Which Snail?

The first snail made it

3/4 of the way
The second snail made it
8/10 of the way
The third snail made it
half way
The fourth snail made it
1/5 of the way
The fifth snail made it
9/10 of the way.
Which snail got the
furthest?

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Week 6
Fractions
 Fractions

• Simplify fractions

• Change top heavy fractions to mixed numbers and vice versa

• Add, Subtract, Multiply and Divide fractions

Key Words

Simplify Fractions Equivalent

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Recap – what are fractions

 
𝟏  
𝟏  
𝟏  
𝟏
𝟐 𝟑 𝟒 𝟓
One half One third One quarter One fifth
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Equivalence

The same

Equivalent
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Simplifying Fractions

=
 
𝟐  
𝟏
𝟒 = 𝟐
Two quarters One half
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Simplify fractions

=
𝟔 𝟏
=
   

𝟏𝟐 𝟐
Six twelfths One half
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Simplify fractions

How would you simplify these fractions?

 
𝟖
𝟑𝟐

 
𝟕
𝟐𝟏
Work through each of these questions…
Keywords

  𝟑     𝟏  

𝟏𝟐 𝟒

  𝟐     𝟏  

𝟖 𝟒

  𝟏𝟓     𝟑  

𝟐𝟎 𝟒

  𝟑     𝟏  

𝟗 𝟑
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Work through each of these questions…

 𝟑     𝟏  

𝟏𝟓 𝟓

 𝟖     𝟏  

𝟏𝟔 𝟐

  𝟏𝟎     𝟓  

𝟏𝟔 𝟖

 
  𝟐𝟎   𝟓  

𝟑𝟐 𝟖
Simplify fractions

  𝟐  𝟐𝟓
 𝟗
 𝟒 𝟔 𝟒𝟎  𝟏𝟓
𝟏𝟓  𝟐𝟎  𝟏𝟎
𝟏𝟐  𝟏𝟓
𝟑𝟐 𝟏𝟔 𝟐𝟒
 𝟑 𝟐𝟓  𝟏𝟐  𝟓
 𝟔
𝟗 𝟐𝟎 𝟏𝟓
𝟏𝟎
Simplify fractions

 𝟗  𝟔  𝟏𝟓  𝟏𝟓  𝟐𝟎

 𝟒   𝟐  𝟑
𝟏𝟓 𝟏𝟎 𝟐𝟓 𝟐𝟒 𝟑𝟐
𝟏𝟐 𝟔 𝟗
 𝟐𝟓
 𝟏𝟐
 𝟓  𝟏𝟎 𝟒𝟎
𝟐𝟎
𝟏𝟓 𝟏𝟔
Improper Fraction

An improper fraction where the numerator (top

number) is bigger than the denominator (bottom
number)
Which clouds have improper fractions in them?

  7   2 9 7
 
 

6 6 12 2
4
  2
  6  

3 1 5
Mixed number to improper fraction

9
 

3 3+6=
The shape is always

1
divided into 6 parts. So
•  our denominator (bottom
number) doesn’t change.

6x1 = 6
6 6
Change top heavy fractions to mixed numbers and vice versa
(A poll will be set up for you. Please select your answer).

A) 22
2= 2
3
B) 4
3 3

8 7
C) 3
D) 3
 Change top heavy fractions to mixed numbers and vice versa

3=
4
5
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A) 5
B) 5

34 12
C) 5
D) 5
Change top heavy fractions to mixed numbers and vice versa

4=
1
2
8 4
A) B)
2 2

12 9
C) 2
D) 2
Change top heavy fractions to mixed numbers and vice versa

10 =
3
5
53 13
A) B)
5 4

35 50
C) 5
D) 5
CHANGE:
An Improper Fraction to a Mixed Number

4 1
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PAIRS:
Can you change this
improper fraction?
=
3
Use a
Diagram to
help you!!

How many wholes? And how many parts are left over?
Change top heavy fractions to mixed numbers and vice versa
(A poll will be set up for you. Please select your answer).

6=
1
3
18 9
A) B)
3 3

6 19
C) 3
D) 3
Change top heavy fractions to mixed numbers and vice versa

10
3 =
A) 1 9
3
B) 3 1
3

C) 2 1
3
D) 9 1
3
Change top heavy fractions to mixed numbers and vice versa

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8 =
A) 8 1
8
B) 6 2
8

C) 7 1
8
D) 9 3
8
Change top heavy fractions to mixed numbers and vice versa

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4 =
A) 4 3
4
B) 3 1
4

C) 3 3
4
D) 4 1
4
Change top heavy fractions to mixed numbers and vice versa

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10 =
A) 2 1
10
B) 1 11
10

C) 10 1
2
D) 2 11
20
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5 =
A) 4 1
5
B) 5 6
5

C) 6 1
5
D) 5
1
5
Adding Fractions

Adding fractions is very simple if the

denominators are the same.
 
2 3 5 “I ate 2 sevenths of the
pizza followed by 3
+ = sevenths. How much have
7 7 7 I eaten?”

Therefore what should be our strategy if the

denominators are different?
 
2 1 8 3 11
+ = + =
3 4 12 12 12
Use equivalent fractions! Find a number both of the
denominators go into (preferably the smallest).
A Quicker (Mental) Method

We can multiply the numerators diagonally.

5 1 40 + 6
 
 
46 23
+ =¿ ¿ =
6 8 48 48 24
Disadvantages of this method:
Step 1: Multiply the denominators (note: this • Because we’re not finding
guarantees you get a number both 6 and 8 go
smallest denominator, further
into, but it may not be the smallest!)
simplification may be
required.
Step 2: Since the 6 got multiplied by 8, so • Doesn’t extend to more than
does the 3. i.e. We are multiplying diagonally. two fractions.

Step 3: And repeat with the other numerator.

 No calculators!
1  Calculate the following, simplifying your fractions 6  Add the following fractions, giving your result
where possible: in terms of any variables given.
a ? b ? a ? b ?
c ? d ? c
?
Unit fractions are fractions where the numerator is 1,
e ? f ?
of my bananas are yellow and green. The rest are pink.
N e.g. . Egyptian fractions are a sum of unit fractions
where all denominators are different.
What fraction are pink? Can you express each of these unit fractions as
2 Egyptian fractions? There may be multiple ways.
Identify the missing fraction. ? Do the same for larger denominators. Can you identify when
you’ll have only 1 possibility?
3 (Clue: can be rearranged to give

a ? b ? )
1 possibility
c ? d ? 1 possibility
4 5  Calculate:
? ? 2 possibilities
a ?
? ? b ? 1 possibility

? c ? 4 possibilities
Complete the magic square (where the
total of each row, column and long d   ?
diagonal is the same). ?
 No calculators!
1  Calculate the following, simplifying your fractions 6  Add the following fractions, giving your result
where possible: in terms of any variables given.
a b a b
c d c
Unit fractions are fractions where the numerator is 1,
e f N e.g. . Egyptian fractions are a sum of unit fractions
of my bananas are yellow and green. The rest are pink. where all denominators are different.
What fraction are pink? Can you express each of these unit fractions as
2 Egyptian fractions? There may be multiple ways.
Identify the missing fraction.
Do the same for larger denominators. Can you identify when
you’ll have only 1 possibility?
3 (Clue: can be rearranged to give
)
a b
c d
4 5  Calculate:
a
b
c
Complete the magic square (where the total of
each row, column and long diagonal is the d  
same).
Change top heavy fractions to mixed numbers and vice versa

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