of her income on travel.
5
She spends $420 of her income on other living expenses.

Work out her income each month.

$ …………………………

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(4 marks)

Question 12

Work out

3 1
÷
4 8

…………………………

Question 13

Work out

1 1
2 ÷3
4 2

Give your answer in its simplest form.

(3 marks)

Question 14

Write 0.017 as a fraction.

(1 mark)

Question 15

There are some people in a cinema.

3
of the people in the cinema are children.
5

For the children in the cinema,

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number of girls : number of boys = 2 : 7

There are 170 girls in the cinema.

Work out the number of adults in the cinema.

………………………… adults
(5 marks)

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Mark scheme
Question 1
19
403

Question 2
3
10

Question 3
8 7 4
, , 0.79 , , 84 %
11 9 5

Question 4
11
1
20

Question 5
5
4
12

Question 6
11
1
15

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Question 7
9
14

Question 8
3
1
5

Question 9
90kg

Question 10
24cm

Question 11
$900

Question 12
6

Question 13
9
14

Question 14
17
1000

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Question 15
510adults

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