Szaskia-Fractions

WALT: Find fractions of a quantity

1. Matthew is a huge rugby league fan and has 28 NRL cards. One quarter of them are Melbourne Storm cards. How many of them are Melbourne Storm cards?

STRATEGY:

28÷8=7

1x7=7

SOLUTION SENTENCE:

Matthew has 28 NRL card and he has one quarter of them are melbourne storm cards.

2. In Mark’s class there are 18 children. ⅓ of them are boys. How many boys are in Mark’s class?

STRATEGY:

18 ÷ 3=6

1x6=6

SOLUTION SENTENCE:

There are six boys in mark’s class.

3. Luke has 32 first cousins. ¾ of them live in Auckland and the rest of them live in Wellington. How many of Luke’s cousins live in Auckland?

STRATEGY:32 ÷ 4 =8

3X8= 24

SOLUTION SENTENCE: There a 24

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