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Farm animals

This task is about finding the simplest form of fractions from given amounts.

There are 360 farm animals on a farm:

180 are sheep, 120 are pigs, and 60 are cows.

a) Show how to work out what fraction of the animals are sheep.

Write your answer in its simplest form: _____

b) Show how to work out what fraction of the animals are pigs.

Write your answer in its simplest form: _____

c) Show how to work out what fraction of the animals are cows.

Write your answer in its simplest form: _____

d) Show how to work out what fraction of the animals are either pigs or sheep.

Write your answer in its simplest form: _____

e) Show how to work out what fraction of the animals are either sheep or cows.

Write your answer in its simplest form: _____