In order to make sense of mathematical ideas, students need to have a good grasp of the different ways in which numbers are used and represented. This feature offers activities designed to develop students' understanding of fractions, decimals, percentages and standard form. We hope the engaging card-matching games will offer opportunities to develop fluency, and the investigations will lead to useful insights and deeper understanding.
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Matching fractions, decimals and percentages
Age
7 to 14
Challenge level
Can you match pairs of fractions, decimals and percentages, and beat your previous scores?
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Fractions and percentages card game
Age
11 to 16
Challenge level
Can you find the pairs that represent the same amount of money?
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Terminating or not
Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
Is there a quick way to work out whether a fraction terminates or recurs when you write it as a decimal?
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Standard index form matching
Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
Can you match these calculations in Standard Index Form with their answers?
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Tiny nines
Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
What do you notice about these families of recurring decimals?
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Repetitiously
Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
Can you express every recurring decimal as a fraction?