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 shared by 4=7

7x1=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 shared by 3 = 6

6x1=6

SOLUTION SENTENCE:

there a 6 boys in masks classroom

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 shared by 4 = 8

3x8=24

SOLUTION SENTENCE:

there a 24 of lukes cousins that live in auckland