Fractions Intermediate Exam Qus.

1. One day at St. George’s Comprehensive,

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2 of the pupils walked to school,

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5 of the pupils came to school by bus,

the remaining 68 pupils came by car.

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(a) Work out 2 5 .

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(b) What fraction of the pupils came by car?

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2. (a) Work out 5 – 4 , giving your answer as a fraction.

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3. Work out
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4. (a) Work out 43 –15

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2 3
4 –2
5. Find the value of 3 4

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3 1 14
6. (a) Work out 2 – 7

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7. Work out

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(a) 5 4

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4 1
(b) 3 5

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8. (a) Write down a fraction that is between 2 and 4

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(b) Work out 34 –15

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9. (a) Write 4 as a decimal.

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(b) Place the following numbers in order of size, starting with the smallest.

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4 1.53 2.21 2.035

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10. Which of these fractions is closest to

1 3 4 7
4 8 9 24

You must show all your working.

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11. For many years, people have tried to find an estimate for the value for .

Here are some of the estimates used.

22 256 31
Greek 7 Hindu 10 Egyptian 81 Roman 8

(a) Put these estimates in order of size, starting with the smallest.
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(b) The value of  on a calculator is 3.141592654

Which of the above estimates is closest to this value?

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