Year 6 Fractions: lesson and practice

By the end of this chapter you will be able to

• Simplify a fraction to its simplest form by dividing the top and bottom by their highest common factor
• Write fractions with the same denominator, using the lowest common denominator (a common multiple)
• Compare and order fractions, including fractions and mixed numbers greater than 1
• Add and subtract fractions and mixed numbers with different denominators, and simplify the answer
• Multiply two proper fractions and write the answer in its simplest form
• Divide a proper fraction by a whole number
• Change a fraction to a decimal with long division, and a decimal to a fraction
• Solve problems with fractions and explain whether a statement is always, sometimes or never true

You should already know

• Factors, common factors and the HCF; multiples and the LCM (Year 6, Chapter 3)
• Equivalent fractions and adding fractions with the same denominator (Year 5, Chapter 6)
• Times tables up to 12 × 12 and the related division facts

Where this leads

• Decimals: place value to three decimal places and rounding (Chapter 5)
• Percentages as fractions and decimals, such as 15% of 360 (Chapter 6)
• Ratio and proportion with fractions of amounts (Chapter 7)