Fractions

There are 129 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Fractions
More Twisting and Turning
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More Twisting and Turning

Age
11 to 16
Challenge level
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It would be nice to have a strategy for disentangling any tangled ropes...
Twisting and Turning
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Twisting and Turning

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Take a look at the video and try to find a sequence of moves that will untangle the ropes.
Information Display
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Information Display

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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The information display on a train shows letters by illuminating dots in a rectangular array. What fraction of the dots in this array is illuminated?
Recurring Mean
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Recurring Mean

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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What is the mean of 1.2 recurring and 2.1 recurring?
Percentage Swap
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Percentage Swap

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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What is 50% of 2007 plus 2007% of 50?
A Chance to Win?
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A Chance to Win?

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Imagine you were given the chance to win some money... and imagine you had nothing to lose...
Ratio Sudoku 3
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Ratio Sudoku 3

Age
11 to 16
Challenge level
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A Sudoku with clues as ratios or fractions.
Making Longer, Making Shorter
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Making Longer, Making Shorter

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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Ahmed is making rods using different numbers of cubes. Which rod is twice the length of his first rod?
Magic Matrix
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Magic Matrix

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Find out why these matrices are magic. Can you work out how they were made? Can you make your own Magic Matrix?
Equal Temperament
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Equal Temperament

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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The scale on a piano does something clever : the ratio (interval) between any adjacent points on the scale is equal. If you play any note, twelve points higher will be exactly an octave on.