3 Solve this problem. Think about how you will represent your answer.
There are 10 pencils in a pot. The fraction of green pencils in the pot is 2 ___ 10 more than the fraction of blue pencils. The fraction of red pencils is twice as large as the fraction of blue pencils. What fraction of the pot is made up of each of the colours: green, blue and red?
Where can you see different fractions represented around the school? Take photographs or make sketches of the fractions that you see. Make a display in the classroom or an art collage.
Counting in fraction steps
Look at the game the children are playing. Play the game with a partner. Who will be the first to pass 12 o’clock again after both players have the same number of turns?
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