Fraction of a quantity Wednesday, 14 November 2018

1 5 of 15 sweets = 3 2 5 of 15 sweets = 6 Example Work out 2 5 of 15 sweets 1 5 of 15 sweets = 3 2 5 of 15 sweets = 6

1 3 of 27 = 9 coins 2 3 of 27 = 18 coins Example Work out 2 3 of 27 coins 1 3 of 27 = 9 coins 2 3 of 27 = 18 coins

Example Work out 3 10 of 30 dogs 1 10 of 30 = 3 3 10 of 30 = 9 dogs

Example What is 3 4 of 40 books? 3 4 of 40 = 30

Example Work out each of the following: a) 5 8 of 40 b) 4 9 of 90 c) 2 7 of 28 d) 5 8 of 48 e) 4 5 of 35

Example A bag contains 32 sweets. If 3 4 of the bag are mints, how many mints are there in the bag?

Example John got 7 10 in a recent maths homework. If there were 30 questions how many did John answer correctly?

Example 4 7 of pupils in year 7 travel to school on the bus. If there are 168 pupils in year 7, how many travel by bus?