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Fraction problems counters, 1 cm squared
paper or RMA

This is -5 of

Use squared paper and draw 4 more whole shapes in which is:
_ i
.1
_ 1
Q 5 K 1 c ~s QTT e}
D 2
Draw 12 buttons.
Colour -3 yellow and the rest red.

a How many buttons are yellow? b How many buttons are red?

c What fraction is red? d What is i of 12? e What is f of 12?

Draw two circles. .

a Choose a number of counters.
Try to put -3- in the first circle.
Try to put -3 in the second circle.

b Try different numbers of counters.
ffi^t circle, tofai. number
c Write what you find on a chart 3" 0f counters
like this.
d Afterwards, write what you notice —
about each column of numbers.

In a class of 28 children 4- were aged 9. The rest were aged 10.

a How many children were aged 9? b What fraction was aged 10?

c What is J of 28? d What is f of 28?

CHALLENGE

• Investigate the different numbers of counters you could have in two circles,
if you put | in the first circle and f in the second circle

• Write your results in a chart.