Seven word problems on fractions of amounts, set at a school summer fair, for Year 4 maths. Pupils spend 1/4 of a £24 decorations budget, deal with 1/5 of 600 millilitres of spilt lemonade, place 3/8 of 40 helpers, and track Maya's £12 as she spends 2/3 on rides. A reasoning question rounds it off, and the key shows full working. Matches the England National Curriculum objective on harder fractions of quantities.
Number - fractions (including decimals)
“Solve problems involving increasingly harder fractions to calculate quantities, and fractions to divide quantities, including non-unit fractions where the answer is a whole number”
Non-unit fractions like 3/8 and 2/3 run through the whole sheet.
Number - fractions (including decimals)
“Solve simple measure and money problems involving fractions and decimals to two decimal places”
The budgets and millilitres put the fractions into measures and money.
An opening scene plus the first two problems, on the £24 budget and the spilt lemonade.
Problems like placing 3/8 of the 40 helpers.
Money problems, including Maya spending 2/3 of her £12.
A reasoning question needing an extended answer.
Main activity
The fair storyline holds a full problem-solving lesson together.
Guided group
Work the 3/8 of 40 problem with pupils still using bar models.
Assessment check
The mix of unit and non-unit fractions shows who has moved past halves and quarters.
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