My Math Story By Me 1

Suzy and Karen went to the store and purchased a Hershey candy bar for $

Suzy and Karen both gave the cashier $1.00. How much change did they receive? $.71 3

The girls decided to split the candy bar. Suzy broke the Hershey bar. 4

Karen said, “I want this part.” 5

What percent would that leave Suzy? 25% What fraction did Karen want? ¾ 6

Suzy said, “Let’s split it again.” 7

Now what fraction would each girl get? 8 ¼ + ¼ for Suzy ½ for Karen

What decimal is equivalent to ½? 9 What percent is equivalent to ½?

½ can be shown the following ways: ¼ + ¼ = ½ ½ = 50% ½ =.50 10