1. Fraction of a quantity
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2. 1 5 of 15 sweets = 3 2 5 of 15 sweets = 6 Example
Work out of 15 sweets
1 5 of 15 sweets = 3
2 5 of 15 sweets = 6

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

4. Example
Work out of 30 dogs
of 30 = 3
of 30 = 9 dogs

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

6. Example
Work out each of the following: a) of 40
b) of 90
c) of 28
d) of 48
e) of 35

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

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

9. 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?