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Number items - fractions

This task is about fractions.

Year 8

Questions/instructions

a) Which fraction represents the largest amount?

(A)

\frac{5}{6}

$5 \over 6$ (B)

\frac{5}{7}

$5 \over 7$ (C)

\frac{5}{8}

$5 \over 8$ (D)

\frac{5}{9}

$5 \over 9$

b) Which part of the circle is missing?

(A)

\frac{1}{4}

$1 \over 4$ (B)

\frac{1}{3}

$1 \over 3$ (C)

\frac{3}{4}

$3 \over 4$ (D)

\frac{2}{3}

$2 \over 3$

c) What fraction is equivalent to

\frac{1}{3}

$1 \over 3$ ?

(A)

\frac{1}{6}

$1 \over 6$ (B)

\frac{1}{4}

$1 \over 4$ (C)

\frac{2}{6}

$2 \over 6$ (D)

\frac{2}{4}

$2 \over 4$

d) How much of this area is shaded?

As a fraction: ___________

e) Which fraction matches the letter X on the number line?
x shown on a number line between 0 and 1

(A)

\frac{1}{2}

$1 \over 2$ (B)

\frac{1}{3}

$1 \over 3$ (C)

\frac{1}{7}

$1 \over 7$ (D)

\frac{1}{5}

$1 \over 5$

f) What is the difference between

\frac{3}{4}

$3 \over 4$ and

\frac{1}{2}

$1 \over 2$ ?

(A)

\frac{3}{4}

$3 \over 4$ (B)

\frac{1}{2}

$1 \over 2$ (C)

\frac{1}{4}

$1 \over 4$ (D) 2

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