Pearson Edexcel International GCSE (9–1) · MATHEMATICS A · Chapter
Number 1
16 practice questions
Practice questions
1–4 of 4 · Hard
Question 1
4 marks · Hard
Answer and see the solution →A student claims that and are not equivalent fractions because the numerators and denominators are different.
Explain, showing all your working, whether the student is correct.
Question 2
4 marks · Hard
Answer and see the solution →Work out . Give your answer as a fraction in its simplest form. Show all your working.
Question 3
3 marks · Hard
Answer and see the solution →Sam says that is smaller than .
Is Sam correct? Give a reason for your answer.
Question 4
4 marks · Hard
Answer and see the solution →The fractions , , and are shown below.
a) Order the fractions from smallest to largest. Give your answers as fractions.
b) Which of these fractions is closest to 1? Show your working.
(a)[2 marks]Order the given fractions from smallest to largest.
(b)[2 marks]Identify and justify which fraction is closest to 1.