Today’s ActivActivity is related to the Math Warm-up we had the other day:
Your job today is to come up with a story that uses FRACTIONS and has an answer of 3/4. Work together with your group to write one, and if you have time after that one, write another! Leave your story in the comments for this post, and be sure to leave your names!
Tyler had 1/2 of a cake. Bobby had 1/4 of cake. They both shared both of their cakes. How much cake did they have in all?
–Seamus, Sophia, Rebekah, and Jernandra.
Katy had a whole bag of marbles. She spilled 1/2 of the bag. Her sister gave her 1/4 of her bag. How many marbles does Katy have now?
–Seamus, Sophia, Rebekah, and Jernandra.
Bob had a whole pizza. He decided that he could not eat all of it, so he ate 4/16. How much of the pizza is left?
-Owen, Luke, Aiden, and Keelan
Phil and Chuck had a whole cake. Phil ate 2/8, and Chuck ate 4/8. How much did they eat all together?
-Owen, Keelan, Luke, and, Aiden
Sam had a whole pack of base ball cards, he shared 1/4 of the cards with his brother, how many cards did Sam have left?
~Jack, Don, Anna K., and Rosalee
Clara had 1/4 of a bag of marbles. Her friend gave Clara 2/4 more marbles. How many marbles does Clara have now?
~Jack, Don, Anna K., and Rosalee
There are 4 jars of pickles in one package. I broke one jar by dropping it. (1\4) What fraction of jars from the package do I have left?
– Ames,Devan, Sammy,Fiona, and Natalie!
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