Primary 6 · Fractions · Question type 2.1
To share a fraction among several people, multiply the bottom number by the number of people and keep the top number the same.
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Primary 6, on the MOE Primary Mathematics syllabus.
The lesson · 1 minute 59 seconds
Watch: 3/5 of a chocolate bar shared among 2 friends
Another worked example
Rahim and Mei Ling each had a cake of the same size. Rahim ate 2/5 of his cake and cut the remainder into 4 equal pieces. Mei Ling ate 1/3 of her cake and cut the remainder into 8 equal pieces. How much bigger is one of Rahim's pieces than one of Mei Ling's? Give your answer as a fraction of a whole cake, in the simplest form.
The working · Six lines
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The answer is 1/15.
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Write the fraction of the whole that each person receives.
3/4 of a ribbon is shared equally between 2 people. How much of a whole ribbon does each person get?
Ans: 3/8
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