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Fractions (Mixed arithmetic operations): Practice Questions

5 multiple-choice questions marked as you go, and 5 written questions with worked solutions. All on Fractions (Mixed arithmetic operations).

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Question 1
1 mark

Evaluate the following mixed operation with fractions:
\( (\frac{5}{6} + \frac{1}{3}) \times \frac{6}{7} \)

Question 2
1 mark

Evaluate the following expression and simplify your answer to a mixed number:
\( 2\frac{1}{2} - (\frac{1}{3} + \frac{5}{12}) \)

Question 3
1 mark

Calculate the value of the following mixed operation:
\( 3\frac{1}{5} - (1\frac{1}{2} + \frac{3}{10}) \)

Question 4
1 mark

Evaluate the following expression:
\( \frac{3}{5} \times (\frac{1}{6} + \frac{1}{2}) \)

Question 5
1 mark

Add the following fractions: \(\frac{2}{5} + \frac{3}{10}\)

Question 6
2 marks

A container holds \( \frac{3}{10} \) kg of salt and another container holds \( \frac{4}{15} \) kg of salt. What is the total mass of salt in the two containers in kg?

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Question 7
4 marks

Calculate the value of the following expression and express the answer as a mixed number in its simplest form:
\( 4\frac{2}{3} - ( 1\frac{1}{2} + \frac{5}{9} ) \)

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Question 8
5 marks

Evaluate the following expression and express the answer as a mixed number:
\( ( 2\frac{2}{3} - \frac{1}{6} ) \div 1\frac{1}{4} + \frac{2}{5} \)

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Question 9
3 marks

A piece of ribbon is \( 5 \frac{3}{4} \) metres long. Sarah uses \( 2 \frac{1}{2} \) metres for a gift and \( \frac{5}{8} \) metres for a hair tie. How much ribbon does Sarah have left in metres?

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Question 10
5 marks

A garden water tank is \( \frac{7}{8} \) full of rainwater. On Monday, the gardener used \( \frac{1}{5} \) of the tank's total capacity to water the vegetables. On Tuesday, he used another \( \frac{1}{4} \) of the tank's total capacity to water the flowers.
a) What fraction of the tank's total capacity was used over the two days?
b) What fraction of the tank is left full at the end of Tuesday?
c) If the total capacity of the tank is 400 litres, how many litres of water are remaining in the tank?

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