Fractions (9-1) Exam Questions.

1. One day at St. Georges Comprehensive,

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of the pupils walked to school,
2

2
of the pupils came to school by bus,
5

the remaining 68 pupils came by car.

1 2
(a) Work out .
2 5

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(b) What fraction of the pupils came by car?

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2. (a) Work out 4 , giving your answer as a fraction.
5 4

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3. Work out
1 3
(a)
6 5

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4. (a) Work out 4 1
3 5

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2 3
5. Find the value of 4 2
3 4

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6. (a) Work out 3 1 1 4

2 7

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7. Work out

2 1
(a)
5 4

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2 3
(b) 4 1
3 5

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8. (a) Write down a fraction that is between and
2 4

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1 2
(b) Work out 3 1
4 5

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9. (a) Write 2 1 as a decimal.

4

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(b) Place the following numbers in order of size, starting with the smallest.

21 1.532 2.21 2.035 4.78

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10. Which of these fractions is closest to ?

1 3 4 7
4 8 9 24

You must show all your working.

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11. For many years, people have tried to find an estimate for the value for .

Here are some of the estimates used.

Greek 22 Hindu 10 Egyptian 256 Roman 3 1

7 81 8

(a) Put these estimates in order of size, starting with the smallest.
You must show all your working.

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(b) The value of on a calculator is 3.141592654

Which of the above estimates is closest to this value?

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2017 paper exam questions:

Calculator Foundation Paper 2 (Question 4)

Calculator Foundation Paper 2 (Question 6)

Calculator Foundation Paper 2 (Question 18) Higher paper 2 (question 2)

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