Functional Skills Maths
Using Fractions in everyday life
• Plan solutions and solve problems using fractions. • Use different strategies for finding fractional parts.
Fractions
In a fraction the bottom number is the denominator. This is the number that you divide by to find one part e.g.
To find
1/5 , divide by 5
In a fraction the top is the numerator this shows how many parts e.g. to find 2 , divide by 5 , multiply by 2 5
Questions 1. 2 of 15 5
7. 1 of 30 3
2. 4 of 15 5
8. 2 of 30 3
3. 3 of 50 5
9. 1 of 99 3
4. 2 of 50 5
10. 2 of 99 3
5. 3 of 40 5
11. 1 of 27 3
6. 5 of 40 8
12
2 of 27 3
Application
Tony is having a Greek party for 40 people. Unfortunately 10 people decide to cancel, so he will need to reduce his food order to fit. He was going to order: 1 Stifado 3 Hummus and 2 drinks of Ouzo for each person How does Tony do his calculations?
Original order is for 40 people New order 30 people He needs only 30 of the food 40 30 Is the same as 40 e.g. 3 hummus x 40 = But we only need
3 4 First work out Âź of 120 30 X 3
=
=
hummus are now required
Questions What is a fraction?
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