I am a learner at Glen Taylor School in Auckland, New Zealand. I am in Room 5 and my teacher is Mrs Dhaliwal.
Monday, November 15, 2021
Fractions
Fractions
a) Petra ate two-fifths (2⁄5) of a pizza and Sarah ate one-fifth (1⁄5).
3/5 was eaten because 2/5 + 1/5 is 3/5.
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b) Lima and Paul each had the same sized cake. Lima ate four-fifths (4⁄5) of his cake 7/5 and Paul ate three-fifths (3⁄5) of his cake. Show how to work out how much cake they ate altogether.
7/5 was eaten because 3/5 + 4/5 = 7/5. |
c) Bill ate one-fifth (1⁄5) of a whole apple pie. Show how to work out how much pie was left.
4/5.
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d) Andrew started with one and a half pizzas (1 1⁄2) and ate three-quarters (3⁄4) of a whole pizza. Show how to work out how much pizza is left.
3/4.
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