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4MA1/2F Jan 2022, Question 1: Fractions of an Amount

Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Mathematics A 4MA1 · Paper 2F (Foundation) · Calculator · 3 marks

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The question, in short

Questions on fractions and shading: shade part of a square, find the shaded fraction of a rhombus, and convert 0.9 to a fraction.

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Part (a) · 1 mark

Shade one quarter of the square shown with its diagonals.

  1. 1Identify one of the four equal triangles formed by the diagonals of the square
  2. 2Shade that triangle completely

Answerone triangle fully shaded

Part (b) · 1 mark

State what fraction of the rhombus is shaded.

  1. 1Observe that three out of the four equal parts of the rhombus are shaded
  2. 2Write the fraction as 3/4

Answer3/4

Part (c) · 1 mark

Express 0.9 as a fraction.

  1. 1Recognize that 0.9 means nine tenths
  2. 2Write 0.9 as 9/10

Answer9/10

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