Lemmara logoLemmaraWorked solution

4MA1/2FR Jan 2020, Question 4: Fractions of an Amount

Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Mathematics A 4MA1 · Paper 2FR (Foundation) · Calculator · 5 marks

اقرأ هذا الحل مشروحاً بالعربي ←

The question, in short

A 3 by 5 grid of squares has some shaded; answer fraction, conversion and ordering questions about fractions and decimals.

Summarised in our own words. Use the official paper for the exact wording and the diagram.

Part (a) · 1 mark

Find what fraction of the 15-square shape is shaded.

  1. 1Count the total number of squares: 15
  2. 2Count the number of shaded squares: 11
  3. 3Write as a fraction: 11/15

Answer11/15

Part (b) · 1 mark

Convert 23/5 into a mixed number.

  1. 1Divide 23 by 5: 5 goes into 23 four times with remainder 3
  2. 2Write as mixed number: 4 3/5

Answer4 3/5

Part (c) · 1 mark

Express 0.23 as a fraction.

  1. 10.23 means 23 hundredths
  2. 2Write as fraction: 23/100

Answer23/100

Part (d) · 1 mark

Convert 2/5 to a decimal.

  1. 1Divide 2 by 5: 2 ÷ 5 = 0.4

Answer0.4

Part (e) · 1 mark

Put 3.61, 3.9, 3.555, 3.82 and 3.7 in ascending order.

  1. 1Compare the decimal numbers digit by digit
  2. 23.555 is smallest
  3. 3Then 3.61
  4. 4Then 3.7
  5. 5Then 3.82
  6. 6Then 3.9
  7. 7Write in order: 3.555, 3.61, 3.7, 3.82, 3.9

Answer3.555, 3.61, 3.7, 3.82, 3.9

Stuck on a step? Read the free lesson: Fractions of an Amount

Practise more fractions of an amount questions

Real 4MA1 past-paper questions, marked on your working like the exam, with a worked solution for every part.

Practise free on Lemmara

More past-paper questions on fractions of an amount

Also searched as: 4MA1 2FR January 2020 · 4MA1/2FR · 4ma1 jan20 2fr · question 4.
Lemmara is an independent study tool, not affiliated with or endorsed by Pearson Edexcel. The worked solutions are Lemmara’s own.