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PRIMARY _—,
MATHEMATICS 4A
TEXTBOOKWhole Numbers
1 Numbers to 100,000
2 Rounding Off Numbers
PRACTICE 1A
Factors &
4 Multiples &
PRACTICE 1B GB
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Multiplication and Division of Whole Numbers
1 Multiplication by a 1-digit Number,
Division by a 1-digit Number and by 10
PRACTICE 2A
2 Multiplication by a 2-digit Number
PRACTICE 2B
REVIEW A
Fractions
1 Adding Fractions
2 Subtracting Fractions
PRACTICE 3A
PRACTICE 3B
3 Mixed Numbers
4 Improper Fractions
5 Fraction of a Set
PRACTICE 3C
REVIEW B
12
18
19
23
27
28
35
36
40
41
42
46
50
51
52
54
58
65
66woo SG
Tables and Graphs
i] Presenting Data
Angles
1 Measuring Angles
Perpendicular and Parallel Lines
1 Perpendicular Lines
2 Parallel Lines
+
Area and Perimeter
1 Rectangles and Squares
2 Composite Figures
PRACTICE 7A
REVIEW C
70
74
78
81
84
87
31One dollar
Ten dollars
One hundred dollars
One thousand dollars
Ten thousand dollarsHow much money is there altogether?
$20,000 $3000
Twenty thousand dollars Three thousand dollars
$500
Five hundred dollars
=
$8
Eight dollars
The total amount of money is $23,548.
$23,548
Twenty-three thousand, five hundred forty-eight dollars
723,548 = 20,000 + 3000 + 500 + 40 +8
23,548 = 23,000 + 548
Twenty-three thousand, five hundred forty-eight
te
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9
1. Read and write the following in words.
(a) 2753 (b) 7919 () 4908
(d) 3056 (e) 7280 (f) 5002
(g) 27,165 (h) 18,057 () 42,605
@) 30,003 (kK) 60,109 (81,900
2. Write the following in figures.
(a) Eight thousand, twelve
(b) Forty-nine thousand, five hundred one
(c) Seventeen thousand, four
(d)_ Ninety thousand, ninety3. What are the missing numbers?
5000 | 6000 | 7000
20,000
29,500 | 29,600 | 29,700 : 30,100
; 28,800
24,230 L
24,130 60,000
24,030 70,000
23,830 23,770
23,670 23,690)
4. Use place-value cards to make a 5-digit number like this:
In 68,974, the digit 8 stands for {MJ and the digit 6 stands for
@.
5. What does the digit 8 stand for in each of the following 5-digit
numbers?
(a) 16,814 (b) 82,114 (©) 48,050
co6. (a) Count the ten thousands, thousands, hundreds, tens and
ones in this chart.
(b) What number is represented by the set of number discs?
(<) Which digit is in the hundreds place?
(d)_ Which digit is in the ten thousands place?
(e) What is the value of each digit in the number?
7. 26,345 people watched a soccer game at a stadium.
(a) Use a set of number discs to represent 26,345.
(b) 26,345 is il more than 26,000.
(Cc) 26,345 is il more than 6345.
108. What number does each letter represent?
a A B c D E
7 ' t 4 + |
eee eae tet eee etee eee eee eee
5000 5500 6000
P Q R s T
) t : 4 { 4
50,000 55,000 60,000
(a) Which number is smaller, 56,700 or 75,600?
50,000 is smaller
than 70,000
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e
(b) Which number is greater, 32,645 or 32,498?
600 is greater
than 400
°
2, 4
° £7 7
[eeceenes >
Find the value of
(a) 6000 + 8000 (b) 27,000 + 4000
(c) 15,000 — 6000 (d) 31,000 — 5000
(e) 7000 x4 (f) 10,000 x 5
(g) 12,000 + 3 (h) 30,000 + 6
(livia9 Rounding Off Numbers
Our Savings
Maggie $61
| save about $60. Rosa $68
Brandy $75
3
y
a
Maggie
61 8 75
Peep pe pe py
50 60 70 80 90
They round off each of the numbers 61, 68 and 75 to the
nearest ten,
12—
pee 2
60 70 3}
61 is between 60 and 70.
It is nearer to 60 than to 70.
So the nearest ten is 60.
61 is 60 when rounded off to the nearest ten.
aS
poet
68 is between 60 and 70.
Itis nearer to 70 than to 60.
Lo ste nearest ten is 70.
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75 is halfway between 70 and 80.
(C vetae 80 to be the nearest ten.
—
75 is 80 when rounded off to the nearest ten.
B1. Round off each number to the nearest ten.
(a) 29 (b) 38 () 82 (d) 95
2. Round off each number to the nearest ten.
(a) 234
234
|
(ep
220 230 240 250
234 is between 230 and 240.
234 is nearer to 230 than to 240.
234 is J when rounded off to the nearest ten.
(b) 1458
a
ra es tae pe eg oe UEC
1440 1450 1460 1470
1458 is between 1450 and 1460.
1458 is nearer to 1460 than to 1450.
1458 is JJ when rounded off to the nearest ten.
(©) 2735
2735
|
J
2720 2730 2740 2750
2735 is halfway between 2730 and 2740.
2735 is HJ when rounded off to the nearest ten.
3. Round off each number to the nearest ten.
(a) 129 (b) 201 () 452 (d) 685
(e) 2069 (f) 4355 (g) 4805 (h) 5508
800
297 ——» 300
518 —— 500 io 4
800 — 300 + 500 =
The value of 786 — 297 +518 is about 9.
11. Estimate the value of
(a) 418 + 293 + 108 (b) 784 +617 +399
(Q) 814 + 208 — 587 (d) 1205 — 489 — 596
(WiserPRACTICE 1A
1.
Write the following in figures.
(a) Twelve thousand, eight hundred three
(b) Twenty thousand, fifty
(©) Seventy thousand
Write the following in words.
(a) 1758 (b) 5306 (© 72,903 (d) 91,120
What is the value of the digit 6 in each of the following?
(a) 54,060 (b) 34620 (c) 60,143 (d) 27,006
Complete the following number patterns.
(a) 5780, 5880, @%, H 6180
(b) 32,465, 33,465, Hi, HL 36,465
(©) 53,700, 63,700, 73,700, 3,
Arrange the numbers in increasing order.
(a) 30,601, 30,061, 30,160, 30,016
(b) 29,999, 90,000, 20,990, 29,909
Round off each number to the nearest ten.
(a) 89 (b) 725 (c) 4621 (d) 9099
Round off each number to the nearest hundred.
(a) 837 (b) 15,468 (c) 39,963 (d) 46,050
Round off each number to the nearest hundred and then
estimate the value of
(a) 576 +329 (b) 2154 + 887
(©) 3948 + 208 (d) 682 — 207
(e) 7078 — 238 (f) 5402 — 179
(g) 2590 + 109 — 484 (h) 1368 — 919 — 289® Factors
& © ®@
© Ge
©S@€S
3x4=12
12 is the product of 3 and 4.
3 and 4 are factors of 12.
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HHmhoS & Hw
SAAS HHS
24 is the product of 2, 3 and 4.
2, 3 and 4 are factors of 24.
19CEA BF \.<-
ae eS 2x3=6
a aif
/ We can write a number as a product of
two factors in different ways. )
1, 2, Hl and Gi are factors of 6,
Is 4 a factor of 6?
Is S a factor of 6?
PESSSS SG
SS PSEH SSO)
2 and 8 are factors of 16. Ay
<
Name other factors of 16. a
Find the factors of each number.
(a) 7 (b) 9 (<) 10 (d) 18
(a) Which of the following numbers have 2 as a factor?
8, 10, 15, 24
(b) Which of the following numbers have 5 as a factor?
15, 20, 2a 32
205.
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)
(a)
(b)
(a)
(b)
©
(a)
(b)
Is 3 a factor of 22
7
3)21
21 —<—~_—
0 21 can be divided by 3 exactly. 0,
So 3 is a factor of 21. ° aX)
|s 3 a factor of 26?
26 cannot be divided by 3 exactly.
So 3 is not a factor of 26.
Is 2 a factor of 98?
Is 4 a factor of 98?
Is 4 a factor of 60?
Is 4 a factor of 84?
Is 4.a common factor of 60 and 84?
ls 5 a common factor of 75 and 80?
ls 8. a common factor of 72 and 96?
Find the missing factors.
(a)
©
(e)
28=7x ia (o) 40=5~x i
72=8x ml @) 81=9x
63=9x i () 56=7x
210. Find the factors of 32.
The factors of 32 are 1, 2, MN, HM, Bl and gi.
11. Find the factors of 48.
48 =1x 48
48=2xHl
48=3x@
48=4x i
48=6x
The factors of 48 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, Mf, MM, MM, BM and 48.
12. Find the factors of 100.
13. Find the factors of each number.
(a) 40 (b) 50 ( 75 (d) 80
C
22® Multiples
ee
ee
ee
eee
eee
ece
eece
eece
eece
3x1=3 3x2=6 3x3=9 3x4=12
—_———_——_-
9 is a multiple of 3.
3 is a factor of 9.
12 is a multiple of 3.
3 is a factor of 12.
Name other multiples of 3.
23(a) Is 3a factor of 362
(b) Is 36 a multiple of 3?
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| w ols
clan” aln
- (a) Is 3 a factor of 23?
(b) Is 23 a multiple of 3?
- (a) Is 12 a multiple of 2?
(b) Is 12 a multiple of 3?
(c)_ Is 12 a multiple of 4?
(d). Is 12 a multiple of 5?
(e) Is 12 a multiple of 6?
List the first four multiples of 5.
oN
5x2=10
Sx3=15
List the first four multiples of 9.
Find the next three numbers in each of the following number
patterns.
(a) 4,8, 12,16, i,
(b) 6, 12, 18, 24,
247. In the table below, the multiples of 2 are circled and the
multiples of S are crossed.
1|@)
a1 {12}
21 22)
31 (G2)
na a2)
[51 (69)
| 61 (62)
(712) 73.
“21 (@2) 83 (@4
[at
EN)
(a) When a number is a multiple of 2, its ones digit is 0, 2,
@ Bo @.
(b) When a number is a multiple of 5, its ones digit is
or @.
8. Write any number that is a multiple of 3.
Find the sum of the digits of the number.
Is the sum a multiple of 3?
259. The multiples of 4 are
4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28,
The multiples of 6 are
6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42,
12 is a common multiple of 4 and 6.
Name the next two common multiples of 4 and 6.
There are more than one common
10. (a) Which of the following numbers are common factors of 36
and 63?
3] [4] [6] [9] [2
L
(b) Which of the following numbers are common multiples of 6
and 9?
9} |18| |27) |36| [4s
11. Find a common multiple of 3 and 5.
The multiples of 5 are
5, 10, 15, 20,...
15 is also a multiple of 3.
26PRACTICE 1B
1.
Write down all the factors of 18.
000950000055005500
[600000606] (9090000
|©0900200008 200000
eS 0090000
(b) Write down the next four multiples of 5.
Peed epee py py
0 5 10 15 20 af ry a A
Find the missing factors.
(a) 4x Mi =36 (b) 6x =54
() @xs=56 (dd) Mx9=27
Find the factors of each number.
(a) 8 (b) 15 () 20
(d) 50 (e) 75 (f) 98
Find a common factor of each pair of numbers.
(a) 15 and6 (b) 12 and 16 (©) 15 and 18
List the first four multiples of each number.
(a) 2 (b) 6 © 8
Find a common multiple of each set of numbers.
(a) 3.and4 (b) 4and5 () 4and6
27Multiplication and Division
of Whole Numbers
0 Multiplication by a 1-digit Number,
Division by a 1-digit Number and by 10
Sean has 1135 U.S. stamps.
He has 3 times as many foreign stamps as U.S. stamps.
(a) How many stamps does he have altogether?
There are more foreign stamps
{ than U.S. stamps,
U.S.
Foreign |
EE
Hi
1135 x 4 = 4540
je has 4540 stamps altogether.
=
When 1135. ismu(b) If Sean puts the stamps equally into 5 packets, how many
stamps are there in each packet?
4540 + 5 = 908 40
There are 908 stamps in each packet.
a8
9 90 908
5)4540 5)4540 5)4540
45 45 45
Soa 7
40
0
Divide 45 Divide 4 Divide 40
hundreds by 5. tens by 5. ones by 5.
When 4540 is divided by 5, the quotient is 908 and the
remainder is 0.
291.
2.
3.
4.
Multiply 3726 by 5.
Multiply.
(a) 2950x6=@) (b) 8x3245=
2950 3245
x 6 x 8
pe P|
Estimate the value of 6218 x 4.
_——
(0 x4 )
6218 x 4
“
7000 x 4
6218 is nearer to 6000 than to 7000.
6000 x 4= 8
The value of 6218 x 4 is about [.
Estimate and then multiply.
(a) 4076x5 (b) 4317x8 (©) 2050x9
(d) 7x 6931 (e) 9x 2173 (f) 6x 3840
[masa
30Ww
. Divide 4206 by 3.
. Divide.
(a) 3250+5=9 (b) 4235+ 7=(
oa 2m
5)3250 7)4235
. (a) 40+10= @— @)
oo
a
(b) 400+ 10=
@
=10
@ _s0,
) ;
@() 440+ 10=—
(d) 4440+ 10=
8. Estimate the value of 3840 + 6.
a
/
3840+ 6.
* 4200+ 6
3840 is nearer to 3600 than to 4200.
i
°
3600+ 6 = @
The value of 3840 + 6 is about fi.
9. Divide 3245 by 10.
3 32 324
10)3245 10)3245 10)3245
30 30 SOS
2 24
2.
2
2
3210. Estimate and then divide.
(a) 3604+9 (b) 3580+ 7 (c) 3120+8
(d) 8128+ 10 (e) 7528 +3 (fF) 7180+ 6
41. The number of cars is 4 times the number of motorcycles in a
town.
(a) If there are 4356 cars, how many motorcycles are there?
There are more cars than motorcycles. |
Cars
Motorcycles [|
==
4356 + 4= 1089
There are 1089 motorcycles.
(b) How many cars and motorcycles are there altogether?
Method 1:
4356 + 1089 =
There are @ cars and motorcycles altogether.
Method 2:
1089 x 5 =
There are J cars and motorcycles altogether.
3312.
13,
Mr. Cohen earns $2935 a month.
If he spends $1780 each month and saves the rest, how much
will he save in 6 months?
First, | find the amount
Mr. Cohen saves each month.
—
fo}
He saves $1155 each month.
2935 — 1780 = 1155
1155 x6 =
He will save $4 in 6 months.
David bought 6 cameras at $1340 each.
Then he bought another 8 cameras at $1248 each.
How much money did he spend altogether?
_—————_——_
David spent on the first 6 cameras
and the total amount he spent on
{ First, | find the total amount
the next 8 cameras.
1340 x 6 = 8040
He spent 8040 on the first 6 cameras.
1248 x 8 = 9984
He spent 9984 on the next 8 cameras.
8040 + 9984 =
He spent $f altogether.
crete
34PRACTICE 2A
Find the value of each of the following:
YRwNe
2
10.
@ (b) ©
3x 2011 4x 2107 3450 x 5
6 x 4215 3917 x 7 6258 x 9
2109 + 3 4036 + 4 2510+ 5
7212 + 6 3968+ 8 8181+ 9
6431+ 7 4750 + 10 3299 + 10
A baker sold 1380 cakes last month.
He sold 3 times as many cakes this month as last month.
How many cakes did he sell this month?
The cost of a computer is 4 times the cost of a printer.
If the computer costs $2560, find the cost of the printer.
Josh had 1536 rubber bands.
He put them equally into 6 boxes.
How many rubber bands were there in each box?
James bought 3750 kg of rice. He packed the rice
in bags of 10 kg each.
How many bags of rice did he have?
The total cost of a scooter and 2 motorcycles is $9798.
The cost of each motorcycle is $3654,
Find the cost of the scooter.
For the last 4 months, Jake’s monthly salary was $1895.
He saved $3032 during the 4 months and spent the rest.
How much did he spend?
a5® Multiplication by a 2-digit Number
© @® , 9809
© = 90 > 9000
O66
32 x 10 = 320 320 x 2 = 640
@O @000 eo
o> = 9600 = 0900
@ 66 @®@
32x 2=64 64 x 10 = 640
@® , OOO
@O = 0000
@ @@
32 x 20 = 6401.
Multiply.
(a) 16x10 (b) 40x 10 () 254x 10
(d) 10x 29 (e) 10x96 (f) 10 x 380
Find the product of 14 and 30.
Method 1:
14x30 = 14x 10 x3
= 140 x3
=a
Method 2:
14x 30 = 14x 3x10
Method 3:
4x3 =42
14 x 30 = 420
Multiply.
(a) 284x20=@ (b) 40x 309=
284 309
x 20 x 40
5680 “12,360
374. Multiply.
(a) 23x30
(d) 50x36
5. Multiply 34 by 15.
34x15=
(b) 68x70
(e) 90x45
CT.
34x 10 = 340
34x5 =170
34x 15 = 340 + 170
(c) 392 x 80
(f) 560 x 60
6. Multiply.
(a) 64x27=
x
64
27
448
1280
1728
38
—— 64x7
e— 64x2010.
(b) 19x 278=
278
Cae:
2502 «— 278x9
2780 «<— 278~x 10
5282
Multiply.
(a) 20x 60 (b) 50x 80
(d) 500 x 30 (e) 40x 600
Estimate the value of 32 x 68.
30 x 70 =
The value of 32 x 68 is about [i
Estimate the value of 48 x 315.
50 x 300 =
The value of 48 x 315 is about Mi.
Estimate and then multiply.
(a) 49x 18 (b) 21x 72
(A) 412 x 23 (ce) 383% 58
(g) 51x 490 (h) 69 x 786
39
() 70x90
(f) 400 x 50
() 62x47
(f) 685 x 32
(i) 88x 594PRACTICE 2B
Estimate and then find the value of each of the following:
PWNS
10.
() (b) ©
2907 x 4 6032 x 5 7902 x 7
4170+ 6 5616+ 8 8019+ 9
48x11 61x 29 88 x 67
101 x 13 289 x 53 786 x 78
Miguel delivers 165 copies of a newspaper every day.
How many copies of the newspaper will he deliver in 30 days?
Tom bought 15 sheets of stamps.
If there were 25 stamps on each sheet, how many stamps did
he buy?
After buying 12 chairs at $128 each, Catherine had $342 left.
How much money did she have at first?
300 children are divided into two groups.
There are 50 more children in the first group than in the second
group.
How many children are there in the second group?
The difference between two numbers is 2184.
If the bigger number is 3 times the smaller number, find the sum
of the two numbers.
Mrs. Garcia saved $2001 in two years.
She saved $65 a month in the first 15 months.
She saved the same amount every month in the
next 9 months.
How much did she save a month in the next
9 months?
40REVIEW A
1
What is the value of the digit 6 in each of the following?
(a) 39,164 (b) 16,083 (c) 62,375
Write the following in figures.
(a) Twenty-four thousand, thirty-eight
(b) Seventy-four thousand, two
Write the following in words.
(a) 42,310 (b) 15,206 (c) 20,815
Bill has $2486 in his savings account.
Round off this amount of money to the nearest $100.
(a) Write down a common factor of 12 and 20.
(b) Write down a common multiple of 8 and 12.
Find the product of
(a) 64 and 25 (b) 1250 and 8
Find the quotient and remainder when
(a) 1026 is divided by 3 (b) 5000 is divided by 6
(©) 4984 is divided by 7 (d) 2831 is divided by 9
A shopkeeper packed 3284 pieces of soap into 6 equal packages.
How many pieces of soap were there in each package?
How many pieces of soap were left over?
Mary had 1240 picture cards.
She kept 80 cards for herself and gave the rest to a group of
children.
Each child received 8 cards.
How many children were there in the group?
3000 exercise books are arranged into 3 piles.
The first pile has 10 more books than the second pile.
The number of books in the second pile is twice the number of
books in the third pile.
How many books are there in the third pile?
41Fractions —
4D Adding Fractions
Lila drank 2 liter of milk.
Her brother drank 2 liter of milk.
How much milk did they drink altogether?
1 fifth + 2 fifths
= 3 fifths
They drank §@ liter of milk altogether.
1. Find the sum of 2 and 2
2 3 ——
5 5 2 fifths + 3 fifths
oa epi
= a
2
eee
2432
Hee a
422
and z
3
8
2. (a) Add
3. Add,
“ho
+0
hn
FID MO SIN An
TID HHO MIN wlin
EfSas51 1
4. Add 5 and r
2,1.8
3°6 6
a
a ‘
6, What are the missing numbers?
gene 2a
eee eee
@O sta ©) 3t5
-3,@ -,1
gee: 9° 9
_i a
[a8
448. What are the missing numbers?
Bice
9. Add.
10
+
Aiea
©
m long.
OW
There are 2i watermelons,
The total amount of water is 33 liters.
ea 3 7
15, 25 and 33 are mixed numbers.
When we add a whole number and a fraction, the result is a
mixed number.
521. Write a mixed number for each of the following:
(b)
2 wholes 1 sixth = Mil
2. What number does each letter represent?
(a) -—+
0 3
wie
Ls
ro
>
N
i
5
ieee
8 8 8 8 8 8 8
3. Find the value of
@ 3+2 () +2 0)
1 2 2 2
@ 2-4 © 3-3 5-3
53© Improper Fractions
What is the length of each of the following strips of paper?
1
im
1 third = 2
3
2 thirds = 2
3
3
———*+~_____.,,
Cy as 3 thirds = 3
3
4 mortim
3 3
—
. EE ae 4 thirds = a
3S mori2 |
a uien
—_ 5
EL eee 8S thirds = 2
E irds = 3
3, ‘ and 2 are improper fractions.
An improper fraction is equal to or greater than 1.
improper fractions
: wo,
i 2 3 a 5 & 2 8
3 3 i + 3 3 es 3
Re a Spey
0 1 4 8 2 2 22
naan
An improper fraction can be expressed
as a whole number or a mixed number.
—~— or
°
541. How many halves are there in 3h
There are @ halves in 35.
2. Write an improper fraction for each of the following:
i
I
12 sixths = 3
553. Change the improper fractions to mixed numbers.
&
5. Express each of the following as a mixed number or a whole
number.
@ 7 ©) 2 © 3 @ 2
6. Change the mixed numbers to improper fractions,
5610.
n.
12.
Change 3
1
6
=3+
- 8
6
to an improper fraction.
aoe
6
+
i
6
Express each of the following as an improper fraction.
5
@ 22
(@ 1%
Find the missing numerator in each of the following:
(a) 2i=
1
(d) 35
2 1
() 22 © 24
2_,m
Oye ics
|
@) 45=35
© 3i=2
) 42=3
a
4
a
4
Express each of the following as a whole number or a mixed
number in its simplest form.
@ 2 o) 2 © 22 @ 28
© 28 ® 32 @ 18 (ny 28
Add. Give each answer in its simplest form.
OP OLE 0 fe
oie oft oht
Subtract. Give each answer in its simplest form.
@ 3-3 (b) 2-3 @ 4-3
@ 2-% @) 2-3 ) 3-3
S7© Fraction of a Set
2 out of 5 children are girls.
What fraction of the children are girls?
2 out of 5 groups of children are girls.
What fraction of the children are girls?
581. What fraction of each set is shaded?
° ee |
"la ala Al.
"|@@@/@@@/000
" looclaoaloaelooglooolons.
[eto rete 27
@@O0o0 0c
@®@0O0O 0
dof 12> le 12 into fs equal groups.
e group is + of 12.
3. Find the value of 2 of 20. f 12 is 4.
@ @ @ ® . SF
fof 20= 209
ica)
= of 20= @1 1x 20
1 20 = \
4 4 $ of 20 is the same as
3 99 = 3x20
4 4
Find the value of 2 of 18.
Sy 4g = 2% 18
6
=
a
“aac >
Find the value of 3 of 9.
@@@I0
pron2e ee
-@ a at [ee ie
Find the value of
(@ fof 12 (b) of 20 © 5 of4
@ 5 of 9 (@) 2 of 16 3) 2 of 10
607. Kelley buys 24 flowers,
2 of them are white.
How many white flowers are there?
Divide 24 into 3 equal parts.
24 = 3 units
Method 1:
2 of 24 = 2 units
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5 fs}
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3 units = 24
Tunit = 3
2 units = @ of 24 is the same as
There are {J white flowers. a
2x24,
Method 2: ee
5x 24=
There are J white flowers.
2
3
2
3
8. There are 8 coins.
6 of them are ten-cent coins.
What fraction of the coins are
ten-cent coins?
Bie
6 out of 8 is 3
2 is a common factor of
6 and 8. 2,
Divide 6 and 8 by 2:
2
Bs
1 of the coins are ten-cent coins.
Resiv95.09 619. Minghua had 42 stamps.
10.
11.
He lost 6 of them.
What fraction of the stamps did he lose?
6
6 out of 42 is a
6
«=i
Express S in its simplest form,
He lost iJ of the stamps.
Jenny’s handspan is 16 cm.
What fraction of 1m is 16 cm?
JG og
100
16 cm is H@ of 1m.
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David spent 2 of his money on a storybook.
The storybook cost $20.
How much money did he have at first?
T unit
5 units = $y
He had $j at first.
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Meiling had $20.
She used Z of it to buy a book.
How much did she have left?
Method 1: fe
2 _ 2x20° First, | find the amount of
x20 = 2320 money she used.
=8 —
20
She used $8.
20-8=—8
She had $/g left.
Method 2:
1— : = 2 First, | find what fraction of
the money is left.
She had 2 of her money left.
2«20= i
She had $2 left.
Method 3:
5 units = $20
Tunit = Si
3 units = $M
She had $2 left.
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