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Fractions of amounts
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EasyQuestion 1
[2 marks]Work out:
(a) 2/5 of 35
(b) 3/4 of £60
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MediumQuestion 2
[3 marks]A school has 840 students.
2/7 of the students are in Year 7.
3/5 of the Year 7 students are girls.
How many Year 7 girls are there?
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HardQuestion 3
[4 marks]Tom spends 2/5 of his money on a book and 1/3 of his money on food. He has £16 left.
How much money did he start with?
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To find a fraction of an amount, divide by the denominator and multiply by the numerator. For example, to find 3/4 of £80: divide 80 by 4 to get 20, then multiply by 3 to get £60.
The word "of" in maths means multiply. So "3/4 of 80" means 3/4 × 80 = (3 × 80) ÷ 4 = 240 ÷ 4 = 60. Either method works.
When working with money, always check your answer makes sense. Finding 3/4 of something should give you more than half but less than the whole. Finding 2/5 of something should give you less than half.
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