Fruit Salad

Fruit Salad

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This task is about finding fractions of number sets.
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1.    You are going to help make a fruit salad.
2.    You will put fractions of 9 different fruits into the bowl.

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a)  Put \(3 \over 5\) of the 25 cherries into the bowl.
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b)  Put \(3 \over 4\) of the 12 orange slices into the bowl.
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c)  Put \(4 \over 5\) of the 15 melon slices into the bowl.
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d)  Put \(1 \over 5\) of the 20 raspberries into the bowl.
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e)  Put \(2 \over 3\) of the 6 grape bunches into the bowl.
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f)  Put \(2 \over 5\) of the 20 apple slices into the bowl.
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g)  Put \(3 \over 5\) of the 15 kiwifruit slices into the bowl.
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h)  Put \(3 \over 4\) of the 8 watermelon slices into the bowl.
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i)  Put \(4 \over 5\) of the 25 strawberries into the bowl.
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Task administration: 
This task can be completed online only and has auto marking displayed to students.
Level:
3
Curriculum info: 
Maths, Number and Algebra, Number Strategies
Keywords: 
fractions, fractions as operators, sets
Description of task: 
Students select the correct fraction of fruits to click and drag into a bowl.
Curriculum Links: 
This resource can help to identify students' ability to apply additive and simple multiplicative strategies flexibly to find fractions of sets, shapes, and quantities.
Answers/responses: 
  Question Correct answer
a) 3/5 of the 25 cherries 15
b) 3/4 of the 12 orange slices 9
c) 4/5 of the 15 melon slices 12
d) 1/5 of the 20 raspberries 4
e) 2/3 of the 6 grape bunches 4
f) 2/5 of the 20 apple slices 8
g) 3/5 of the 15 kiwifruit slices 9
h) 3/4 of the 8 watermelon slices 6
i) 4/5 of the 25 strawberries 20
Cookie Monster, Hungry Shark, Toy Holiday, Food for the Day and Fraction Soup are similar resources at level 3.
Mrs Fletcher's Bag, Tidying Up and Tidying Up II are similar resources at level 2.
For further information about fractions see the Fractional Thinking Concept Map: part-whole fractions.
For other ARB resources about fractions, click on the link or use the keyword Fractions.