1.2 Fractions

• Reciprocal of fractions
• Combined operations on fractions

• work out reciprocal of fractions in different situations
• carry out combined operations on fractions in different situations
• promote use of fractions in real-life situations

“How do we use fractions in real-life situations?”

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1. The reciprocal of a fraction
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   Turning a fraction upside down, doing the same for whole numbers and mixed numbers, and the test that proves you have it right.
2. Dividing by a fraction
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   Why dividing by a fraction is the same as multiplying by its reciprocal, and how to do it without flipping the wrong one.
3. The order of operations
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   Why an agreed order is needed, what that order is, and applying it to fractions.
4. Combined operations on fractions
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Working a long fraction calculation one step per line, and the habits that stop mistakes creeping in.
5. Fractions in model shopping
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Working out what a fractional quantity costs, totalling a bill, and the mistake that quietly loses money.
6. Fractions in real life
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Where fractions are actually used, the question to ask first, and solving real problems with them.