My 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 x 7=7

SOLUTION SENTENCE:

There are seven 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 x 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:

32  ÷ 4 = 8

8 x 3 =24

SOLUTION SENTENCE:

Luke has 24 cousins that live in Auckland.