I can solve word problems involving fractions
Of the 95 children in Year 6, 3/5
went to Christmas parties. 17
stayed at home for the party and
15 went to relatives. How many
went to a party elsewhere?
A train arrives at the
station with 150 passengers on
board. 2/5 of the passengers get
off the train in Newcastle, 35
passengers board the train. How
many passengers are on the train
when it leaves the station?
Dean buys 25 stickers on Monday
and 17 on Tuesday, On
Wednesday he gives 1/6 of
his stickers to Jack and 1/3 to
Connor. How many has he left?
Of 100 children in Y5 and Y6
three quarters have pets; 40
children have a dog; 18 children
have a cat. How many children
have other kinds of pets?
Amy has 72 sweets in a bag. She
keeps of them for herself, but
shares the remainder between 6
of her friends. How many sweets
will she give to each of her
friends?
30 people watched West Denton
FC last night. Tickets cost 2.75
each. Half of these fans bought a
programme at 1.50 each. How
much money was collected
altogether?
On six book shelves there are 72
books per shelf. How many books
are there altogether? If 1/3 of
these are non-fiction, how many
fictional books are there?
Steven says I would rather have
5/9 of 72 than 4/6 because I
will get more to spend. Is he
correct?