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July 2014
Singapore Math Strategies National Conference
Staff Development for Educators | Las Vegas
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Course SC02 | Let’s Solve Them & Enjoy It: Fraction Problems
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Problem 1 |
Show half in four different ways.
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Problem 2 |
Alex ate
4
1
of a cake and Ben ate
8
3
of it.
What fraction of the cake did they both eat?
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Problem 3 |
Cheryl had some money. She spent
4
1
of it on a gift for her mother and
6
1
of it on a
gift for her sister. The gifts cost $93.50 altogether.
Find the cost of the gift for her mother.

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Problem 4 |
Cheryl had some money. She spent
4
1
of it on a gift for her mother and
6
1
of the
remainder on a gift for her sister. The gifts cost $93.50 altogether.
Find the cost of the gift for her mother.
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Problem 5 |
The numerators and denominators are all different 1-digit numbers.
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Problem 6 |
The numerators and denominators are all different 1-digit numbers.
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Problem 7 |
There were some children in a hall.
4
3
of them were boys. After
6
5
of the boys and
210 girls left the hall,
5
1
of the original number of children were still in the hall.
How many children left the hall?