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Celeste International School

Grade 6 · Worksheet

Fractions

Making fraction calculations easier

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  1. 1.

    Find 1/4 of 44 by halving twice.

  2. 2.

    Find 7/8 of 280 by working out 1/8 and subtracting it.

  3. 3.

    Find 1/2 of 306.

  4. 4.

    Why change 3/5 into 6/10 before finding a fraction of a number?

    1. Adividing by 10 is easier than dividing by 5
    2. B6/10 is bigger than 3/5
    3. Cyou cannot divide by 5
  5. 5.

    In (7 × 8)/(10 × 4), the 8 can be written as 2 × 4 so a 4 cancels. What is the numerator after cancelling?

  6. 6.

    Find 1/4 of 468 by halving twice.

  7. 7.

    Find 5/5 of 90 by changing 5/5 into 10/10.

  8. 8.

    Find 1/2 of 68.

  9. 9.

    Simplify 70/14 by cancelling.

  10. 10.

    Find 1/8 of 864 by halving three times.

  11. 11.

    Find 1/2 of 280.

  12. 12.

    Simplify 126/18 by cancelling.

  13. 13.

    Find 7/8 of 256 by working out 1/8 and subtracting it.

  14. 14.

    Find 1/10 of 170.

  15. 15.

    Simplify 54/6 by cancelling.

  16. 16.

    Find 2/5 of 100 by changing 2/5 into 4/10.

  17. 17.

    Find 4/5 of 180 by working out 1/5 and subtracting it.

  18. 18.

    Which is quicker for finding 7/8 of 248?

    1. Awork out 7 × 248 then divide by 8
    2. Bfind 1/8 and subtract it from 248
    3. Cdivide 248 by 7 then multiply by 8
  19. 19.

    Find 1/4 of 500 by halving twice.

  20. 20.

    Find 7/8 of 416 by working out 1/8 and subtracting it.

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Answer key

Fractions — Making fraction calculations easier

  1. 1.11
  2. 2.245
  3. 3.153
  4. 4.A. dividing by 10 is easier than dividing by 5
  5. 5.14
  6. 6.117
  7. 7.90
  8. 8.34
  9. 9.5
  10. 10.108
  11. 11.140
  12. 12.7
  13. 13.224
  14. 14.17
  15. 15.9
  16. 16.40
  17. 17.144
  18. 18.B. find 1/8 and subtract it from 248
  19. 19.125
  20. 20.364