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4MA1/1F Jan 2021, Question 4: Converting Decimals to Fractions

Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Mathematics A 4MA1 · Paper 1F (Foundation) · Calculator · 5 marks

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The question, in short

Five short conversion tasks: decimal to fraction, decimal to percentage, simplify a fraction, improper fraction to mixed number, and find a fraction of 624.

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Part (a) · 1 mark

Express 0.57 as a fraction.

  1. 10.57 = 57 ÷ 100
  2. 257/100

Answer57/100

Part (b) · 1 mark

Convert 0.02 into a percentage.

  1. 10.02 × 100 = 2
  2. 22%

Answer2

Part (c) · 1 mark

Reduce 72/84 to its simplest form.

  1. 172 ÷ 12 = 6
  2. 284 ÷ 12 = 7
  3. 36/7

Answer6/7

Part (d) · 1 mark

Rewrite 22/5 as a mixed number.

  1. 122 ÷ 5 = 4 remainder 2
  2. 2The 4 is the whole number and the remainder 2 stays over 5
  3. 322/5 = 4 2/5

Answer4 2/5

Part (e) · 1 mark

Calculate one eighth of 624.

  1. 1624 ÷ 8 = 78
  2. 278

Answer78

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