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Year 8 Fractions Test

Help the aquarium team solve each fraction challenge. Show your working for calculations and simplify answers where possible. You may use the number line and fraction bars to help.

Part A: Fraction sense

Read each fraction carefully. Give answers in their simplest form when asked.

1.Arjun says that 6/8 and 3/4 are equivalent fractions. Is he correct? Explain how you know.

2.A penguin feeding bucket contains 11/4 kg of fish. Write this improper fraction as a mixed number.

3.Which fraction is 18/24 in simplest form?

3/4
6/8
2/3
9/12

4.The aquarium's small tank is 2/5 full. Select every fraction equivalent to 2/5.

4/10
6/15
8/20
3/5

5.Put these feeding times in order from earliest to latest: 1/4 hour, 3/4 hour, 1/2 hour. Write the fractions from least to greatest.

Part B: Calculate and simplify

Find each answer. Show enough working to make your method clear.

6.Sione measures 1/3 of a metre of hose, then adds another 1/6 of a metre. How much hose has he measured altogether? Simplify your answer.

7.A tank cleaning takes 7/8 of an hour. The team has already cleaned for 1/4 of an hour. What fraction of an hour remains?

8.Manaia prepares 2 1/2 litres of fish mixture and then prepares another 1 3/4 litres. How many litres does she prepare altogether?

9.One serving of food is 2/5 of a bucket. The team prepares 3 servings. How many buckets of food is that? Write the answer as a mixed number if needed.

Part C: Aquarium challenge

Use fractions to solve a real aquarium task. Include a clear calculation.

10.The aquarium has 3/4 of a kilogram of special feed. The team uses half of it for the stingrays. How many kilograms of feed do they use? Show how you calculate half of 3/4.