Finding a fraction of an amount Let’s Learn Together
I shared 30 guava between 5 bowls. That means I have 18 in 3 bowls.
3 __ 5
Let’s find
of 30.
We can represent this on a bar model.
30
6
6
6
6
6
We can use division to find 1 __ 5
first.
1 __ 5
of 30 is 6. Three fifths is three lots of a fifth: 3 × 6 = 18 so 3 __ 5 of 30 = 18
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