The document presents information about fractions using a Smartie candy example. It states that a box of Smarties contains 17 candies, and provides the fraction of each color that is present out of the total. Additional questions are asked about simplifying fractions, adding all the fractions to equal 1 whole, and definitions of the numerator and denominator.

1. Fractions

2. Smartie Fraction
1) How many smarties are there in your box? 17
2) What fraction of the smarties are brown? 5/17
3) What fraction of the smarties are orange? 3/17
4) What fraction of the smarties are red? 2/17
5) What fraction of the smarties are blue? 2/17
6) What fraction of the smarties are green? 3/17
7) What fraction of the smarties are yellow? 1/17
8) What fraction of the smarties are purple? 0/17
9) Look back at your answers for 2-8. Could any of the fractions be made simpler?
no

3. 10) Now write here the fraction sum for all your smarties. The answer
will be 1. (1 whole
box)
11) The bottom number of the fraction is called the denominator. The
denominator tells you how many equal pieces something has been
divided into.
12) The top number of the fraction is called the numerator. The
numerator tells you how many of those pieces there are.

4. Real life questions
A pizza has been divided into 8 equal slices.
Harry eats a quarter of the pizza, and Arthur
eats half of the pizza, how many slices are left?
¼= 2 slices

5. Real life questions
Pokemon cards are on special offer, they
normally cost $1.50 per packet but have been
reduced to half price. How much will a packet
cost now?
$0.75

6. Real life questions
If 1⁄4 of a packet of Jelly Babies is 7 sweets, how
many are there in a whole packet?
28

7. Real Life questions
If Sally has 1⁄2 of a chocolate bar, and Sam has a
1⁄4 of the same chocolate bar, who has the most
chocolate, Sally or Sam?
Sally has half which is more.

8. Real Life questions
Paul had 60 cents, but he spent 40 cents. What
fraction of his money did he spend
2/3

9. Real Life questions
A large chocolate cake weighs 800g.How much
does half of the cake weigh?
400g

10. Real Life questions
How much does 3⁄4 of the chocolate cake
weigh?
200g

11. Examples of where I use
fractions

12. Examples of fractions in real life