Fractions Practice Questions

Write $\frac{42}{70}$ in its simplest form.

Write $\frac{47}{6}$ as a mixed number.

Work out $-\frac{3}{4}+\frac{2}{5}$

Write down the reciprocal of $1\frac{1}{3}$

Work out $2\frac{2}{5}\div 1\frac{1}{3}$

Give your answer as a mixed number in its simplest form.

Work out the number of litres of water in the water butt.

Aisha uses $\frac{2}{5}$ of the water in the water butt to water her plants.

Later that day, 24 litres of rainwater run into the water butt.

Work out the fraction of the capacity of the water butt that is now filled with water.

Give your fraction in its simplest form.

What fraction of the audience are children?

$\frac{2}{5}$ of the adults buy popcorn.

$\frac{3}{4}$ of the children buy popcorn.

Work out the fraction of the whole audience that buys popcorn.

Show that Priya has £45

Write the amount of money Priya has as a fraction of the total amount of money Priya and Sam have altogether.

Give your fraction in its simplest form.

Work out the area of the wall.

Give your answer as a mixed number.

Josh is going to paint the wall.

One tin of paint covers $\frac{4}{5}$ m$^2$ of wall.

Tins of paint can only be bought as whole tins.

Work out the least number of tins of paint Josh needs to buy.

Work out how much money Raj had at the start of the week.

Work out how much money Raj spent on Tuesday.