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A CAPS Grade 5 Maths worksheet on common fractions (Fractions and decimals). 15 questions in three sections that rise in difficulty, 31 marks in all.
Fractions and decimals · CAPS Grade 5
Look at the pictures carefully, then answer.
What fraction of the circle is shaded?
Which fraction is equal to one half?
In the fraction 58, the denominator is 5.
Match each fraction to its name.
Work out the answers. Show your working where there is space.
Complete the equivalent fractions.
12 = /6 = /8 = /10
Complete the table of equivalent fractions.
| Fraction | Multiply the top and bottom by | Equivalent fraction |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | 3 | |
| 23 | 4 | |
| 35 | 2 |
What fraction of the bar is shaded? Write it in twelfths. Then write the same amount in quarters.
Write these fractions in order, from the smallest to the biggest.
Write <, > or = in each gap.
34 58 and 26 13
Calculate 34 of 36.
3 ÷ 4 is the same as the fraction 34.
Think carefully and show your working.
A farm has 48 sheep. 38 of the sheep are black. How many sheep are not black?
Sipho says that 38 is bigger than 12 because 3 and 8 are bigger than 1 and 2. Is he right? Explain.
Three of these fractions are equal to 34. Write them: 68, 812, 912, 1216
Mrs Dube baked 24 muffins. She sold 13 of them on Monday and 14 of them on Tuesday. How many muffins did she sell altogether?
Total 31 marks
Fractions and decimals · CAPS Grade 5 · 31 marks
| Q | Answer | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 56 | 1 |
| 2 | B. 48 | 1 |
| 3 | False | 1 |
| 4 | 1 → C 13 = one third 2 → A 15 = one fifth 3 → B 112 = one twelfth | 3 |
| Q | Answer | Marks | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 12 = 3/6 = 4/8 = 5/10 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 6 |
| 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | 912 = 341 mark for 912 and 1 mark for 34. | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 8 |
| 2 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | 34 > 58 and 26 = 13 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | 2736 ÷ 4 = 9 (1 mark). 9 × 3 = 27 (1 mark). | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 11 | True | 1 |
| Q | Answer | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | 30 sheep48 ÷ 8 = 6 (1 mark). 6 × 3 = 18 black sheep (1 mark). 48 − 18 = 30 sheep that are not black (1 mark). | 3 |
| 13 | No. 12 = 48 and 38 is less than 48, so 38 is smaller than 12.1 mark for no. 1 mark for a correct reason, for example using equivalent fractions. | 2 |
| 14 | 68, 912 and 12162 marks for all three. 1 mark for two correct fractions with no wrong one. 812 is not equal to 34. | 2 |
| 15 | 14 muffins13 of 24 = 8 (1 mark). 14 of 24 = 6 (1 mark). 8 + 6 = 14 muffins (1 mark). | 3 |
Total 31 marks
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