Fractions of Quantities.
1. Sam has 24cm of tape. He wants to cut the tape up into equal (who
centimetre) pieces. Work out the different ways he can cut the tape up
exactly with no bits left over. What fraction of the whole tape is each
part?
Size of
each piece
Is this whole
number of cms?
Fraction of
the whole tape
Jottings
2. Sam now has 30ml of pop to share equally into glasses.
He wants an exact, whole number of mls in each. Work out the different
ways he can share his pop. What fraction of the whole amount is in each
glass?
Number of
glasses used
Amount in each
glass
Fraction of
the whole
Jottings