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Sharing leading to fractions

Term 3

Here are 12 counters

We are two friends. We have only one container divided exactly in half.

We share the twelve counters between the two of us.

Make a drawing of the following and answer the question.

Nine balls divided between three friends.

• How many balls will each girl get?

• What is the fraction each girl will get?

Twelve balls divided between four friends. Three of the friends are boys.

• How many balls will each girl get?

• What is the fraction each boy will get?

What fraction will Mandla get?
What fraction will Lisa get?

• How many balls will Mandla and Lisa get?

• How many balls will Mandla and Lisa get?

Sharing sweets.

Some friends share some sweets. They each get ​ 1/2 ​ (half) of a packet.

a. How many packets do they need to share between:

4 friends?  6 friends?  9 friends?

b. How many friends can share:

4 packets?  10 packets?  3 ​ 1/2 ​ packets?

Dancing skirts.

The mothers and grannies make dancing skirts.

For 1 skirt they need 2​ 1/2 ​ metres (m) of fabric.

The fabric costs R6 a metre.

a. How many skirts can they make from?

5 m        10 m

20 m       25 m

b. How much fabric do they need to make?

2 skirts  3 skirts  4 skirts

c. How much does the fabric cost to make?

1 skirt  2 skirts  3 skirts

d. How many skirts can they make for:

R450  R825  R180 .