Quick questions on Fractions: the four operations and mixed numbers - SQA National 5 Maths

4short Q&A pairs drawn directly from our worked dot-point answer. For full context and worked exam questions, read the parent dot-point page.

What is not flipping when dividing?

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Division by a fraction means multiplying by its reciprocal.

What is q1?

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Calculate

\tfrac{1}{2} + \tfrac{2}{5}

. [2 marks]

What is q2?

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Calculate

\tfrac{2}{3} \times \tfrac{6}{7}

. [2 marks]

What is q3?

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Calculate

1\tfrac{1}{2} \div \tfrac{3}{4}

. [3 marks]

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