WALT Find fractions WILF Find a fraction of

WALT: Find fractions WILF: Find a fraction of a number by counting and multiplying • Find a fraction by dividing by the denominator and then multiplying by the numerator • Find fractions by dividing whole numbers by whole numbers

To solve worded problems with fractions of amounts we need to : • Read the questions and highlight the numbers • Look for language that tells us what operations to use • Use the inverse to check our work

Dale and Ron had a bag which contained 16 sweets. Dale ate half of them. How many sweets did he eat? 8 Dale ate 8 sweets 8÷ 2

Tobie had a bag which contained 15 marbles. He gave 2/3 of them to Ben. How many did he give to Ben? 5 15÷ 3 To find 2/3, we need to multiply 5 by 2 5 x 2 = 10 Tobie gave 10 marbles to Ben

Twenty four children went to the park. ¾ of them went on the swings and the rest of them went on the slides. How many went on the slides? To find 3/4, we need to find ¼ first 6 24 ÷ 4 Now we need to multiply our answer by 3 6 x 3 = 18

James had a bag of marbles. There were 56 in the bag. He gave away 3/8 of them. How many did he have left? 56 ÷ 8 7 Now we need to multiply our answer by 3 7 x 3 = 21

Would you rather have 3/8 of a bag of 32 sweets, or 5/7 of a bag of 21 sweets? Explain why. 3 4 4 x 3 = 12 3 x 5 = 15 I would prefer 5/7 of 21 because I would get 15 sweets instead of 12 which is more