Fraction

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

1X7=7

SOLUTION SENTENCE: Their a seven Melbourne storm card.

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: So their a 6 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

3X8= 24

SOLUTION SENTENCE: So there a 24 cousin in Auckland.