Year 5 Fractions as Decimals 1 Maths Challenge

Teacher Specific Information

This Year 5 Fractions as Decimals 1 Maths Challenge is designed to check pupils’ understanding of recognising decimals as fractions within a problem solving context. Pupils will select the pieces that join together to create a complete triangle.

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National Curriculum Objectives

Fractions (including decimals and percentages)

Mathematics Year 5: (5F6a) Read and write decimal numbers as fractions [for example, 0.71 = 71/100]

Mathematics Year 5: (5F6b) Recognise and use thousandths and relate them to tenths, hundredths and decimal equivalents

Mathematics Year 5: (5F12) Solve problems which require knowing percentage and decimal equivalents of 1/2 , 1/4 , 1/5 , 2/5 , 4/5 and those fractions with a denominator of a multiple of 10 or 25