Ordering fractions, decimals and percentages

Sample Ordering fractions, decimals and percentages questions

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1. Question 12 marksGrade 4
   Which is smaller, 65% or $\dfrac{16}{25}$? Show your working and give a reason for your answer.
   Show the worked solution

   16/25 = (16×4)/(25×4) = 64/100 = 64%. M1

   Since 64% < 65%, 16/25 is smaller than 65%. A1
2. Question 2

What are the common mistakes in Ordering fractions, decimals and percentages?

When a pupil makes one of these on Revision Workshop, the marking engine names the mistake and explains it, instead of just marking the answer wrong.

• Orders values from largest to smallest instead of smallest to largest, or vice versa

  Ordered from largest to smallest instead of starting with the smallest value, as the question asked

• Converts between a percentage and a decimal incorrectly (e.g. wrong power of ten)

  Compared the percentage as a raw number (treating 26% as 26 rather than 0.26) instead of converting it to a decimal first

• Compares part of a fraction directly against a percentage (or another differently-formed value) instead of converting both values into the same form first.

  Compares parts of the fraction (like the numerator 16 or denominator 25) directly against 65, instead of correctly converting the fraction into a PERCENTAGE (or 65% into a fraction) so both values are in the same form.

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How many Ordering fractions, decimals and percentages practice questions are there?

There are 12 self-marking GCSE Maths questions on Ordering fractions, decimals and percentages, written for AQA, Pearson, OCR across Foundation and Higher tier. Each one is marked instantly and has a full worked solution.

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