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=77×1=7
SOLUTION SENTENCE: 
There are Melbourne Storm cards altogether.

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 altogether.

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
3x8=24

SOLUTION SENTENCE:
28 of lukes cousins were at Auckland.