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Maths LB Grade 6 P-Lesson20

The document covers topics related to fractions, decimals, and percentages, including ordering, comparison, and simplification. It provides exercises for students to practice these concepts, as well as real-life applications of measurements and problem-solving. Additionally, it encourages reflection on personal preferences for working with these numerical forms.
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Maths LB Grade 6 P-Lesson20

The document covers topics related to fractions, decimals, and percentages, including ordering, comparison, and simplification. It provides exercises for students to practice these concepts, as well as real-life applications of measurements and problem-solving. Additionally, it encourages reflection on personal preferences for working with these numerical forms.
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6.

3 Equivalence and comparison

8 Write these fractions in order starting with the smallest fraction.


7 3 1 5 2
               
12 4 2 6 3
9 Write these numbers in order starting with the largest.
7.7 7.07 7.77 7.17 7.71
10 Use one of the symbols <, > or = to make each statement correct.
7
0.07
10

23% 0.23
4
75%
5
2
11 Anil says, ‘0.25 is smaller than .’ Is Anil correct? Explain your answer.
5
12 Write these numbers in order, starting with the smallest.
7 3
50% 0.65
10 5

Think about the work you have covered in this unit.


You have learned about fractions, decimals and percentages.
Do you find it easier to work with fractions or decimals or
percentages? What do you need to get better at?

Think like a mathematician

Imagine you spin both these spinners to make a fraction. numerator denominator

Investigate how many different fractions you can make.


1 2 1 2
Write all the proper fractions as percentages.
Write all the improper fractions as decimal numbers. 5 4 5 4
Order the decimals and percentages starting with
the largest number.
Example: 5 and 4 gives 54

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6 Fractions and percentages

Look what I can do!

I can reduce fractions to their simplest form.


I can recognise fractions, decimals and percentages that have equivalent values.
I can compare fractions, decimals and percentages using the symbols =, > and <.
I can order fractions, decimals and percentages.

Check your progress


3 4
1 Which is bigger of 40 or of 24?
4 3
Explain how you know.
24
2 Write in its simplest form.
32
3 Write these numbers in order of size, starting with the smallest.
3 9
66% 0.42 55%
5 20
4 There are 20 big cats in a safari park.
The pie chart shows the percentage of big cats in the park.

Lions
Tigers

Cheetahs

a Which statements are true?


A 40% of the big cats are tigers.
B There are more lions than cheetahs.
3
C of the big cats are lions
10
b What percentage of the big cats are tigers?
c How many tigers are at the zoo?

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7 Exploring
measures
Getting started
1 Work out the area and the perimeter of each shape.
a 2m b 10 mm

2m 2 mm
2m 3 mm
4m
2m 1 mm
5 mm
4m

c
5 km
9 km
5 km

10 km

2 These clocks show the wrong time. What time should each clock show?
Answer using digit clock notation.
a It is the evening and this clock is b It is the morning and this clock
1 hour and 10 minutes slow. is 3 and a half hours fast.

12 12
11 1 11 1
10 2 10 2
9 3 9 3
8 4 8 4
7 6 5 7 6 5
          

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7 Exploring measures

Measures are ways that we practically apply mathematics in solving


problems, investigating and in everyday life.

What could you measure and what problems could you solve with
each of these objects?

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7.1 Rectangles and triangles

7.1 Rectangles and triangles


We are going to …
• estimate the area of a triangle
• work out the area of triangles using rectangles.

A 1 kg bag of grass seed covers 20 m2 of ground.


How would you measure or calculate how many area
bags you would buy to cover this brown field?
GRASS
Explain to a partner how you would decide on the SEED
number of bags.
1 kg

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