P4/P5 Math: Fraction with units and without units

P4 and P5 Fractions is a relatively large topic.

One of the type of question requires student to be able to tell the difference between the following fraction problem sum.

Malcolm has 3/5 kg of sugar.Malcolm has 3/5 kg of sugar.
He gave away 1/2 kg of the sugar. He gave away 1/2 of the sugar.
What is the mass of sugar he has left? What is the mass of sugar he has left?

Can you spot the difference between the 2 fraction problem sums above?

Both will produce different answers due to this subtle difference.

Such questions often appear in Section B or P4 Papers or Paper 1 of P5 Papers.
Calculator usage will not be allowed.

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An expert version of this question can be found here.


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