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Year 5 Maths — Unlike fractions and mixed numbers

Add and subtract fractions with different denominators, and swap between mixed numbers and improper fractions.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.Put these fractions in order, smallest first.

    • 1/2
    • 1/3
    • 1/6
    • 2/3

  2. 2.A film lasts 3 1/2 hours, and 1 1/4 hours of it have been watched. How much is left? Write your answer as a mixed number.

  3. 3.Three eighths of a cake are eaten in the morning and two eighths in the afternoon. What fraction of the cake has been eaten? Write your answer as a fraction.

  4. 4.3/4 - 1/8 = ? Write your answer as a fraction.

  5. 5.1/2 + 1/5 = ? Write your answer as a fraction.

  6. 6.2/3 + 1/6 = ? Write your answer as a fraction.

  7. 7.One job takes 1 1/4 hours and another takes 1/2 an hour. How long do they take altogether? Write your answer as a mixed number.

  8. 8.Write 7/4 as a mixed number.

Answer key — Year 5 Maths — Unlike fractions and mixed numbers

  1. 1. 1. 1/6 2. 1/3 3. 1/2 4. 2/3
  2. 2. 2 1/4
  3. 3. 5/8
  4. 4. 5/8
  5. 5. 7/10
  6. 6. 5/6
  7. 7. 1 3/4
  8. 8. 1 3/4