1 A shop deals in pet fish. The profit made at the end of the year from buying and selling the fish is 1200.

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1 Name ate shop deals in pet fish. The profit made at the end of the year from buying and selling the fish is 200. The owner spends 00 of this on new equipment. quarter of the remaining profit is spent on repairs. How much in total does he spend on new equipment and repairs? distribution company keeps a record of how its deliveries are made. 0% of the deliveries from the firm are by rail and the rest are by road. What fraction of the journeys are by road? 0 2 bout of visitors to Warwick castle are under 2 years of age. The total number of visitors to the castle in 200 is estimated at. million. pproximately how many of the estimated number of visitors in 200 are likely to be under 2 years of age? October 20. Kindly contributed by Victoria Whitham, Great Howarth School. Search for Victoria on Page of

2 Name ate charity is hoping to raise for a special appeal. They display a poster showing the amount raised so far. Help us raise Target Money raised so far 0 Which is the closest estimate of the fraction of the money they have raised towards their target so far? 0 8 October 20. Kindly contributed by Victoria Whitham, Great Howarth School. Search for Victoria on Page 2 of

3 Name ate worker has this payslip. Gross pay before deductions 2. eductions 8. Net pay after deductions The worker estimates the deductions as a fraction of his gross pay. Which of these fractions is the closest estimate? uring a holiday, some friends cycle 90 miles and walk 29 miles. They estimate the distance they walk as a fraction of the total distance they travel. Which is the closest to this fraction? 0 October 20. Kindly contributed by Victoria Whitham, Great Howarth School. Search for Victoria on Page of

4 Name ate football club decides to refurbish part of the ground. The club s ground capacity is people. The club replaces a standing area that holds 000 people with a seating area that holds people. What fraction of the ground capacity does the club lose? 0 8 In a library, the number of Vs borrowed is about of the total number of items borrowed. 20 Which decimal fraction is the same as? factory uses new and old machines to make iron garden tables. bolt on an old machine must be replaced. It is 2 inches long. inch is approximately 2 millimetres What is 2 inches in millimetres, to the nearest millimetre? 9mm mm mm 69mm October 20. Kindly contributed by Victoria Whitham, Great Howarth School. Search for Victoria on Page of

5 Name ate 0 In a survey about recycling, out of 20 people said there are enough local recycling facilities. What is as a percentage? 20 % % % % 2 Of a class of 6 people, 2 have applied to go to university. What is as a percentage? 6 2% 2.6% % 80% 2 In one class of 20 learners, group, four fifths of them have successfully completed their work portfolios. In a second class of 2 learners, group, five eighths of them 8 have successfully completed their portfolios. In which group have more learners completed portfolios, and by how many? Group by portfolio Group by 2 portfolios Group by portfolio Group by 2 portfolios October 20. Kindly contributed by Victoria Whitham, Great Howarth School. Search for Victoria on Page of