Fractions

Year 6 Learning From Home Answers

Fractions: Year 6 Learning From Home Answers
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Statutory Requirements Worksheet Notes
Number

Simplify Fractions 4

Simplify Fractions
Use common factors to Using the Highest 5
simplify fractions; use common Common Factor
multiples to express fractions
in the same denomination. Use Common
6
Multiples

Express Fractions 7
Compare Fractions 8-9

Compare and order fractions, Order Fractions 10-11

including fractions > 1.
Compare and Order
12-13
Fractions
Add and subtract fractions
with different denominators Add Fractions 14-15
and mixed numbers, using the Subtract Fractions 16-17
concept of equivalent fractions.
Multiply simple pairs of proper
fractions, writing the answer
Multiply Fractions 18-19
in its simplest form (for
1 1 1
example;: 4 × 2 = 8 )

Divide proper fractions by Divide Fractions

20
whole numbers [for example, Using a Grid
1 1
3
÷ 2 = 6. Divide Fractions 21

Associate a fraction with

division and calculate decimal
Decimal Fraction
fraction equivalents [for 22
Equivalents
example, 0.375] for a simple
3
fraction [for example, 8 ].

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Fractions: Year 6 Learning From Home Answers
Page
Statutory Requirements Worksheet Notes
Number
Identify the value of each Identify the Value
digit in numbers given to three of Decimal Digits 23-26
decimal places and multiply
and divide numbers by 10, 100 Multiply and Divide
Decimals by 10, 27-28
and 1000 giving answers up to
three decimal places. 100 and 1000

Multiplying Single
29
Multiply one-digit numbers Digit Decimals
with up to two decimal places Multiply Single
by whole numbers. Digit Decimals 30
Word Problems

Use written division methods

Written Division 2
in cases where the answer has 31
Decimal Places
up to two decimal places.

Rounding to Specific
32-33
Degrees of Accuracy
Solve problems which require
answers to be rounded to Solve Problems to
specified degrees of accuracy. Specified Degree
34
of Accuracy Word
Problems
Recall and Use
Recall and use equivalences Equivalences Word 35
between simple fractions, Problems
decimals and percentages,
including in different contexts. Percentage and
36-39
Decimal Equivalents

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Simplifying Fractions Answers
Using common factors, simplify the following fractions to their simplest form:

4 1 14 2
1. 16
= 4 2. 21
= 3

6 2 18 9
3. 15
= 5 4. 34
= 17

9 3 36 4
5. 12
= 4 6. 45
= 5

12 3 42 21
7. 20
= 5 8. 64
= 32

15 5 15 3
9. 24
= 8 10. 35
= 7

14 7 3 1
11. 16
= 8 12. 33
= 11

9 1 9 1
13. 18
= 2 14. 27
= 3

15 3 18 1
15. 25
= 5 16. 54
= 3

6 3 42 6
17. 8
= 4 18. 49
= 7

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Simplify Fractions Using the Highest Common Factor Answers

Highest Highest
Simplified Simplified
Fraction Common Fraction Common
Fraction Fraction
Factor Factor
4 1 16 4
12
4 3 20
4 5

3 1 15 5
9
3 3 18
3 6

6 3 18 9
8
2 4 32
2 16

10 2 24 3
15
5 3 32
8 4

8 4 15 3
14
2 7 35
5 7

10 5 14 7
12
2 6 22
2 11

6 1 6 2
18
6 3 27
3 9

9 1 36 4
18
9 2 63
9 7

12 3 15 5
16
4 4 21
3 7

6 2 24 1
15
3 5 48
24 2

8 1 50 2
24
8 3 75
25 3

6 2 45 3
21
3 7 75
15 5

15 3 24 6
25
5 5 52
4 13

12 3 8 2
32
4 8 44
4 11

9 1 35 5
45
9 5 49
7 7

21 3 48 4
28
7 4 84
12 7

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 Use Common Multiples Answers
Express all the fractions in each set in fractions with the same denominator.
1.
3 2 1 1 7
4 5 2 4 10

15 8 10 5 14
20 20 20 20 20

2.
1 3 1 5 1
3 4 6 6 4

4 9 2 10 3
12 12 12 12 12

3.
5 3 1 1 1
8 4 8 2 3

15 18 3 12 8
24 24 24 24 24

4.
7 1 5 2 3
9 3 12 9 4

28 12 15 8 27
36 36 36 36 36

5.
1 3 7 2 1
12 10 8 3 4

10 36 105 80 30
120 120 120 120 120

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 Express Fractions Answers
3 7 6 7 1 7 3 7 3 11 12 11
4
and 8 8
and 8 6
and 18 18
and 18 5
and 20 20
and 20

3 17 9 17 1 13 8 13 7 5 7 10
8
and 24 24
and 24 2
and 16 16
and 16 12
and 6 12
and 12

7 4 7 12 3 3 3 12 17 7 17 14
15
and 5 15
and 15 16
and 4 16
and 16 20
and 10 20
and 20

1 7 4 7 5 19 15 19 7 23 21 23
8
and 32 32
and 32 12
and 36 36
and 36 10
and 30 30
and 30

4 2 4 14 7 1 7 4 8 4 8 12
21
and 3 21
and 21 24
and 6 24
and 24 27
and 9 27
and 27

7 3 7 12 4 5 16 5 5 1 15 8
28
and 7 28
and 28 11
and 44 44
and 44 8
and 3 24
and 24

2 1 4 5 5 3 20 9 1 1 3 1
5
and 2 10
and 10 6
and 8 24
and 24 2
and 6 6
and 6

7 5 14 15 11 3 44 45 5 3 25 36
12
and 8 24
and 24 15
and 4 60
and 60 12
and 5 60
and 60

7 1 35 8 1 3 4 21 2 11 10 33
8
and 5 40
and 40 7
and 4 28
and 28 9
and 15 45
and 45

5 10 55 60 1 13 15 26 7 5 56 45
6
and 11 66
and 66 2
and 15 30
and 30 9
and 8 72
and 72

7 4 49 48 3 7 12 35 11 2 33 40
12
and 7 84
and 84 15
and 12 60
and 60 20
and 3 60
and 60

11 7 88 105
15
and 8 120
and 120

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Compare Fractions Answers
Use the symbols < > or = to compare these fractions.
You may need to rewrite the fractions with the same denominator.

1. 1
>
1 2. 1
=
3
3 4 5 15

4 3 3 3
12 12 15 15

3. 3
<
7 4. 2
<
3
5 10 7 8

6 7 16 21
10 10 56 56

5. 1 4 6. 5 27
= <
2 8 3 16

4 4 80 81
8 8 48 48

7. 25
>
11 8. 5
>
2
9 4 12 5

100 99 25 24
36 36 60 60

9. 11
<
3 10. 30
=
5
15 4 24 4

44 45 30 30
60 60 24 24

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Compare Fractions (2) Answers
Use the symbols < > or = to compare these fractions.
You may need to rewrite the fractions with the same denominator.

1. 7
<
6 2. 11
=
99
9 7 8 72

49 54 99 99
63 63 72 72

3. 5
<
21 4. 44
>
7
6 25 50 8

125 126 176 175

150 150 200 200

5. 35
=
49 6. 6
<
2
50 70 17 5

7 7 30 34
10 10 85 85

7. 8
>
47 8. 24
<
51
9 53 11 23

424 423 552 561

477 477 253 253

9. 22
<
7 10. 56
>
77
13 4 63 99

88 91 8 7
52 52 9 9

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 Order Fractions Answers
Order these fractions from smallest to largest.
You may wish to write the fractions with a common denominator.

1. 3 1 1 3 7
8 2 4 4 8

3 4 2 6 7
8 8 8 8 8

1 3 1 3 7
smallest 4 8 2 4 8
largest

2. 7 11 2 3 5
12 12 3 4 6

7 11 8 9 10
12 12 12 12 12

7 2 3 5 11
smallest 12 3 4 6 12
largest

3. 6 17 3 9 13
5 10 2 5 10

12 17 15 18 13
10 10 10 10 10

6 13 3 17 9
smallest 5 10 2 10 5
largest

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 Order Fractions (2) Answers
Order these fractions from smallest to largest.
You may wish to write the fractions with a common denominator.

1. 5 1 1 3 3
8 2 3 4 8

15 12 8 18 9
24 24 24 24 24

1 3 1 5 3
smallest 3 8 2 8 4
largest

2. 11 31 12 8 17
4 12 5 3 6

165 155 144 160 170

60 60 60 60 60

12 31 8 11 17
smallest 5 12 3 4 6
largest

3. 2 1 4 1 1
7 4 9 3 8

144 126 224 168 63

504 504 504 504 504

1 1 2 1 4
smallest 8 4 7 3 9
largest

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Compare and Order Fractions Answers
1. Circle the larger fraction.
5 7 1 13 13 12 25 21
a. b. 2 c. d.
8 4 5 6 8 7 6 5

2. Circle the smaller fraction.

15 19 8 4 24 13 19 17
a. b. 2 c. d.
8 10 3 5 7 4 6 5

3. Use the correct sign to compare these fractions (<, > or =)

9 7 3 1
a. < b. 2 > 2
4 3 7 6

9 8 9 12
c. < d. =
8 7 6 8

17 3 27 29
e. > 3 f. >
5 10 4 7

3 26 28 42
g. 2 = h. >
5 10 4 7

4. Order the following fractions from smallest to largest.

a. 3 5 4 b. 3 8 11
1
2 4 3 4 3 6

5 4 3 3 11 8
1
4 3 2 4 6 3

smallest largest smallest largest

c. 12 1 11 d. 9 14 17
2
5 3 4 2 3 4

1 12 11 17 9 14
2
3 5 4 4 2 3

smallest largest smallest largest

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e. 1 15 7 17 f. 24 7 9 5
3
6 4 2 5 10 3 4 2

1 17 7 15 9 7 24 5
3
6 5 2 4 4 3 10 2

smallest largest smallest largest

g. 17 27 3 7 h. 28 51 1 111
1
12 20 2 5 25 50 10 100

27 7 17 3 51 1 111 28
1
10 5 12 2 50 10 100 25

smallest largest smallest largest

5. Order the following 4 fractions from smallest to largest.

a. 5 6 2 11 b. 15 14 8 9
1
3 4 5 8 4 5 3 6

11 2 6 5 9 8 14 15
1
8 5 4 3 6 3 5 4

smallest largest smallest largest

c. 9 4 12 1 d. 13 15 1 11
1 1
5 3 6 2 10 12 8 6

4 1 9 12 1 15 13 11
1 1
3 2 5 6 8 12 10 6

smallest largest smallest largest

6. This list of numbers is in size order. Identify whether the

largest number is at the beginning or at the end.
26 10 17 24
8 3 5 7

7. This list of numbers is in size order from left to right. One number is in
the wrong place. Circle the number that is in the wrong place.
19 14 23 47 9
4 3 5 10 2

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 Add Fractions Answers
Aim: to add fractions

Add the following fractions. You will need to convert the fractions so they all have the same denomi-
nator.
1. 3 5 1 2
+ + + = 2
4 12 6 3

9 5 2 8 24
+ + + =
12 12 12 12 12

2. 2 5 2 5
+ + + = 2
9 18 3 6

4 5 12 15 36
+ + + =
18 18 18 18 18

3.
7 4 3 6 1
+ + + = 2
20 5 4 10 2

7 16 15 12 50
+ + + =
20 20 20 20 20

4.
7 7 3 1 1
+ + + = 1
24 12 8 4 2

7 14 9 6 36
+ + + =
24 24 24 24 24

5.
1 26 4 7
+ + + = 2
6 30 15 10
5 26 8 21 60
+ + + =
30 30 30 30 30

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 Add Fractions (2) Answers
Aim: to add fractions

Add the following fractions. You will need to convert the fractions so they all have the same denomi-
nator.
1. 3 5 1 1 23
+ + + = 1
5 8 10 4 40

24 25 4 10 63
+ + + =
40 40 40 40 40

2. 2 5 1 13 103
+ + + =
3 9 5 15 45

30 25 9 39 13
+ + + = 2
45 45 45 45 45

3.
7 5 1 2 5
+ + + = 2
8 6 4 3 8

21 20 6 16 63
+ + + =
24 24 24 24 24

4.
7 7 7 1 1
+ + + 1 = 3
16 12 8 6 16

21 28 42 56 147
+ + + =
48 48 48 48 48

5.
31 5 1 7 5
+ + 6 + = 9
18 12 2 9 12
62 15 234 28 339
+ + + =
36 36 36 36 36

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 Subtract Fractions Answers
Subtract the following fractions. You will need to convert the fractions so they all have the
same denominator.

2 1 1 5 1 1
1. − = 2. − =
3 2 6 8 2 8

4 3 1 5 4 1
− = 6
− = 8
6 6 8 8

3 1 1 5 1 7
3. − = 4. − =
8 3 24 6 4 12

9 8 1 10 3 7
− = − =
24 24 24 12 12 12

7 2 1 3 6 3
5. − = 6. − =
10 3 30 4 10 20

21 20 1 15 12 3
− = 30
− = 20
30 30 20 20

5 1 1 3 1 1
7. − = 8. − =
12 4 6 8 4 8

5 3 2 3 2 1
12
− 12
= 12 8
− 8
= 8

11 3 5 2 3 11
9. − = 10. − =
12 6 12 3 10 30

11 6 5 20 9 11
12
− 12
= 12 30
− 30
= 30

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 Subtract Fractions (2) Answers
Subtract the following fractions. You will need to convert the fractions so they all have the
same denominator.

7 1 13 9 3 3
1. − = 2. − =
8 3 24 10 4 20

21 8 13 18 15 3
− = − =
24 24 24 20 20 20

2 1 1 7 2 11
3. − = 4. − =
5 3 15 12 5 60

6 5 1 35 24 11
− = 15
− = 60
15 15 60 60

16 3 1 3 5 1
5. − = 6. − =
25 5 25 4 7 28

16 15 1 21 20 1
25
− 25
= 25 28
− 28
= 28

3 1 4 4 1 7
7. − = 8. − =
11 5 55 9 4 36

15 11 4 16 9 7
55
− 55
= 55 36
− 36
= 36

1 1 1 7 5 1
9. − = 10. − =
6 8 24 8 6 24

8 6 2 42 40 2
48
− 48
= 48 48
− 48
= 48

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 Multiply Fractions Answers
Calculate the following. Give your answer in the simplest form.

3 1 3 1 2 2
1. × = 2. × =
4 3 12 2 3 6

1 1
= 4
= 3

2 1 2 7 2 14
3. × = 4. × =
5 3 15 12 3 36

7
= 18

4 1 4 1 5 5
5. × = 6. × =
5 6 30 4 7 28

2
= 15

3 4 12 4 1 4
7. × = 8. × =
8 5 40 9 4 36

3 1
= 10
= 9

5 3 15 2 5 10
9. × = 10. × =
6 8 48 5 9 45

3 2
= 16
= 9

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 Multiply Fractions Answer
Cancelling Common Fractions
Calculate the following by cancelling the common factors first. Give your answer in the
simplest form.

1 2
2 3 3 4 1 2
1. × = 2. × =
5 8 20 5 6 15
4 3

1 1
1 3 1 5 2 5
3. × = 4. × =
3 5 5 12 3 18
1 6

1 1
2 1 1 3 5 5
5. × = 6. × =
5 8 20 4 9 12
4 3

1 1
1 3 1 4 1 1
7. × = 8. × =
6 5 10 5 4 5
2 1

1 1 1 1
5 3 1 4 5 1
9. × = 10. × =
9 10 6 5 12 3
3 2 1 3

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 Divide Fractions Using a Grid Answers
Use the number line to divide these fractions by whole numbers.

3 3
1. ÷ 2 =
4 8

3
Shade of the grid.
4
Divide the number of shaded sections by the divisor. This is your answer's numerator.

Count the total number of sections in the grid; this is denominator.

3 3
So the answer to ÷2=
4 8

1 1
2. ÷ 4 =
3 12

1
Shade of the grid.
3
1
Divide the by 4. This is the answer.
3

2 1
3. ÷ 4 =
5 10

2
Shade of the grid.
5
2
Divide the by 4. This is the answer.
5

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 Divide Fractions Answers
Calculate the following. Give your answer in the simplest form.

3 3 1 1
1. ÷ 2 = 2. ÷ 2 =
5 10 2 4

3 3 5 5
3. ÷ 6 = 4. ÷ 2 =
4 24 6 12

1
=
8

5 5 1 1
5. ÷ 4 = 6. ÷ 7 =
8 32 4 28

7 7 7 7
7. ÷ 3 = 8. ÷ 5 =
8 24 9 45

5 5 2 2
9. ÷ 6 = 10. ÷ 4 =
12 72 5 20

1
=
10

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 Decimal Fraction Equivalents Answers
Write the relevant fraction and decimal equivalents on the number lines:

0 1 1
2
0.5

1 2
0 1
3 3
0.33 0.67

0 1 2 3 1
4 4 4
0.25 0.5 0.75

0 1 2 3 4 1
5 5 5 5
0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8

0 1 2 3 4 5 1
6 6 6 6 6
0.167 0.333 0.5 0.667 0.833

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1
8 8 8 8 8 8 8
0.125 0.25 0.375 0.5 0.625 0.75 0.875

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9

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Identify the Value of Decimal Digits Answers
Recognising the value of digits in numbers up to 2 decimal places.

0.14 0.4 0.56 0.63 0.41 0.42 0.36 0.87

0.24 0.08 0.13 0.51 0.96 0.73 0.59 0.86

0.77 0.1 0.12 0.6 0.17 0.74 0.29 0.34

0.67 0.01 0.22 0.69 0.55 0.61 0.26 0.33

0.28 0.79 0.03 0.54 0.61 0.09 0.66 0.5

0.07 0.52 0.19 0.72 0.56 0.42 0.78 0.05

1. Find all the numbers above that have the following:

7 in the tenths place 0.77, 0.79, 0.72, 0.73, 0.74, 0.78

4 in the hundredths place 0.14, 0.24, 0.54, 0.74, 0.34

1 in the tenths place 0.14, 0.1, 0.13, 0.12, 0.17, 0.19

3 in the hundredths place 0.13, 0.03, 0.63, 0.73, 0.33

5 in the tenths place 0.51, 0.52, 0.56, 0.54, 0.55, 0.56, 0.59

9 in the hundredths place 0.79, 0.19, 0.69, 0.09, 0.29, 0.59

2 in the tenths place and
0.26
6 in the hundredth place

2. Complete this Venn diagram with these numbers.

0.47 0.37 0.12 0.53 0.87 0.41 0.79 0.42 0.19

4 in the 7 in the
tenths place. hundredths place.

0.53 0.41 0.37

0.47
0.79
0.42 0.87
0.12
0.19

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Identify the Value of Decimal Digits Answers
Complete the Carroll Diagram from these numbers.

0.43 0.33 0.98 0.99 0.69 0.89 0.07 0.97

0.81 0.96 0.91 0.93 0.19 0.36 0.16 0.56

0.22 0.52 0.31 0.24 0.15 0.85 0.25 0.62

9 in the hundredths place not 9 in the hundredths place

8 in the tenths place 0.89 0.81, 0.85

0.43, 0.33, 0.98, 0.07, 0.97,

0.96, 0.91, 0.93, 0.36, 0.16,
not 8 in the tenths place 0.99, 0.69, 0.19
0.56, 0.22, 0.52, 0.31, 0.24,
0.15, 0.25, 0.62

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Identify the Value of Decimal Digits Answers
Recognising the value of digits in numbers up to 3 decimal places.

0.28 0.6 0.62 0.772 0.989 0.095 0.139 0.774

0.453 0.223 0.919 0.397 0.343 0.005 0.107 0.216
0.54 0.694 0.716 0.27 0.564 0.539 0.805 0.229
0.635 0.61 0.316 0.169 0.416 0.614 0.873 0.655
0.82 0.822 0.786 0.601 0.916 0.428 0.189 0.874
0.449 0.746 0.636 0.774 0.663 0.666 0.525 0.991
0.65 0.485 0.015 0.969 0.083 0.063 0.558 0.005
0.639 0.053 0.169 0.766 0.148 0.5 0.74 0.129
0.288 0.818 0.859 0.792 0.299 0.852 0.213 0.984
0.915 0.378 0.303 0.167 0.364 0.552 0.557 0.838
0.775 0.223 0.205 0.572 0.376 0.736 0.01 0.503
0.047 0.732 0.592 0.907 0.643 0.987 0.423 0.048

Find all the numbers above that have the following:

0.54, 0.564, 0.539, 0.525, 0.558, 0.5, 0.552, 0.557,
5 in the tenths place
0.503, 0.572, 0.592
0.229, 0.822, 0.525, 0.129, 0.223, 0.423,
2 in the hundredths place
0.428,0.62, 0.82

1 in the thousandths place 0.601, 0.991

0.818, 0.82, 0.822, 0.859, 0.852, 0.805, 0.873,

8 in the tenths place
0.874, 0.838
0.343, 0.54, 0.449, 0.047, 0.74, 0.746, 0.643,
4 in the hundredths place
0.148, 0.048
0.449, 0.169, 0.859, 0.299, 0.539, 0.189, 0.129,
9 in the thousandths place
0.229, 0.989, 0.139, 0.919, 0.969, 0.639
7 in the tenths place and 3 in the
0.736, 0.732
hundredths place
3 in the hundredths place and 2 in the
0.732
thousandths place
2 in the tenths place and 9 in the
0.299, 0.229
thousandths place
1 in the tenths place, 4 in the hundredths
0.148
place and 8 in the thousandths place

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Identify the Value of Decimal Digits Answers
Place the following numbers in the Venn diagram. Not all numbers will fit.

0.529 0.651 0.8 0.646 0.099 0.062 0.549 0.898

0.983 0.32 0.019 0.305 0.804 0.101 0.377 0.388

0.663 0.207 0.797 0.532 0.24 0.596 0.332 0.376

0.018 0.848 0.08 0.486 0.104 0.754 0.117 0.142

0.405 0.27 0.788 0.527 0.818 0.447 0.027 0.141

0.669 0.428 0.833 0.763 0.874 0.374 0.49 0.132

8 in the tenths place 0 in the hundredths place

0.405
0.848
0.207
0.818 0.8 0.305

0.898
0.101

0.833 0.804

0.874 0.104

0.754

0.374

4 in the thousandths place

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 Multiplying and Dividing Decimals by
10, 100 and 1000 Answers
Aim: Multiply and Divide decimal numbers by 10, 100 and 1000

Multiply the following numbers by 10, 100 and 1000 to complete the table.

× 10 × 100 × 1000

5.7 57 570 5700

23.02 230.2 2302 23 020

0.92 9.2 92 920

0.306 3.06 30.6 306

24.67 246.7 2467 24 670

Divide the following numbers by 10, 100 and 1000 to complete the table.

÷ 10 ÷ 100 ÷ 1000

43 4.3 0.43 0.043

219 21.9 2.19 0.219

703 70.3 7.03 0.703

64.8 6.48 0.648 0.0648

2560 256 25.6 2.56

Complete the following table.

× 10 ÷ 10 ÷ 100

507 5070 50.7 5.07

17.6 176 1.76 0.176

6.3 63 0.63 0.063

203.7 2037 20.37 2.037

1.93 19.3 0.193 0.0193

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 Multiplying and Dividing Decimals by
10, 100 and 1000 Answer
Aim: Multiply and Divide decimal numbers by 10, 100 and 1000

Multiply the following numbers by 10, 100 and 1000 to complete the table.

× 10 × 100 × 1000

4.02 40.2 402 4020

0.045 0.45 4.5 45

34.094 340.94 3409.4 34 094

209.817 2098.17 20 981.7 209 817

0.006 0.06 0.6 6

Divide the following numbers by 10, 100 and 1000 to complete the table.

÷ 10 ÷ 100 ÷ 1000

56.9 5.69 0.569 0.0569

209 20.9 2.09 0.209

4.56 0.456 0.0456 0.00456

709.6 70.96 7.096 0.7096

0.072 0.0072 0.00072 0.000072

Complete the following table.

× 1000 × 10 ÷ 100

607 607 000 6070 6.07

4 901 4 901 000 49 010 49.01

0.08 80 0.8 0.0008

17.809 17809 178.09 0.17809

37 37 000 370 0.37

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Multiplying Single Digit Decimals Answers
Calculate the following mentally:

0.1 × 8 = 0.8 0.03 × 4 = 0.12 9 × 0.5 = 4.5

7 × 0.05 = 0.35 6 × 0.8 = 4.8 0.02 × 9 = 0.18

0.7 × 8 = 5.6 0.05 × 7 = 0.35 0.06 × 6 = 0.36

7 × 0.9 = 6.3 0.6 × 7 = 4.2 4 × 0.02 = 0.08

0.06 × 3 = 0.18 8 × 0.8 = 6.4 0.08 × 8 = 0.64

1 × 0.05 = 0.05 0.4 × 7 = 2.8 6 × 0.09 = 0.54

Calculate the following, using a formal written method if required.

0.9 × 45 = 40.5 76 × 0.03 = 2.28 0.5 × 36 = 18

93 × 0.08 = 7.44 0.7 × 81 = 56.7 72 × 0.4 = 28.8

0.06 × 56 = 3.36 98 × 0.09 = 8.82 0.2 × 87 = 17.4

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 Multiply Single Digit Decimals Word Problems Answers
Aim: to solve problems involving the multiplication of single digit decimals

1. Pencils cost a school £0.07 each. A box holds 12 pencils.

How much do 2 boxes cost the school?

£1.68

2. A set of miniature gauge railway track contains 18 pieces that are 0.3m long.
How long would the railway be when all the peces of track are put together?

5.4m

3. A shop buys a box of 72 mini chocolate bars from a wholesaler

for £0.05 each. How much does the box cost?

£3.60

4. Small boxes of sultanas weigh 0.06kg each. How much will 54 boxes weigh?

3.24kg

5. A stationery shop buys erasers for £0.03 each and sells them for £0.07. If
the shop sells 123 in a month, what profit is made on the erasers?

£4.92

6. A hospital buys bottles of medicine. Each bottle contains 0.6 litres of

medicine. How much medicine will be in a case of 15 bottles?

9 litres

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 Written Division Answers
Calculate the following, giving answers with up to 2 decimal places:

1. 12 ÷ 5 = 2.4 10. 95 ÷ 3 = 31.67

2. 34 ÷ 3 = 11.33 11. 100 ÷ 9 = 11.11

3. 28 ÷ 8 = 3.5 12. 326 ÷ 8 = 40.75

4. 53 ÷ 4 = 13.25 13. 23 ÷ 4 = 5.75

5. 90 ÷ 8 = 11.25 14. 37 ÷ 2 = 18.5

6. 203 ÷ 5 = 40.6 15. 53 ÷ 3 = 17.67

7. 15 ÷ 6 = 2.5 16. 79 ÷ 5 = 15.8

8. 25 ÷ 4 = 6.25 17. 87 ÷ 6 = 14.5

9. 57 ÷ 5 = 11.4 18. 500 ÷ 3 = 166.67

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Rounding to Specific Degrees of Accuracy Answers
Round the following numbers to 1 decimal place.

1. 0.23 = 0.2

2. 0.79 = 0.8

3. 3.25 = 3.3

4. 9.205 = 9.2

5. 14.672 = 14.7

6. 24.535 = 24.5

Round the following numbers to 2 decimal places.

7. 0.284 = 0.28

8. 0.049 = 0.05

9. 7.725 = 7.73

10. 8.003 = 8.00

11. 14.562 = 14.56

12. 287.015 = 287.02

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Rounding to Specific Degrees of Accuracy Answers
1. A bicycle shop has a sale, and sells all its products with a 25% discount. Calculate
the new prices of these items, rounding the answer to the nearest penny.

Item Cost before 25% discount Cost after 25% discount

Adult bicycle £209.50 £157.13 (157.125)

Child's bicycle £87.37 £65.53 (65.5275)

Cycle helmet £32.95 £24.71 (24.7125)

2. A scientist collects 1 litre of river water to test for pollution and finds the following
levels of chemicals. Calculate the percentage of each pollutant to 2 decimal places.

Pollutant Amount % of pollutant in 1 litre

Zinc 3.45ml 0.35%

Lead 5.82ml 0.58%

Copper 1.97ml 0.2%

3. A traveller wants to exchange some sterling for foreign currency for a journey. Using
the exchange rates in the table below and the amounts required to be exchanged,
calculate how much currency the traveller will be able to obtain to 2 decimal places.

Currency £1 buys Amount to exchange Foreign currency

Euro 1.35436 £100 135.44 (135.436)

Hungarian Forint 424.148 £30 12724.44

Swiss Franc 1.46594 £60 87.96 (87.9564)

Czech Koruna 36.6064 £40 1464.26 (1464.256)

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Solve Problems to Specified Degree of Accuracy Answers

1. Over a season, a football team scores 84 goals in 38 matches. What is the

mean number of goals per game, rounded to one decimal place?

2.2 goals

2. A school fruit shop takes £34.67 in one school week. Giving the answer
to the nearest penny, what is the mean amount taken each day?

£6.93

3. A cricket team needs to score 258 runs in 50 overs. What is the average run rate
the team needs to score each over, rounding the answer to one decimal place?

5.2 runs per over

4. There are 12 pizzas for a class party. Each pizza is cut into 8 pieces, and
is to be shared among 28 children. If shared equally, how many pieces
would each child have to eat, rounded to one decimal place?

3.4 pieces

5. A farmer grows 2478kg of potatoes. He sells the crop equally between 5 local farm
shops. What weight of potatoes will each shop get, to the nearest half a kilogram?

495.5kg

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Recall and Use Equivalences Answers
1. 25% of a class join the chess club. What fraction of children do not join the chess club?

3
4

2. A third of a box of crisps are salt and vinegar flavour. 50% are ready salted. The
rest are cheese and onion. What fraction of the crisps are cheese and onion?

1
6

3. There are 30 children in a class, of whom twelve are

boys. What fraction of the class are girls?

3
5

4. Seven tenths of a crowd at a football match support the home team. If the rest
are all away fans, what percentage of the crowd support the away team?

30%

5. There are 80 sweets in a bag. Complete the following table showing

the number, fraction and percentage of each flavour.

Flavour Number Fraction Percentage

2 1
Orange 20 or 25%
8 4

1
Strawberry 16 5
20%

11
Lime 44 20
55%

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 Percentage and Decimal Equivalents Answers
For each model, write the fraction and percentage of the cubes that are black.

1. 2 2. 7
5 10

40% 70%

3. 13 4. 21
20 25

65% 84%

5. 4 6. 1
5 5

80% 20%

7. 7 8. 9
20 25

35% 36%

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Calculate the values of the following and order them from smallest to largest.

1 2
9. a. 20% of 25 b. of 24 c. of 10
2 5

5 12 4

C A B

smallest largest

4 1
10. a. of 35 b. 75% of 32 c. of 52
5 2

28 24 26

B C A

smallest largest

1
11. a. 25% of 20 b. 80% of 10 c. of 80
20

5 8 4

C A B

smallest largest

1 2
12. a. of 75 b. of 15 c. 40% of 10
25 5

3 6 4

A C B

smallest largest

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 1 4
13. a. 12% of 50 b. of 28 c. of 10
4 5

6 7 8

A B C

smallest largest

1
14. a. 50% of 48 b. of 125 c. 30% of 70
5

24 25 21

C A B

smallest largest

4
15. a. of 45 b. 25% of 140 c. 60% of 55
5

36 35 33

C B A

smallest largest

2 3
16. a. 36% of 125 b. of 105 c. of 64
5 4

45 42 48

B A C

smallest largest

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Calculate the values of the following and order them from smallest to largest.

Fraction Decimal Fraction Percentage

2
17. 5
0.40 40%
1
18. 2
0.50 50%
1
19. 4
0.25 25%
4
20. 5
0.80 80%
3
21. 10
0.30 30%
1
22. 5
0.20 20%
3
23. 4
0.75 75%
7
24. 25
0.28 28%

Calculate the values of the following and order them from smallest to largest.
2
25. 80% = 26. 5
=
3
10

27. 0.15 = 28. 92% =

29. 3
= 30. 12% =
10

Smallest to largest: 12%, 0.15, 3/10, 2/5, 80%, 92%

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