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Term 3
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            Here are 12 counters  
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            We are two friends. We have only one container divided exactly in half.  
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            We share the twelve counters between the two of us.  
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    Make a drawing of the following and answer the question.
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                     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?
      
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 • 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 .

