GCSE · Fractions & decimals

Fractions of amountsExam-style questions

Why "of" means multiply, why the base matters when a problem says "of the remainder", and how to reverse from a fractional part back to the whole.

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16 questions · GCSE (Higher) level · mark scheme and worked solution on each · no sign-up to try

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  1. 1
    There are 720720 people at a concert.

    38\dfrac{3}{8} of the people are children. 40%40\% of the children are girls.

    Work out the number of girls at the concert. [3]
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  2. 2
    Work out 35\dfrac{3}{5} of 4545 kg.
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