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Jan 152012
 

Students often need to be able to compare fractions. Do you know which is bigger between and ?

means the whole has been divided into 5 equal pieces and you have one of them.

means the whole has been divided into 6 equal pieces and you have one of them.

The fraction wall shows that the larger the denominator, the smaller each piece becomes, so is greater than .

Try this exercise to choose the biggest fraction.

Jan 142012
 

Numbers are often rounded to find approximate percentages. For example if 28 out of 119 ESOL students come from Eastern Europe we could round to the nearest ten, giving us 30 out of 120.

30รท120 x 100 = 25% so we can say that 28 out of 119 students is roughly 25%.

Practice approximating percentages with this quiz.

Jan 022012
 

If you are preparing for the Level 2 Adult Numeracy test one thing you have to practice is speed! You have 40 questions to answer in one hour and a quarter, so you need to be quick! Here is a timed test to see if you can answer questions under pressure!

Remember area is the space inside the shape and perimeter is the distance around it.