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. 7× 1=7

SOLUTION SENTENCE:

there are  7  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 . 6×1=6

SOLUTION SENTENCE:

THere are 6  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:24 ÷ 4=8 . 8×3=24

SOLUTION SENTENCE: How many of Luke’s cousins live in Auckland? 24