1.3 Fractions

• Comparing fractions, including equivalent fractions and unlike denominators
• Ordering fractions in ascending and descending order
• Adding fractions with like and unlike denominators, including mixed numbers
• Subtracting fractions with like and unlike denominators, including mixed numbers
• Multiplying a fraction by a whole number
• Multiplying a fraction by a fraction and by a mixed number
• Reciprocals of whole numbers, fractions and mixed numbers
• Dividing a fraction by a whole number, a fraction and a mixed number
• Dividing a whole number by a fraction
• Number sequences involving fractions
• Fractions in Kenyan real-life situations, including sharing food, land, recipes and animal feed

• compare fractions in different situations
• add fractions in different situations
• subtract fractions in different situations
• multiply fractions by a whole number, a fraction and a mixed number in real-life situations
• identify the reciprocals of fractions in different situations
• divide fractions by a whole number, a fraction and a mixed fraction in real-life situations
• divide a whole number by fractions in different situations
• identify number sequences involving fractions in different situations
• create number sequences involving fractions for playing number games
• recognise the use of fractions in real-life situations

“How do we use fractions in daily activities?”

“Where do we use fractions in daily activities?”

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1. Comparing fractions
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Write equivalent fractions and compare unlike fractions using a common denominator or cross-multiplication.
2. Ordering fractions
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Arrange fractions in ascending and descending order using a common denominator or a number line.
3. Adding fractions
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Add fractions with like and unlike denominators, including mixed numbers, and simplify the sum.
4. Subtracting fractions
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Subtract fractions with like and unlike denominators, including mixed numbers that need regrouping.
5. Multiply a fraction by a whole number
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Multiply a fraction by a whole number using repeated addition, and treat of as multiply.
6. Multiply fractions and mixed numbers
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Multiply a fraction by a fraction and by a mixed number using an area model and improper fractions.
7. Reciprocals of fractions
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Identify the reciprocal of a whole number, a fraction and a mixed number, and check that the product is 1.
8. Dividing fractions
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Divide a fraction by a whole number, a fraction or a mixed number, and divide a whole number by a fraction, using multiply-by-reciprocal.
9. Fraction sequences and real life
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Identify and create fraction sequences, then apply the four operations to sharing ugali, land, recipes and animal feed.