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Grade 8 - UNIT 8 Fractions

This document is a unit on fractions that includes examples and practice problems for students. It covers fractions and recurring decimals, order of operations with fractions, multiplying fractions, and dividing fractions. Students are asked to work through examples such as determining if fractions represent terminating or recurring decimals, performing calculations involving fractions, and simplifying fractional expressions.

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Grade 8 - UNIT 8 Fractions

This document is a unit on fractions that includes examples and practice problems for students. It covers fractions and recurring decimals, order of operations with fractions, multiplying fractions, and dividing fractions. Students are asked to work through examples such as determining if fractions represent terminating or recurring decimals, performing calculations involving fractions, and simplifying fractional expressions.

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UNIT # 8 FRACTIONS

Name:……………………………

§ 8.1 – FRACTIONS AND RECURRING DECIMALS


Attempt Yourself: Work Book, Page # 97
Focus Questions # 1,2,3,4.

PRACTICE

1. Decide if these statements about proper fractions are ‘Always true’, ‘Some times true’ or ‘Never true’.
Justify your answers.

a) A fraction with a denominator of 14 is a recurring decimal.

b) A fraction with a denominator which is a multiple of 5 is a recurring decimal.

c) A unit fraction with a denominator which is a multiple of 15 is a terminating decimal.

d) A fraction with a denominator which is a power of 3 is a recurring decimal.

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2. Write each number of minutes as a fraction of an hour.
Decide if each fraction of an hour is a terminating or recurring decimals.

a) 15 minutes

b) 48 minutes

c) 32 minutes

d) 12 minutes

e) 10 minutes

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§ 8.2 – FRACTIONS AND THE CORRECT ORDER OF OPERATIONS
Attempt Yourself: Work Book, Page # 101
Focus Questions # 1,2,3.

PRACTICE

1. Calculate the following, Show all the steps in your working.

! #
a) 10 − $1 " + 2 !$'

$ $ !
b) 4 % + $7 & − $'

# !
c) 6 ' + 2 ( × 15

$ !
2. Shania has a mass of 57 ) 𝑘𝑔. Fu’s mass is 2 ( 𝑘𝑔more than Shania’s mass.
&
The total mass of Shania, Fu and Ngoni is 173 (kg.
Work out Ngoni’s mass.

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3. Work out the area of this compound shape. Show all your working.

§ 8.3 – MULTILYING FRACTIONS


Attempt Yourself: Work Book, Page # 104
Focus Questions # 1,2,3.

PRACTICE
1. Work out these multiplications.
Cancel common factors first.
Write each answer as a mixed number in its simplest form.
&
a) )
× 15

&
b) (
× 16

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&
c) )
× 25

&
d) #
× 77

&
e) !&
× 130

&
f) '
× 18

#
g) $*
× 32

2. Work out these multiplications.


Cancel common factors first.
Write each answer as a mixed number in its simplest form.

& "
a) )
×#

& !$
b) (
× !&

( #
c) )
× !$

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" #
d) $!
× !'

) #
e) "
×'

' )
f) !)
× $(

3.
&
a) The guests at a party eat ( of the fruits.
!
Yasmina eats ( of what is left.
What fraction of the fruits does Yasmina eat?

%
b) The guests at another party eat !* of a salad.
$
Marie eats eats & of what is left.
What fraction of the fruits does Marie eat?

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4. Work out these multiplications.
Cancel common factors first.
Write each answer as a mixed number in its simplest form.
! $
a) 2 ( × 1 ) =

! !
b) 1 ( × 4 ) =

! !
c) 2 # × 2 " =

! (
d) 5 $ × 2 && =

§ 8.4 – DIVIDING FRACTIONS


Attempt Yourself: Work Book, Page # 107
Focus Questions # 1,2,3 & 4.

1. Work out these divisions.


Write each answer in its simplest form and as a mixed number when appropriate.
(
a) 20 ÷ ) =

'
b) 14 ÷ % =

!)
c) 60 ÷ $$ =

!*
d) 32 ÷ !! =

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2. Work out these divisions.
Write each answer in its simplest form and as a mixed number when appropriate.

! "
a) ÷#=
"

# %
b) $
÷#=

& '
c) %!
÷#=

" '
d) &
÷ %% =

3. Work out these divisions.


Write each answer in its simplest form and as a mixed number when appropriate.

% !
a) 2 ' ÷ 2 # =

! %
b) 3 " ÷ 1 # =

% %
c) 3 # ÷ 5 ! =

% %
d) 4 ! ÷ 3 ' =

' %
e) 4 ! ÷ 1 $ =

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