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Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Maths Portfolio 2013

This task is about finding fractions of a given number.
L.I. I am learning to use different strategies to solve my problems at level 3 Fractions.
A farmer is selling some of his animals.
1.  The farmer sells ¼ of his 72 cows.  Show how to work out how many cows he sess.
4 X 18 = 72
4 X 10 = 40
4 X 8 = 32
40 + 32 = 72
ANSWER 18
2. He sells ⅓ of his 45 pigs.  Show how to work out how many pigs he sells.
3 x ? = 45
15 x ? = 45
15 divided by 45 = 3
3 divided by 45 = 15
Answer 15
3.   He sells ⅙ of his 84 sheep.  Show how to work out how many sheep he sells.
84 divided by 6 = 14
6 x 14 = 84

Answer 14

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