Money fractions

Money fractions

Pencil and paper
Overview
Using this Resource
Connecting to the Curriculum
Marking Student Responses
Further Resources
Practical Task

a) Jonathan finds 50c. He wants to divide it into fifths. 

Draw in the coins that show \(2 \over 5\) of 50c.

 

\(2 \over 5\) of 50c = ______
b) Teresa has $1.60 in her purse. She wants to divide it into quarters. 

Draw the coins that show \(3 \over 4\) of $1.60.

 

\(3 \over 4\) of $1.60 = ______
c) Charles has 60c in his parking meter fund. He wants to divide it into thirds. 

Draw the coins that show \(2 \over 3\) of 60c.

 

\(2 \over 3\) of 60c = ______
d) James earned $15.00. He wants to divide it into tenths. 

Draw the coins that show \(7 \over 10\) of $15.00.

 

\(7 \over 10\) of $15.00 = ______
e) Petra has $16.00 left over from her pocket money. She wants to divide it into fifths. 

Draw in the coins that show \(3 \over 5\) of $16.00.

 

\(3 \over 5\) of $16.00 = ______
Task administration: 
This task is completed with pencil and paper, and other equipment.
 
Equipment:
Play money: a minimum of 10 × 10c, 10 × 20c, 10 × 50c 10 × $1, 10 × $2 per student.
  • This task is designed to be carried out with a small group of students.
  • The emphasis in this task is on the students using coins to show how they would work out their answers rather than using a calculation method.
Levels:
3, 4
Curriculum info: 
Maths, Number and Algebra, Number Strategies
Keywords: 
fractions, fractions as operators, money
Description of task: 
In this practical task students use play money to show fractions of dollar amounts.
Curriculum Links: 
This resource can help to identify students' ability to apply additive or multiplicative strategies flexibly to whole numbers, ratios and equivalent fractions (including decimals and percentages).
Learning Progression Frameworks
This resource can provide evidence of learning associated with
Multiplicative thinking, sets 4-5
Multiplicative thinking, sets 6-7
within the Mathematics Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Read more about the Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Answers/responses: 
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

 

 20c or $0.20
40c or $0.40
$1.20
$10.50
$9.60

NOTE: Accept answers if dollar or cent symbols are omitted.

For a similar item using counters refer to Counters and fractions.