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

1x7=7

SOLUTION SENTENCE: There are 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?  thirds

STRATEGY: 18 ÷ 3=6

6x1=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

8x3=24

SOLUTION SENTENCE:

Luke has 24 cousins in Auckland.