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4MA1/1FR Jun 2018, Question 3: Fractions of an Amount

Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Mathematics A 4MA1 · Paper 1FR (Foundation) · Calculator · 2 marks

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The question, in short

Rectangle A is a 3 by 5 grid of centimetre squares with some shaded; rectangle B is a 2 by 5 grid. Find the shaded fraction of A and shade 40% of B.

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Part (a) · 1 mark

Work out what fraction of the 3 by 5 rectangle A is shaded.

  1. 1Count the total number of squares in rectangle A: 15
  2. 2Count the number of shaded squares: 4
  3. 3Write the fraction: 4/15

Answer4/15

Part (b) · 1 mark

Shade 40% of the 2 by 5 rectangle B.

  1. 1Find 40% of the total number of squares in rectangle B
  2. 2Rectangle B has 10 squares
  3. 340% of 10 = 0.4 × 10 = 4
  4. 4Shade 4 squares

Answer4 squares shaded

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