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- FRACTIONS
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- Section 1
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- 1) Sketch a square and divide it in two.
- Divide each of the new rectangles in two equal parts.
- Continue doing this as many times as possible, note
- after each division how many parts there are in the square.
- Complete the table:
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- Division No. No of lines drawn No of parts
- 1 1 2
- 2 1 4
- 3 2 8
- 4 2 16
- 5 4
- 6 4
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- 2) what fraction is 1° of a full circle?
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- 3) Draw a triangle with all sides equal (all angles = 6O°)
- Draw in the three lines of symmetry. What fraction of
- the large triangle is each small triangle?
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- 4) Write the following fractions in order of size:
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- 1/4 3/5 2/7 5/12 15/17 3/8 1/9
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- (Hint - it is easier to use your calculator and convert
- to decimals first!)
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- 5) Bill has £25.5O to divide among his four friends and himself.
- What fraction of the money does Bill get?
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- (answers below..)
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- 1) 4 .. 32 3) 1/6
- 4 .. 64
- 8 .. 128 4) 1/9 1/4 2/7 3/8 5/12 3/5 15/17
- 8 .. 256
- 16 .. 512 5) 1/5
- 16 .. 1O24
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- 2) 1/36O
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