Starter

From the numbers below, find:

• 3 multiples of 7.
• 4 factors of 30.
• 5 prime numbers.

2 7 12 5 6 42 23 28 34

1 17 4 35 10 19 9 21 31

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5. Fractions,
percentages and
standard form

5.1 Revisiting
fractions
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Objectives:

Students will be able to simplify the given

fractions by common factors correctly.

Students will be able to determine the

equivalent fractions accurately.

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 Simplified Fractions
To simplify a fraction, we find an
equivalent fraction which uses the We do this by
smallest numbers possible. dividing.

We need to know our

tables for this!
Ask yourself, what can I
divide both 24 and 40 by?

8 is the biggest number

we can divide both by and
3/5 uses the smallest
possible numbers as we
cannot divide them by
anything else.

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Express each of the following
fractions in its simplest form.

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 Assessment: 1
1. Express in its simplest form.
2. Without using a calculator, simplify
3. Rewrite this improper fraction as a simplified mixed numeral.

4. Use a calculator to simplify

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Tip

• Fractions were originally written with a slant line like

this: 2/5. You will often find fractions written like this
and when you enter fractions online you type them like
that.

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Objectives:

Students will be able to simplify the given

fractions by common factors correctly.

Students will be able to determine the

equivalent fractions accurately.

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Equivalent fractions Remember: you have to multiply
the numerator and denominator
by the same number
•
x2 x3 x4 x5 x6

• 1 __ __ __ __ __
5

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

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 Filling in the gaps

3 ?
¿
4 20

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Assessment:2
a) Find three equivalent fractions for the given fraction.

b) For every 10 cars on a road there are 6 trucks.

How many trucks will there be if there are 460 cars?

c) What fraction is equivalent to and has a difference

between the denominator and the numerator of 18?
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 Put the following fractions in increasing order of size.
11 2 5 3
15 3 6 5
2 10 5 6

11 2 5 3
¿ 30 ¿ 30 ¿ 30 ¿ 30
22 20 25 18
15 3 6 5
2 10 5 6

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Evaluation:
1. If = , what is the missing numerator?

2. , the missing denominator is ……………

3. The simplest form of is ………………………

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