Buying Christmas presents 0 Overview Using this Resource Connecting to the Curriculum Marking Student Responses Further Resources This task is about fractions of whole numbers. Donna's Christmas Spending The pie graph shows how Donna spent her money for Christmas presents. Question a) If Donna spent $10 on a photo album for Mum and Dad, how much did she spend on her brother Jim? $4.00 $5.00 $10.00 $20.00 None of these. (Write your answer in the space below) The answer is Question b) How much did she spend on Sarah? $4.00 $5.00 $10.00 $20.00 None of these. (Write your answer in the space below) The answer is Question c) How much did she spend altogether? $5.00 $10.00 $20.00 $40.00 None of these. (Write your answer in the space below). The answer is Task administration: This task can be completed with pencil and paper or online (with auto marking displayed to students). Level: 3 Curriculum info: Maths, Number and Algebra, Number Strategies Keywords: fractions, fractions as operators Description of task: Students interpret a pie graph to answer multiple choice questions. Curriculum Links: This resource can help to identify students' ability to apply simple multiplicative strategies to find fractions of sets, shapes, and quantities. Learning Progression FrameworksThis resource can provide evidence of learning associated with Multiplicative thinking, sets 4-5 within the Mathematics Learning Progressions Frameworks.Read more about the Learning Progressions Frameworks. Answers/responses: Y6 (09/1997) a) $5.00 very easy b) $5.00 very easy c) $20.00 very easy Sharing Easter eggs Food fractions Food fractions II Cookie monster Sam the clown Hungry shark Soccer season Model car fractions Counters and fractions Money fractions Fractions of money Fraction Soup Toy holiday Food for the day Fractions and sets Building percentages Farm fractions Shading fractions of sets and shapes Fruit Salad
