4MA1/2F Jun 2025, Question 6: Mixed Numbers and Improper Fractions

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

The question, in short

Convert between fractions, mixed numbers and decimals: change 19/5 to a mixed number, identify two equivalent fractions from a list, and express 0.3 as a fraction.

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Part (a) · 1 mark

Write 19/5 as a mixed number.

119 ÷ 5 = 3 remainder 4
219/5 = 3 4/5

Answer3 4/5

Part (b) · 1 mark

From 19/20, 4/5, 20/24, 28/35, 5/9, circle the two fractions that are equivalent.

1Simplify each fraction
228/35 = (28 ÷ 7)/(35 ÷ 7) = 4/5
3So 4/5 and 28/35 are equivalent

Answer4/5, 28/35

Part (c) · 1 mark

Write 0.3 as a fraction.

10.3 is 3 tenths
2= 3/10

Answer3/10

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