CAIE IGCSE Mathematics Extended Recurring Decimals and Fractions

Practise converting recurring decimals to simplest fractions and expressing monetary or numerical amounts as reduced fractions or percentages.

Syllabus
2028–2030
Topic
E1.4
Level
Extended

Exam points

  • assign the recurring decimal to a variable and multiply to align repeated digits
  • subtract the aligned equations, solve for the variable and simplify the resulting fraction
  • write one amount as a fraction of another and cancel common factors to lowest terms

Covered syllabus points

E1.4.1 Use the language and notation of the following in appropriate contexts:E1.4.2 Recognise equivalence and convert between these forms

E1.4 Fractions, decimals and percentages question 1

[Maximum number: 2]

Write $ 24.60 as a fraction of $ 2870.

Give your answer in its lowest terms.

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