Relay Race – Fractions of a Quantity goteachmaths.co.uk Relay Race – Fractions of a Quantity In this activity students work in teams to answer questions provided on small pieces of paper. Students should check their answers with the teacher (who can be anywhere in the room with their answer sheet). If students are correct they can collect the next numbered sheet (easily placed face-up on a desk at the front). If students are wrong they can be given 1 or more chances. © GoTeachMaths

Fractions of a Quantity Relay Race! Fractions of a Quantity

1 2 1 4 of 36 = 2 3 of 45 = 2 3 of 3 4 of 60 = 1 2 of 1 2 of 60 = 1 5 of 60 = 3 7 of 28 = 1 3 of 1 4 of 72 = 3 7 of 5 6 of 84 = 1 6 of 30 = 7 9 of 54 = 3 4 There was $360 in a safe. A robber stole 3 4 of the money. Afterwards, another robber stole 5 9 of the money. How much was left in the safe? A robber stole 5 9 of the money in a safe. There was $180 in the safe. How much was left? A robber stole 3 7 of the money in a safe. He stole $120. How much money was in the safe before the robbery? CTRL-Left Click slides to select. Go to Print > ‘Print Selection’ and choose the amount of copies you need (one per team). There was $1260 in a safe. A robber stole 3 7 of the money. Afterwards, another robber stole 9 12 of the money. How much was stolen? A robber stole 5 8 of the money in a safe. There was $60 left. How much money was in the safe before the robbery?

5 6 7 8 3 4 of Jeremy’s throw is 75m. 3 5 of Tom’s throw is 66m. Who won this javelin competition? Tom bought a bag of apples, but 1 3 fell out the bottom! Then he found 3 4 of the apples were rotten and only 6 were left. How many apples were in the bag? 3 4 of Jeremy’s throw is 75m. 3 5 of Tom’s throw is 66m. 6 7 of Sally’s throw is 48m. Anne bought a bag of potatoes, but 2 5 fell out the bottom! Then he found 5 7 of the potatoes had worms and only 18 were left. How many apples were in the bag? 9 14 of Louise’s throw is 45m. 13 9 of Jo’s throw is 143m. 7 8 Anne ate 1 4 of the sweets. After Anne, Josh ate 1 6 of the sweets that were left. Tony ate 2 3 of the sweets that were left after Josh. Sal left 3 5 of the sweets but ate the rest. Sal ate 16 sweets. How many sweets were there to start with? Tom, Tali and Tina took part in a chess competition. 3 5 of Tom’s prize was the same as 3 7 of Tali’s prize, which was the same as 6 7 of Tina’s prize. In total they won $186. How much did Tom win?

Answer Sheet Sheet Answer 1 1 9, 12, 5, 30, 12, 42 2 15, 6, 30, 30 3 $80, $280, $160 4 $40, $180 5 100m, 110m, 56m, 70m, 99m Tom Wins 6 36 apples, 105 potatoes 7 576 sweets 8 $60