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4MA1/1F Jan 2022, Question 9: Multiplication and Division of Fractions

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

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The question, in short

Convert 39/150 to a percentage, find the simplified fraction of 30 dogs that are not brown when 12 are brown, and show that 4/9 + 1/6 equals 11/18.

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Part (a) · 1 mark

Write 39/150 as a percentage.

  1. 139 / 150 = 0.26
  2. 20.26 × 100 = 26

Answer26

Part (b) · 2 marks

Of 30 dogs with 12 brown, give the fraction that are not brown in simplest form.

  1. 130 − 12 = 18
  2. 218 / 30 = 3/5

Answer3/5

Part (c) · 2 marks

Show that 4/9 + 1/6 = 11/18.

  1. 14/9 = 8/18
  2. 21/6 = 3/18
  3. 38/18 + 3/18 = 11/18

Answer11/18

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