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Sunday, 26 February 2017

1 step and 2 step word problems - finding fraction of amounts

Finding fraction of amounts - 1 step problems:
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1. Sam has 42 marbles. He gave 5/7 of the marbles to Anna. How many marbles did he gave to Anna?

2.  Sam has £360. He lent 3/5 of the money he has to Anna. How much money did he give to Anna?

3. A cake weighs 375 grams. Sam ate 3/5 of the cake. How many grams did he ate?

4. A juice carton has 150 ml of juice. Anna drank 4/5 of juice in the carton. How much juice did Anna drink?

5. There were 56 balloons in a bunch. 7/8 of the balloons were blue. How many balloons were blue?

6. A bouquet has 25 flowers. 3/5 of the flowers in the bouquet are roses. How many roses are there in the bouquet?

7. A dog weighs 15 kg. It gained 1/5 of its weight in a month, how many kilograms did it gain?

8. A school library has 500 books. 3/10 of the books are non fiction. How many non fiction books are in the library?

9. Anna had 39 stickers. She gave 2/13 of her stickers to Sam. How many stickers did she give to Sam?

10. There are 30 children in Year 4. 7/10 of the children are girls. How many girls are there in Year 4?

2 step problems:
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1. There are 30 children in Year 4. 3/5 of the children had school dinner. Rest brought packed lunch. how many children brought packed lunch?

2. Anna had 78 stickers. She gave 1/6 of her stickers to Sam. How many stickers did she have left?

3. Sam had £45. He spent 4/9 of the money he had. How much money did he have left?

4. Anna blew 27 balloons. 1/9 of the balloons popped. How many balloons remained without being popped?

5. Sam had 63 stamps. He stuck 7/9 of the stamps in an album. How many stamps were not stuck in the album?