Operating Fractions (A) WORKSHEET
Suitable for Year groups: Year 8, Year 9
GCSE Tier: Foundation
Targeting grades: 1-3
Prerequisite knowledge: Finding equivalent fractions. Simplifying fractions. Converting improper fractions to mixed numbers. Order of operations involving brackets.
Operating Fractions (A) WORKSHEET DESCRIPTION
Operating Fractions A is perfect to use at the end of a unit on fractions or as a recall activity on the 4 operations with fractions.
Section A requires students to add and subtract fractions and remember to simplify their answers where appropriate.
Practice multiplication and division with the following 6 questions in section B.
Section C ensures students can switch between the methods of each operation whilst not making mistakes such as finding a common denominator before multiplying.
Even a tricky extension question requires learners to consider the order of operations involving brackets alongside fraction addition, division and multiplication.
