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Class 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.Sort each fraction by how it compares with a half.

    Groups: Less than a half · More than a half

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

  2. 2.5/6 - 1/2 = ? Write your answer in its simplest form.

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

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

  4. 4.1/2 + 1/5 = ? Write your answer as a fraction.

  5. 5.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.

  6. 6.Which of these fractions is the largest?

    • a) 3/8
    • b) 2/5
    • c) 1/2
    • d) 1/3

  7. 7.3/4 - 1/8 = ? Write your answer as a fraction.

  8. 8.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.

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

  1. 1. 1/3 → Less than a half; 5/8 → More than a half; 2/5 → Less than a half; 3/4 → More than a half; 1/6 → Less than a half; 7/10 → More than a half
  2. 2. 1/3
  3. 3. 1. 1/6 2. 1/3 3. 1/2 4. 2/3
  4. 4. 7/10
  5. 5. 2 1/4
  6. 6. c) 1/2
  7. 7. 5/8
  8. 8. 5/8