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

1 × 7 = 7

SOLUTION SENTENCE: Their a seven Melbourne storm card.

There are 7 NRL 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?  thirds

STRATEGY:  

18 ÷ 3 = 6

6 x 1 = 6

SOLUTION SENTENCE:

There are 6 boys in Mark’s 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 ÷ 4 = 8

3 x 8 = 24

SOLUTION SENTENCE:

There are 24 of Lukes cousins that live in Auckland.