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Basic Fractions Activity Sheet

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Basic Fractions Activity Sheet

Read each question carefully. Show your working where needed. Simplify fractions when you can.

Understanding Fractions

1.Which fraction means that 3 of 4 equal parts are selected?
  • 1/4
  • 3/4
  • 4/3
  • 2/4
2.A tray has 10 equal biscuits. Four are eaten. What fraction of the biscuits are eaten?
  • 4/10
  • 6/10
  • 10/4
  • 4/6
3.Select every fraction that is equivalent to 1/2.
  • 2/4
  • 3/6
  • 4/6
  • 5/10
4.Write these fractions in order from smallest to largest: 1/3, 3/4, 1/6, 1/2.
00.0833330.1666670.250.3333330.4166670.50.5833330.6666670.750.8333330.9166671

Adding Fractions

5.Work out 1/5 + 1/5. Give your answer in its simplest form.
6.Calculate 2/7 + 3/7. Write the answer as a fraction.
7.Calculate 3/8 + 4/8. Give your answer in its simplest form.
8.A jug is 6/10 full. Callum pours in another 2/10 of a jug of water. What fraction of the jug is full now?

Fractions Around Us

9.Match each fraction to its value.
  • Half an hour
  • One quarter of £1
  • Three quarters of 1 metre
  • One half of 1 litre
  • One quarter of 20
  • 25p
  • 500 ml
  • 75 cm
  • 5
  • 30 minutes
10.A ribbon is 80 cm long. Rhys uses 1/4 of it to wrap a parcel. How many centimetres of ribbon does she use?

3 printable pages

  • Basic Fractions Activity Sheet, page 1 of 3: Understanding Fractions

    Page 1

  • Basic Fractions Activity Sheet, page 2 of 3: Adding Fractions

    Page 2

  • Basic Fractions Activity Sheet, page 3 of 3: Fractions Around Us

    Page 3

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