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Have a go first
The Question
What fraction of an hour is 25 minutes? Give your answer in its simplest form. What fraction of a whole day is it?
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Then check together
The Answer
Reveal the Answer
5/12 of an hour, 5/288 of a day
25/60 simplifies to 5/12. A day is 1,440 minutes, so 25/1440 = 5/288. Children who convert to decimals first lose the exact answer — this is a question about staying in fractions.
Now watch the solution
Pencil and paper
Practice Sheet + Marked Answers
The four-question practice sheet, the solutions in our teaching voice and a self-marking quiz for this question are part of The Question Desk course — every school day of the term, with progress you can see. Enrolled group students get it included.
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