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 ÷ 4= 7

7x1= 7

SOLUTION SENTENCE:

Out of 28 NRL cards 7 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

6x1=6

SOLUTION SENTENCE:

6 out of 18  children in Marks class are boys.

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

8x3= 24

SOLUTION SENTENCE:

24 of Luke’s cousins live in Auckland.