Year 7 Maths - Equivalent fractions / Fractions of a Quantity / Writing one Number as A Fraction of Another

Equivalent Fractions: Simplify the fraction: 6/18

1/3

Fractions of a quantity: What is 3/5ths of 20?

1/5 of 20: 20 / 5 = 4 4 x 3 = 12 3/5ths of 20 = 12

Equivalent Fractions: simplify the fraction: 4/24

1/6

Fractions of a quantity: What is 4/6ths of 30?

1/6 of 30: 30 / 6 = 5 5x4 = 20 4/6th of 30 = 20

Equivalent Fractions: Simplify the fraction: 6/15

2/5

Expressing one number as a fraction of another: Evie finishes 4 out of 10 pieces of homework. Express this as a fraction and simplify it.

4/10 Both can be divided by 2, so 2/5

Expressing one number as a fraction of another: Jack eats 5 out of his 15 dreamies. Express this as a fraction and simplify it.

5/15 Both can be divided by 5, so 1/3

Expressing one number as a fraction of another: In the autumn a tree drops 60 of its 240 leaves. Express this as a fraction and simplify it.

60/240 Both can be divided by 10, so 6/24 Both can be divided by 6, so 1/4

Fractions: what is the denominator?

it is the bottom number to the fraction

Fractions: what is the numerator?

the number at the top of the fraction

Equivalent Fractions: explain how to simplify a fraction

you find the biggest number that you can divide the numerator & the denominator by and apply it to both.