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1 a) Bella gets 2 cows into the pen before the time runs out.
What is her score? Give your answer as a fraction in its simplest form.
b) Lee gets 9 of the 12 sheep into the pen.
What is his score? Give your answer as a fraction in its simplest form.
Player 1: Get the cows into the pen.
Score
2 out of 4
Lee Bella
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Bella’s score is 2 out of 4.
We can write this fraction as 24 .
24 can be simplifi ed to 1
2 . Bella’s score is 12 .
Bella’s score is 2 out of 4.
We can write this fraction as 24 .
24 can be simplifi ed to 1
2 . Bella’s score is 12 .
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b) Lee gets 912 of the sheep in the pen.
Lee’s score is 34 .
a)
24 = 1
2
÷ 2
÷ 2
912 = 34
÷ 3
÷ 3
To fi nd a fraction’s simplest form we divide the numerator and the denominator by a common factor.
I divided the numerator and denominator by 2 because 2 is a common factor of 2 and 4.
These fractions represent the same amount, but one is written in its simplest form.We can divide the numerator and
the denominator by 3 because 3 is a common factor of 9 and 12.
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2 Simplify these fractions.
a) 1424
= c) 2045
= e) 72 = 910
b) 615
= d) 1216
= f)24
= 34
3 Write in the missing numbers.
90120
= 60
= 15 =4
1 Write in the missing numbers to simplify the fractions.
a) b) c)
Simplifying fractions
÷ 3
÷ 3
312
= 1
÷ 7
÷
3542
=
÷
÷
2535
=
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5 Ebo thinks 46 in its simplest form is 11.5 .
Is Ebo correct? Explain how you know.
4 Shade in the shapes to show the fractions.
a) c)
b) d)
1020
2025
4554
69
6 Circle the fraction that is not equivalent to the other fractions.
a) 515
1545
1020
2060
b) 1218
120180
1824
2436
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