Key learning points

1. Where a calculation contains a mixture of fractions and decimals, conversion is useful.
2. Fluent use of your calculator is useful for both calculating and checking.
3. Equivalent fractions can help to reduce the complexity of calculations.

Common misconception

Keywords

• Equivalent fractions - Two fractions are equivalent if they have the same value.

• Reciprocal - A reciprocal is the multiplicative inverse of any non-zero number. Any non-zero number multiplied by its reciprocal is equal to 1