2/9 ÷ 5/6 = 2/9 × 6/5 = 12/45 = 4/15 Answer: 12/45 or 4/15

4024/12 May/Jun 2025, Question 1: Multiplication and Division of Fractions

Cambridge O Level Mathematics 4024 · Paper 12 (Non-calculator) · Non-calculator · 4 marks

The question, in short

Work out three separate arithmetic calculations: an order-of-operations expression with a negative, a decimal multiplication, and a fraction division.

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Part (a) · 1 mark

Work out 6 − 2 × (−4).

12 × (−4) = −8
26 − (−8) = 14

Answer14

Part (b) · 1 mark

Work out 80 × 0.2.

180 × 0.2 = 16

Answer16

Part (c) · 2 marks

Work out 2/9 ÷ 5/6.

12/9 ÷ 5/6 = 2/9 × 6/5
2= 12/45 = 4/15

Answer12/45 or 4/15

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