Functional Skills MathsYears 10–13Functional Skills Maths Level 1

Fractions — halves, quarters, simple proportions

Functional Skills Maths Level 1: Fractions — halves, quarters, simple proportions

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine you and a mate share a pizza equally. You each get half — that's 1 out of 2 equal slices.

  2. 2

    If you cut a pizza into 4 equal slices, how many slices make a half?

  3. 3

    Tap to shade one quarter of this chocolate bar.

  4. 4

    You have 8 sweets. You eat one quarter of them. How many do you eat? Let's work it out together.

  5. 5

    One quarter of 8 sweets is how many?

  6. 6

    Now shade three quarters of this pizza — that's 3 out of 4 slices.

  7. 7

    You have 12 biscuits. You give away three quarters. How many do you give away?

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