4.

In your workbook or on a blank piece of paper, draw two rectangles the size of playing cards. In
the rectangles, design the back of your cards and how the fractions will appear on the face of the
cards.
The playing instructions are very important pieces of information in games. They explain the number
of players allowed, how the game is to be played and who wins.
5. Taking into consideration all of the information that has been
provided for you throughout this task, write a set of instructions
that show how your Memory game is played.
6. Now construct your own set of cards and present them in a suitable
package. Remember, presentation of the game is important. When
you have finished, try the game out with your friends.

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Exercise 4.9 Review questions

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Understanding and fluency
1. What fraction of the eggs in this carton are white?
2. Write the sequence of the first three equivalent
fractions for the following.
3 4
a. b.
8 9
5 6
c. d.
11 7
3. Fill the gaps to make equivalent fractions.
1 3 1 3 3 9
a. = = b. = = c. = =
2 4 3 15 4 28
2 16 1 5 3 300
d. = = e. = = f. = =
5 10 4 100 10 100
4. Ricky, Leo and Gabriel were the highest goal scorers for their local football team throughout the
2 1 1
season. Ricky scored of the team’s goals, Leo scored of the goals and Gabriel scored of the goals.
7 3 4
a. Who scored most of the goals?
b. Who scored more goals; Ricky or Gabriel?

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 5. Simplify these fractions.
42 81 18 21
a. b. c. d.
49 108 20 28
36 50 75 2
e. f. g. h.
72 150 125 80
6. Simplify the following mixed numbers.
8 6 15 20
a. 6 b. 3 c. 4 d. 1
10 9 20 100
7. What fraction of the months of the year begin with the letter J? Express your answer in simplest form.
8. Year 7 students at Camberwell Secondary College raised a total of $1600 for the Royal Childrens
Hospital Good Friday appeal. The table below shows how much money each class raised.
Class 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6
Amount raised ($) $200 $400 $250 $250 $280 $220
Express as a simple fraction how much of the total each class raised.
9. Convert these improper fractions to mixed numbers.
16 21 12 11
a. b. c. d.
3 5 7 2
5 80 55 72
e. f. g. h.
4 7 9 10
10. Express these mixed numbers as improper fractions.
3 7 5 5
a. 2 b. 9 c. 3 d. 5
4 8 7 6
2 9 11 1
e. 3 f. 9 g. 3 h. 8
3 10 12 2
11. Marcella was in charge of baking and selling lemon slices at the school fete. Each tray she baked
contained 15 lemon slices. If Marcella sold 68 lemon slices, how many empty trays were there?
12. Find:
5 1 7 2 12 4
a. + b. − c. −
6 8 9 5 5 3
13. Find:
4 5 2 3 25 18 56 18
a. × b. × c. × d. ×
7 9 5 5 36 20 81 64
4 2 7 18 1
e. of 55 f. of 121 g. of h. of 200
5 11 9 84 12
14. Write the reciprocals of:
5 2 1
a. b. c. d. 12
2 7 9
1 3 1
e. 124 f. g. 5 h. 8
4 4 2
2 4 5 1
i. 7 j. 2 k. 3 l. 4
5 9 8 5
15. Find:
4 8 9 27 7 3
a. ÷ b. ÷ c. ÷ 4 d. ÷ 10
5 15 10 40 9 7
16. Calculate:
7 5 3 1 1 5 1 5
a. 1 + 2 b. 10 − 8 c. 6 − 2 d. 5 − 2
8 6 7 2 3 9 2 6
5 7 2 5 4 9 6 7
e. 3 − 2 f. 8 − 4 g. 12 − 10 h. 12 − 11
8 10 9 8 7 10 11 9
17. Calculate the following and verify each answer using a calculator.
1 1 13 7 5 1
a. 1 + 3 − b. 4 − 1 + 3
5 3 15 9 6 3
18. Calculate:
2 2 2 2
a. 4 × 3 b. 10 × 6
5 11 7 9

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19. Calculate:
4 1 3 5 3 1 6 1 2
a. × 2 × b. 3 × 1 × 2 c. × 1 × 3
9 4 5 12 5 2 17 4 5
20. Calculate:
1 4 2 1 1 7 1 5 2 1
a. 1 ÷ 4 b. 6 ÷ 4 c. 4 ÷ 2 d. 10 ÷ 12 e. 6 ÷ 4
2 5 3 6 5 8 3 7 7 5
Communicating, reasoning and problem solving
21. Anthony’s monthly take-home pay is $2800. He spends a quarter on his home loan payments, one-half
on food and drink and one-seventh on clothing. One-half of the remainder goes into his savings
account. How much money does Anthony put into his savings account each month?
2 2
22. On a balance scale, a brick exactly balances of a brick and a -kg weight. How heavy is the brick?
3 3
2
3 2
brick 3
kg
1 brick

1 3
23. The temperature rose from 21 °C to 21 °C. What was the temperature rise?
2 4
5 31
24. You need a piece of trimming 7 m long to finish an upholstery job. You have a piece that is m left
8 4
over from another job. Will the trimming be enough to complete the job?
25. Complete the following:
5 1 5 2 5 3 5 4
a. = + ? b. = − ? c. = × ? d. = ÷ ?
12 4 12 3 12 4 12 5
26. Explain how you can determine a fraction whose numerator and denominator have a product of 252,
4
and which is equivalent to .
7
27. Tomas buys a 24-piece pizza and eats 8 pieces. Drew buys a 16-piece pizza of the same size, and eats
5 pieces. Who ate the most pizza? Explain your reasoning.
28. An Egyptian fraction is one that can be written as the sum of a set of different unit fractions; for
3 1 1 4
example, = + . (Note that the numerator of each unit fraction is 1.) Write as the sum of a set
4 2 4 5
of different unit fractions.
1
29. Six containers, each holding 5 litres, are filled from a large tank of chemicals. If the large tank
3
started with 50 litres of chemicals, how much is left in the tank after the six containers are filled?
1 2
30. The approximate lifespan of a dollar note is 1 years. A coin lasts about 16 times as long. How long
2 3
is a coin in circulation?
1
31. Mr Thompson earned $2400 a month. Recently, he had a pay increase. He now earns 1 times his old
4
salary. What is his new salary?
1
Mr Thompson’s colleague, Mr Goody, earned $3000 per month and had a pay cut. He now gets
6
less of his old salary. What will be his new salary?
3
32. A shopping centre has a car park with 250 parking spaces. Of these, are suitable for small cars only.
10
14
The remaining spaces are for standard cars. Last Friday small cars took up of their allocated spots but
7 15
overall the car park was full. Determine the fraction of standard car spaces that were filled.
10
2 1
33. Byron needs kg of catalyst mixed with 4 kg of resin to create one surfboard.
5 2
1 1
a. If he has 2 kg of catalyst, and 20 kg of resin, how many whole surfboards can Byron build?
4 4
b. Calculate how much more catalyst and resin Byron needs to build one more surfboard. Explain your
reasoning.

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