Fractions

  • Pizza Portions
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    Pizza portions

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    My friends and I love pizza. Can you help us share these pizzas equally?
  • Doughnut
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    Doughnut

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    How can you cut a doughnut into 8 equal pieces with only three cuts of a knife?
  • Red Balloons, Blue Balloons
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    Red balloons, blue balloons

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Katie and Will have some balloons. Will's balloon burst at exactly the same size as Katie's at the beginning of a puff. How many puffs had Will done before his balloon burst?
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    Rectangle tangle

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    The large rectangle is divided into a series of smaller quadrilaterals and triangles. Can you untangle what fractional part is represented by each of the shapes?

  • Dividing a Cake
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    Dividing a cake

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Annie cut this numbered cake into 3 pieces with 3 cuts so that the numbers on each piece added to the same total. Where were the cuts and what fraction of the whole cake was each piece?
  • Fractional Triangles
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    Fractional triangles

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Use the lines on this figure to show how the square can be divided into 2 halves, 3 thirds, 6 sixths and 9 ninths.

  • 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?

  • Once Upon a Time
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    Once upon a time

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Can you work out the height of Baby Bear's chair and whose bed is whose if all the things the three bears have are in the same proportions?
  • Bryony's Triangle
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    Bryony's triangle

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Watch the video to see how to fold a square of paper to create a flower. What fraction of the piece of paper is the small triangle?

  • Jumping
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    Jumping

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    After training hard, these two children have improved their results. Can you work out the length or height of their first jumps?