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4MA1/1F Jun 2023, Question 1: Fractions of an Amount

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

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The question, in short

Four short fraction tasks: shade a given fraction of a 15-square rectangle, simplify 27/36, convert 3/100 to a decimal, and convert 7/50 to a percentage.

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Part (a) · 1 mark

Shade 4/5 of the rectangle made of 15 equal squares arranged in 3 rows of 5.

  1. 14/5 of 15 = 12
  2. 2Shade 12 squares

Answer12 of the 15 squares shaded

Part (b) · 1 mark

Reduce the fraction 27/36 to its simplest form.

  1. 127 ÷ 9 = 3
  2. 236 ÷ 9 = 4
  3. 33/4

Answer3/4

Part (c) · 1 mark

Express the fraction 3/100 as a decimal.

  1. 13 ÷ 100 = 0.03

Answer0.03

Part (d) · 1 mark

Convert the fraction 7/50 into a percentage.

  1. 17 ÷ 50 = 0.14
  2. 20.14 × 100 = 14
  3. 314

Answer14

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