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Fraction Foundations

Recognise simple fractions (halves, quarters and tenths) of whole numbers and shapes.
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This is level 6: Mixed questions. There are 12 questions and you will be awarded a trophy if you get at least three-quarters of the answers correct and you do this activity online.

1

Drag the blue fraction blocks onto their matching areas:

three-tenths
three-quarters
two-tenths
quarter
one-tenth
half
$$ \frac{1}{10} $$
$$ \frac{2}{10} $$
$$ \frac{1}{4} $$
$$ \frac{3}{10} $$
$$ \frac{1}{2} $$
$$ \frac{3}{4} $$

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2

Two friends share 18 biscuits. The each get half of the buscuits. How many buscuits do each of the friends receive?

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3

There are twelve months in a year. How many months are in the first quarter of the year?

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4

A cake is cut into 16 equal slices. You eat three quarters of the cake. How many slices of the cake are left?

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5

A chocolate bar is divided into 20 equal pieces. You eat three tenths of the chocolate bar. How many pieces did you eat?

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6

A bag of sweets contains 30 sweets. You give two tenths of the sweets to your friend. How many sweets are left?

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7

A jug contains 28 cups of juice. You drink one quarter of the juice. How many cups of juice are left

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8

A container has 120 apples. You take three quarters of the apples. How many apples did you take?

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9

A ribbon is 25cm long. You cut off two tenths of the ribbon. How many centimetres of ribbon is left?

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10

A class of 30 students is divided into groups. Each group contains two tenths of the students. How many students are in each group?

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11

How many minutes are in three-quarters of an hour?

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12

How many tenths are equivalent to five halves?

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Level 1 - Recognise a half and quarters

Level 2 - Find halves and quarters of amounts

Level 3 - Some people say things that can't be true

Level 4 - Introducing tenths

Level 5 - Estimating the size of various fractions

Level 6 - Mixed questions

Level 7 - Bonus quiz

Ordering - Drag fractions into order of size, smallest to largest.

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