Fractions

There are 131 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Fractions
As Easy as 1,2,3
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As easy as 1,2,3

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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When I type a sequence of letters my calculator gives the product of all the numbers in the corresponding memories. What numbers should I store so that when I type 'ONE' it returns 1, and when I type 'TWO' it returns 2, and so on.
Pies
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Pies

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Grandma found her pie balanced on the scale with two weights and a quarter of a pie. So how heavy was each pie?
Light Blue - Dark Blue
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Light blue - dark blue

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Investigate the successive areas of light blue in these diagrams.
Reductant ratios
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Reductant ratios

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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What does the empirical formula of this mixture of iron oxides tell you about its consituents?
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?
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?
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?
F'arc'tion
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F'arc'tion

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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At the corner of the cube circular arcs are drawn and the area enclosed shaded. What fraction of the surface area of the cube is shaded? Try working out the answer without recourse to pencil and paper.
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?
Do unto Caesar
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Do unto caesar

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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At the beginning of the night three poker players; Alan, Bernie and Craig had money in the ratios 7 : 6 : 5. At the end of the night the ratio was 6 : 5 : 4. One of them won $1 200. What were the assets of the players at the beginning of the evening?