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• Fraction problems • counters, 1 cm squared
paper or RMA
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OJ Use squared paper and draw 4 more whole shapes in which IT] is:
a i b t c t d t e t.
[]] Draw 12 buttons.
Colour t yellow and the rest red. b How many buttons are red?
Draw two circles. . 0 0
a How many buttons are yellow?
d What is t of 12?
e What is t of 12?
c What fraction is red?
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OJ a Choose a number of counters.. •••
Try to put t in the first circle.
Try to put t in the second circle.
Open: draw 6 grids like
b Try different numbers of counters.
this and show different f;~cLn:1.e second..ci(t\e Mol.nl.lJ'Ylber
c Write what you find on a chart o(-cwnte.(S
ways of dividing each like this. -S ~
grid into fifths. d Afterwards, write what you notice 2- !:L-. __ (:,
about each column of numbers. ----
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CHALLENGE [I] In a class of 28 children t were aged 9. The rest were aged 10.
How many different fractions can you show K=+I a How many children were aged 9? b What fraction was aged 10? OJ
by '010"'0, whol, ,qom" 00 "Id, Ilk' thl" [jjjj
d What is t of 28?
c What is t of 28?
Use squared paper to
CHALLENGE draw whole shapes in
• Investigate the different numbers of counters you could have in two circles, which []J is
if you put ~ in the first circle and t in the second circle
• Write your results in a chart. 1 b t 1
a 5" C 3"
d ~ e 4"
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Challenge
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a Open: draw grids like this and b Open: investigate ways to colour a 4 are yellow b 8 are red C 3" red d 4 e 8 Investigate the
investigate ways to colour other fractions on other grids. numbers of counters
quarters on each grid. which can be placed in
two circles; ~ in the
Challenge
a Practical: putting counters in to two circles; first and ~ in the
~ in the first and i in the second.
Halves, thirds, quarters, sixths and second. Record results
twelfths can be shown. b, c, d experiment with different numbers of in a chart.
counters, record and comment on findings.
a 7 were aged q b ! were aged 10 C 7 d 21
