Farm fractions

This task is about finding fractions of a given number.

illustration: farm animals

A farmer is selling some of his animals.

a) He sells \(1 \over 4\) of his 72 cows. Show how to work out how many cows he sells.

 
 
 
 
 

Answer: __________  

b) He sells \(1 \over 3\) of his 45 pigs.  Show how to work out how many pigs he sells.

 
 
 
 
 

Answer: __________  

c) He sells \(1 \over 6\) of his 84 sheep.  Show how to work out how many sheep he sells.

 
 
 
 
 

Answer: __________