Unit 7 – Whole numbers and fractions
1 Describe these proper fractions as the sum of the smaller fractions. (a) 5 10 (b) 3 4
2 10
2 10
1 10
1 4
2 4
You need squared paper.
2
In how many different ways can you represent the fraction 5 _
8 as the
sum of several smaller fractions?
Copy and complete these (a) -fifths plus
3
-fifths plus
-fifths is five-fifths.
(b)
-tenths plus five-tenths is seven-tenths
(c)
-tenths plus
-tenths plus two-tenths is seven tenths.
Is there more than one solution to part (c) ?
E
Three ribbons have a total length of 9 __ 10 metre. How many tenths of a metre could each ribbon be? How many different solutions can you find?
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