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Year 4 Fractions and Decimals: Worked Examples

See free Year 4 fractions and decimals worked examples with clear strategies and answers, aligned to the England primary curriculum.

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Four worked examples

Try each question first, then compare the strategy and answer. The aim is to understand the method, not just copy the final result.

1
Equivalent

Complete: 2/5 = __/10.

How to think about it: Identify the whole first, then use the denominator to decide how many equal parts are needed. The numerator tells you how many of those parts to use.

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Answer: 4/10

2
Add fractions

3/8 + 2/8 = __.

How to think about it: Identify the whole first, then use the denominator to decide how many equal parts are needed. The numerator tells you how many of those parts to use.

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Answer: 5/8

3
Decimal

Write 7 tenths as a decimal.

How to think about it: Identify the whole first, then use the denominator to decide how many equal parts are needed. The numerator tells you how many of those parts to use.

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Answer: 0.7

4
Hundredths

Write 35 hundredths as a decimal.

How to think about it: Identify the whole first, then use the denominator to decide how many equal parts are needed. The numerator tells you how many of those parts to use.

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Answer: 0.35

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