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Maths LB Grade 6 P-Lesson18

This document covers the understanding of fractions, including proper and improper fractions, and their representation as division. It includes examples, exercises, and explanations on how to calculate fractions and percentages. The section also emphasizes the use of fractions as operators and provides practical applications in real-life scenarios.

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Maths LB Grade 6 P-Lesson18

This document covers the understanding of fractions, including proper and improper fractions, and their representation as division. It includes examples, exercises, and explanations on how to calculate fractions and percentages. The section also emphasizes the use of fractions as operators and provides practical applications in real-life scenarios.

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6.

1 Understanding fractions

6.1 Understanding fractions


We are going to …
• represent a proper or improper fraction as a division
• use proper and improper fractions as operators.

An improper fraction represents a number greater than 1 whole.


denominator
improper fraction
mixed number
numerator
7
= 1 34
4 operator
7 proper fraction
For example, this diagram shows the improper fraction .
4
3
This is equal to 1 which is a mixed number.
4
In this unit we will work with proper fractions,
Tip
improper fractions and mixed numbers.
Remember,
Worked example 1 that > means
3 4 ‘greater than’ and
Which is bigger of 20 or of 12? < means ‘less than’
4 3
Explain how you know.

3 1 3
of 20 = 3 × of 20 You can also work out of 20
4 4 4
= 3 × 5 = 15 by calculating 20 ÷ 4 × 3 = 15
4 1 4
of 12 = 4 × of 12 of 12 is equivalent to 12 ÷ 3 × 4
3 3 3
= 4 × 4 = 16
4 3
So of 12 > of 20
3 4

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6 Fractions and percentages

Exercise 6.1
1 Represent these divisions as fractions.
a 5 divided by 6 b 6 divided by 5
c 10 divided by 4 d 4 divided by 10
2 Ahmed, Carlos, Ludvik, Oliver and Rajiv share 3 cakes between them.
What fraction of a cake does each person get?
3 Which word can you use to complete this sentence?
6
When you find of a number you are using a fraction as an .
5
4 Calculate.
3 5 5
a of $16 b of $12 c of 4 metres
4 4 2

1 3
5 Halima swims of 500 metres and Bella swims of 800 metres.
2 10

Beehive image to come

Who swims further? Explain how you know.


6 Leroy and Wayne each have 90 bricks.
3
Leroy uses of his bricks to build a wall.
5
5
Wayne uses of his bricks to build a wall.
6
How many bricks do they have left altogether? Show your working.
Discuss your answer with your partner. Do you agree?

Look back at your answers to questions 5 and 6 where you had


to show and explain your working. What improvements can you
make? Discuss your ideas with your partner.

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6.1 Understanding fractions

7 Copy and complete this table to show fractions of 24.

1 3 5 7 9 11
Fraction
4 4 4 4 4 4

Amount 6

8 Calculate.
9 7 8 4
a of 16 b of 35 c of 14 d of 15
4 5 7 3

Think like a mathematician

Imagine that you roll two 1 – 6 dice and use them to make an improper fraction.

Tip

Be systematic.
5
3
is an improper fraction

Write all the different improper fractions you


could make.

Look what I can do!

I can represent a proper or improper fraction as a division.


I can use proper and improper fractions as operators.

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6 Fractions and percentages

6.2 Percentages
We are going to …
• find percentages of whole numbers and shapes.

Have you ever seen a shop that is having a sale? operator


Sometimes shops will offer an amount off the price, for example $5 off. percentage
More often though they offer a percentage off, for example 10% off per cent
or 25% off.

If a jumper originally costs $20, but a 10% reduction is offered,


how much money is taken off in the sale?

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6.2 Percentages

Worked example 2

Find 20% of these quantities.


a 50 b 20 cm c $30 d 110 kg

a 10% is 5 so 20% is 10 1
10% = so to find 10% divide by 10.
10
b 10% is 2cm so 20% is 4 cm Multiply the result by 2 to find 20%
c 10% is $3 so 20% is $6 Remember to write the units in
d 10% is 11kg so 20% is 22 kg the answer.

Exercise 6.2
1 Find 10% of these quantities.
a 40 b 70 cm c $20 d 120 kg
2 A man has a mass of 80 kg. 60% of his total mass is water.
What is the mass of this water?
3 Helga says, ‘To calculate 10% of a quantity, you divide it by 10,
so to find 50%, you divide by 5.’
Helga is not correct. Explain what is wrong with her statement.
4 What percentage of the diagram is shaded?

5 What percentage of each diagram is shaded?


a b c

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