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Q4 FRACTIONS
(A) Write fractions for given diagrams
1 The diagram below is drawn on a square grid
!hi"h o# $he
#ollowing #igures I%
II% III and I& has an
area $ha$ is
'
(
o#
area ) *
A I and II onl+
C I% II and III onl+
, III and I& onl+ - II% III and I& onl+
[1997]
2 The diagram shows a semi"ir"le "en$re . whi"h "onsis$s o# #i/e 0ar$s% I% II% III% I& and &


I&

&

III

II
10

'2

'0
30
13

I
.
!hi"h "ombina$ion o# 0ar$s re0resen$s
5
3
o# $he semi"ir"le *
A I and III C II and III
, I and & - II and I&
[2006, No.3]
() !"#iva$ent fractions % com&are va$#e
' !hi"h o# $he #ollowing #ra"$ions has $he larges$ /alue *
A
(
3
C
4
5

,
1
1
-
12
11
[2004, No.6]
4 The diagram shows #our re"$angles are drawn on square grids


A



C

(
!hi"h o# $he #ollowing #ra"$ions re0resen$ed b+ $he shaded areas in re"$angles labelled A% % C and ( has
$he smalles$ /alue *
[1999]
4


)

I

II

III

I&
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) !hi"h o# $he #ollowing #ra"$ion has a /alue grea$er $han
(
3
*
A
13
5
C
1
5

,
4
'
-
3
1
[2007, No.2]
* !hi"h o# $he #ollowing #ra"$ions has a /alue "loses$ $o 3 *
A
5
15
C
5
4
,
1
1(
-
'
5
[1989]
+ The diagram shows #i/e #ra"$ions
(
1
%
5
3
%
'
(
%
10
4
%
2
5
I# $he #ra"$ions are arranged in de"reasing order% whi"h o# $he #ollowing #ra"$ions is in $he "en$re *
A
5
3
C
10
4
,
'
(
-
2
5

[1991]
, !hi"h o# $he #ollowing grou0s o# #ra"$ions is arranged in as"ending order *
A
5
3
%
5
3
%
(
3
C
4
3
%
4
'
%
(
1
,
3
1
%
(
1
%
'
1
-
5
3
%
10
(
%
15
1
[2002]
- 6i/en $ha$
3
1
7
2
m
7
'
5
!hi"h o# $he #ollowing /alues is not a /alue o# m *
A ' C 2
, 1 - 4
[2002]
1. The diagram shows a sequen"e o# #ra"$ions in as"ending order
11
(
%
2
(
%
11
4
% x%
11
15
8ind $he /alue o# x
A
11
11
C
11
1(
,
'
(
-
2
5

[2001]
10
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(C) So$ving &ro/$ems
11 There are (5 s$uden$s in a "lass E/er+ s$uden$ 0a+s 10 sen #or $he "lass #und
5
(
o# $he $o$al "lass #und is
used $o de"ora$e $he "lass Cal"ula$e $he balan"e o# $he "lass #und
A 9M4 C 9M((
, 9M13 - 9M40
[1998]
12 There are 12 girls in a "lass o# (2 s$uden$s 1 girls and
5
3
o# $he bo+s are "hosen $o $a:e 0ar$ in a game
How man+ s$uden$s are "hosen *
A 2 C 1'
, 13 - 11
[1996]
1' A "lass has '0 s$uden$s
'
1
o# $he s$uden$s "ome $o s"hool b+ bus%
2
5
o# $he s$uden$s ""+"le $o s"hool and
$he res$ wal: $o s"hool How man+ s$uden$s wal: $o s"hool
A 5 C 35
, 15 - 32
[1995]
14 In a grou0 o# 40 s$uden$s%
5
(
o# $hem are Chess Club members
4
'
o# $he Chess Club members are Choir
Club members How man+ Choir Club members are $here al$oge$her *
A 3' C (1
, (0 - '0
[2006, No.4]
1)
5
(
o# '3 s$uden$s in a "lass are bo+s 1 bo+s and
(
1
o# $he girls ;oin Ma$hema$i"s So"ie$+ How man+
s$uden$s o# $he "lass are Ma$hema$i"s So"ie$+ members *
A 13 C 11
, 1' - 14
[1994]
1* S$e0hanie has 400 marbles She gi/es
(
1
o# $he marbles $o Salwa Salwa gi/es
'
1
o# $he marbles she
re"ei/ed $o Shounna Shounna also ge$
10
1
o# $he balan"e o# S$e0hanie<s marbles How man+ marbles
does Shounna ge$ *
A 55 C 1(5
, 105 - 115
[1992]
11