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Maths Problem Solving

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Week 4: Term 2

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Problem 1: WALT: Order fractions with different numerators and denominators

Our Solution:

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Marianna, Lisa, and Stan each participated in a paper plane flying competition. They had to fly their planes as far as they could along the length of the cricket pitch. Marianna’s plane flew ⅔ of the cricket pitch. Lisa’s plane flew 3/7 of the cricket pitch. Stan’s plane flew 4/8 of the cricket pitch. Order these fractions to show the distances the planes flew from shortest to longest distance.

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Problem 2: WALT: change improper fractions to mixed numbers

Our Solution:

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Sandra and her friends ate 15/4 chocolate bars between them. Write this as a mixed number. Draw an illustration to show this. Here is one chocolate bar: