Sharing Easter eggs

Sharing Easter eggs

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This task is about fractions of numbers.

Question 1Change answer

basket of easter eggs
Mr Hohepa bought 20 small Easter eggs.
He kept \(1 \over 4\) and gave the rest to Mrs Hohepa, Jo and Mima to share equally.
a)  How many did he give away altogether?
b)  How many eggs did each person get?
c)  What fraction of the 20 eggs did each person get?

 
Task administration: 
This task can be completed with pencil and paper or online (with SOME auto-marking).
Levels:
3, 4
Description of task: 
Students find fractional amounts of a total number of Easter eggs.
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 Frameworks
This resource can provide evidence of learning associated with within the Mathematics Learning Progressions Frameworks.
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Answers/responses: 
 

Y7 (06/1996)

Y8 (06/1996)

a) 15 easy very easy
b) 5 moderate moderate
c) 1/4 or 5/20 easy very easy