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Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Maths Portfolio 1

I am able to solve fraction using place value and reversibility
This task is about finding fractions of a given number.
Level 3 fraction 3

A farmer is selling some of his animals.

1.  The farmer sells ¼ of his 72 cows.  Show how to work out how many cows he sess.
4 x ___= 72
4 x 10 = 40
4 x 8 = 32
10 + 8 = 18 <---- ¼ of his 72 cows
32 + 40 = 72

2. He sells ⅓ of his 45 pigs.  Show how to work out how many pigs he sells.
45 divided by 3 = ___
30 divided by 3 = 10
15 divided by 3 = 3
10 + 3 = 13 <----- ⅓ of his 45 pigs
30 + 15 = 45

3.   He sells ⅙ of his 84 sheep.  Show how to work out how many sheep he sells.
6 x ___ = 84
6 x 10 = 60
6 x 4 = 24
10 + 3 = 13 <---- ⅙ of his 84 sheep
60 + 24 = 48.





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