Fraction Level 3.

I am learning to solve fraction problems at level 3.

This task is about finding fractions of a given number.

A farmer is selling some of his animals. 1.  The farmer sells ¼ of his 72 cows.  Show how to work out how many cows he sells. Half of 72 = 36 which is 2/4 of 72. Half of 36 is 18 so then 18 is 1/4. The answer is, the farmer sells 18 cows.      Answer- The farmer sells 18 cows.✔

2. He sells ⅓ of his 45 pigs.  Show how to work out how many pigs he sells. Put into 45 into 3 groups. So each group will have 15 pigs. Because 15 + 15 + 15 = 45. So the farmer sells 15 pigs. Answer-  The farmer sells 15 pigs✔

3.   He sells ⅙ of his 84 sheep.  Show how to work out how many sheep he sells.     First I share 84 into 6 groups. I firstly put 10 into the 6 group.  Then I have 24 left. I  divide 24 into 6 groups = 4.  Therefore 10 + 4 = 14. 14 sheeps is 1/6 of 84 sheeps. Answer-14 sheeps sold. ✔