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4024/12 Oct/Nov 2021, Question 6: Multiplication and Division of Fractions

Cambridge O Level Mathematics 4024 · Paper 12 (Non-calculator) · Non-calculator · 3 marks

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Two division calculations: divide 69 by 0.3, and divide the mixed number 1 4/7 by 3/5, giving the second result as a simplified mixed number.

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Part (a) · 1 mark

Find the value of 69 divided by 0.3.

  1. 169 ÷ 0.3 = 690 ÷ 3 = 230

Answer230

Part (b) · 2 marks

Divide 1 4/7 by 3/5 and express the result as a mixed number in simplest form.

  1. 11 4/7 = 11/7
  2. 211/7 × 5/3 = 55/21
  3. 3= 2 13/21

Answer2 13/21

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