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 seven Melbourne 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:

There are 6 boys in Marks class.

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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 8 cousins that live in Auckland.