Fractions

  • Fractional Wall
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    Fractional wall

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Using the picture of the fraction wall, can you find equivalent fractions?

  • Rod Fractions
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    Rod fractions

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Pick two rods of different colours. Given an unlimited supply of rods of each of the two colours, how can we work out what fraction the shorter rod is of the longer one?
  • Stretching Fractions
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    Stretching fractions

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Imagine a strip with a mark somewhere along it. Fold it in the middle so that the bottom reaches back to the top. Stetch it out to match the original length. Now where's the mark?
  • Hexa-split
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    Hexa-split

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Which of the areas shown in the hexagons are equal to each other?
  • Fraction Card Game
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    Fraction card game

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    Can you match the halves in this interactive game?
  • Fracmax
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    Fracmax

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Find the maximum value of 1/p + 1/q + 1/r where this sum is less than 1 and p, q, and r are positive integers.
  • Farthest fraction
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    Farthest fraction

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Which of these fractions is the largest?
  • Diagonal Touch
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    Diagonal touch

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Weekly Problem 21 - 2012
    Two rectangles are drawn in a rectangle. What fraction of the rectangle is shaded?
  • What a Joke
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    What a joke

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Each letter represents a different positive digit AHHAAH / JOKE = HA What are the values of each of the letters?