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Ordering Fractions

Equipment needed: Calculator, pen

Guidance

1. Read each question carefully before you begin answering it.

2. Check your answers seem right.
3. Always show your workings

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1. Write down the largest of these three fractions.

3 11 1
5 20 2

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(2)

2. Write these fractions in order of size.

Start with the smallest number.

7 3 1 3
10 4 2 5

............... ............... ............... ...............

(2)

3. Arrange these fractions in order, smallest first.

2 7 5 11
3 9 6 18

............... ............... ............... ...............

(2)
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4. Write these numbers in order of size.
Start with the smallest number.

7 3 8 2
10 5 15 3

............... ............... ............... ...............

(2)

5. Write these numbers in order of size.

Start with the smallest number.

4 8 5 7
5 9 6 8

............... ............... ............... ...............

(2)

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6. A football team wins of their matches in a season
8
1
The same team loses of their matches.
3

Show that the team win more matches than they lose.

(2)
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7. Which of the following fractions is nearest to ?
10

Show your working.

5 3 11 3
8 4 20 5

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(3)

3
8. Circle any fraction that is less than
8

2 3 9 9
5 10 20 25

(2)

9. Arrange these fractions in order, smallest first.

3 47 2 17
4 60 3 24

............... ............... ............... ...............

(3)

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10. Mary’s salary increases by
7
2
Michael’s salary increases by
5

Mary claims her salary will increase by more money than Michael’s.

Explain why she may not be correct.

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(2)

11.

1 2 1 3 3
3 5 4 10 20

Work out the median

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(3)
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12. Write these numbers in order of size.
Start with the smallest number.

9 23 47 37
10 25 50 40

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(3)

13. Alina writes down two fractions

4 3
3 4

Work out which of the two fractions is closer to 1

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(3)
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14. Curtis writes down two fractions

27 8
20 3
Work out which of the two fractions is closer to 2

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(3)

15. Grayson writes down two fractions

1 13
4 10
7
Work out which of the two fractions is closer to
9

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(3)

3 2
16. Write down a fraction between and
8 5

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(2)

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17. Three friends have played the same number of matches of snooker this year.

7
Kyren has won of the matches that he has played.
10
7
Mark has won of the matches that he has played.
8
5
Jordan has won of the matches that he has played.
6

(a) Write the friends in order, starting with the person that has won the most
matches.

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(2)

Jordan has played less than 500 matches of snooker.

(b) Work out the greatest possible number of matches that he could have
played.

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(2)

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