GRADE SIX MATHEMATICS

Multiply tops and bottoms: 2 × 5 = 2×5 = 3 1 3×1

Before multiplying remember to change fractions. Exercise 1

1. 5. 8.

2/3 x 4/7 = 3 x 4 ½ =

In a bread bin there are 5 loaves. If Ann ate 1/10 of the number of loaves, how many did she eat?

There is a length of ribbon measuring 4/5 metre. How many 1/5 pieces can be cut from the ribbon?

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10. A car tank has 1 ¼ litres of gasoline. The owner purchases 2 ½ times this amount at the fuel station. How many litres did he pur chase?

Reciprocals

If the product of two numbers is equal to reciprocal of the other.

Example 1: 7 is the reciprocal of 1/7 and Because 7 x 1/7 = 1 ¾ is the reciprocal of 4/3 and 4/3 is the reciprocal of ¾ Write the reciprocal for 2 ½ 2 ½ = 1/7 is the reciprocal of 7 Because ¾ x 4/3 = 1

5/ 2 one numbers to

then one number is the so the reciprocal is 2/5 Because 5/2 x 2/5 = 1 improper