Maths: Applying our knowledge

This week we began to apply our knowledge of adding and subtracting fractions to real life situations.

This was a bit daunting at first, but as time went on students began to realise the importance of taking multi-step questions one part at a time, rather than trying to solve it all at once.

Here are some of the questions we answered and the steps to answering them:

Q1: George weeded 1/5 of the garden, and Summer weeded some, too. When they were finished, 2/3 of the garden still needed to be weeded. What fraction of the garden did Summer weed?

Q2: Jing spent 1/3 of her money on a pack of pens, 1/2 of her money on a pack of markers, and 1/8 of her money on a pack of pencils.What fraction of her money is left?

 
Next week, we will look at using number lines as a strategy for adding to and subtracting fractions from whole numbers, as well as continuing to practice answering real life problems.