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4MA1/1F Jun 2025, Question 5: 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

Convert 0.6 to a percentage, 19/100 to a decimal, and find the shaded fraction of a 20-square rectangle in simplest form.

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Part (a) · 1 mark

Express 0.6 as a percentage.

  1. 10.6 × 100
  2. 2= 60%

Answer60

Part (b) · 1 mark

Express 19/100 as a decimal.

  1. 119 ÷ 100
  2. 2= 0.19

Answer0.19

Part (c) · 2 marks

For a rectangle of 20 equal squares with 16 shaded, give the shaded fraction in simplest form.

  1. 1Total squares = 20, shaded squares = 16
  2. 216/20
  3. 3= 4/5

Answer4/5

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