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4MA1/1FR Jun 2020, Question 1: Fractions of an Amount

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

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The question, in short

Answer five short fraction questions: shade part of a 3 by 6 square grid, convert an improper fraction, find a complement fraction, give an equivalent fraction, and write a decimal as a fraction.

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Part (a) · 1 mark

Shade one sixth of the rectangle made of 18 equal squares.

  1. 1The shape is 6 squares by 3 squares, so it has 6 × 3 = 18 squares
  2. 21/6 of 18 = 18 ÷ 6 = 3
  3. 3Shade any 3 of the 18 squares

AnswerAny 3 of the 18 squares shaded, e.g. the three squares of the left-hand column

Part (b) · 1 mark

Convert 19/5 into a mixed number.

  1. 119 ÷ 5 = 3 remainder 4
  2. 219/5 = 3 4/5

Answer3 4/5

Part (c) · 1 mark

Given 7/11 of a class walk to school, find the fraction who do not.

  1. 1The whole class is 11/11
  2. 211/11 − 7/11 = 4/11

Answer4/11

Part (d) · 1 mark

Write down a fraction equivalent to 7/9.

  1. 1Multiply the numerator and the denominator by 2
  2. 27/9 = (7 × 2)/(9 × 2) = 14/18

Answer14/18

Part (e) · 1 mark

Write 0.03 as a fraction.

  1. 10.03 is 3 hundredths
  2. 20.03 = 3/100

Answer3/100

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