Year7Homework
Term2
Week3
DueFriday,19thMay2017
Factors,MultiplesandFractions
Understanding
1. Matchthedefinitionsontheleftwiththeirdescriptionontheright.
a) Denominator
i.
Afractionthathasanumeratorlargerthanitsdenominator
b) LCM
ii.
Numberscreatedbymultiplyingaparticularnumberbya
c) Factors
positivewholenumber
d) Multiples
iii.
Thenumberatthebottomofthefraction
e) Improperfraction
iv.
Lowestcommonmultiple(notthetastyschoollunchtreat)
v.
Numbersthatdivideevenlyintoaparticularnumber
2. Forthefigureatright,answerthefollowing:
a) Whatfractionoftheshapeisshaded?
b) Whatfractionoftheshapeisnotshaded?
Fluency
1. Listthefactorsof:
a) 18
b) 24
2. Writedownthefirst5multiplesof:
a) 6
b) 12
3. Findthehighestcommonfactorof24and36
4. Findthelowestcommonmultipleof9and12
ProblemSolving
1. Thefollowingpizzawaspurchasedfor$24byBilly.Hedecidestoshare
itwithhisfriendsontheconditionthattheypayforwhateverportionof
thepizzatheyeat.
a) Howmuchwoulditcosttobuyonesliceofpizza?
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b) Howmuchwoulditcosttobuy ofthepizza?
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c) Howmuchwoulditcosttobuy ofthepizza?
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ReasoningandCommunication
1. Whichdiagramhasonequartershaded(thereisonlyonesolution),why?