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How many are in the warren?\u003Cbr>  rabbits leave.   rabbits are in the warren. |  |\n| 2) A farmer has 28 apple trees and pear trees. ¼ of his trees\u003Cbr> are apple trees. How many pear trees does he have?\u003Cbr>He has   pear trees. |  |\n| 3)\u003Cbr>| Frazer and Sally have 27 marbles between them.\u003Cbr>Sally owns 13 of the marbles.\u003Cbr>How many of the marbles does each of them own?\u003Cbr>Sally owns   marbles. Frazer owns   marbles. |\n| 4)\u003Cbr>| There are 72 cars in a parking lot. 12 of the cars drive away. How many cars are there now?\u003Cbr>There are   cars now. |\n| 5)\u003Cbr>| Captain flips a coin 30 times. It comes down heads 13 of the time. How many tails did he flip?\u003Cbr>He flipped   tails. |\n| 6)\u003Cbr>| In a pet store, there are 24 lizards for sale. 16 of the lizards are bearded dragons and the rest are leopard geckos. How many of each type of lizard are for sale?\u003Cbr>There are   bearded dragons and   geckos. |\n\nName Date  \nFRACTION OF A NUMBER PROBLEMS 2A ANSWERS  \n| WORKING OUT |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1) There are 35 rabbits in a warren. 15 of the rabbits leave.\u003Cbr> How many rabbits leave? How many are in the warren?\u003Cbr>7 rabbits leave. 28 rabbits are in the warren. |  | 15 of 35 = 7\u003Cbr>35 – 7 = 28 |  |\n| 2) A farmer has 28 apple trees and pear trees. ¼ of his trees\u003Cbr> are apple trees. How many pear trees does he have?\u003Cbr>He has 21 pear trees. |  |  | ¼ of 28 = 7.\u003Cbr>28 – 7 = 21 |\n| 3)\u003Cbr>| Frazer and Sally have 27 marbles between them.\u003Cbr>Sally owns 13 of the marbles.\u003Cbr>How many of the marbles does each of them own?\u003Cbr>Sally owns 9 marbles. Frazer owns 18 marbles. | 13 of 27 = 9\u003Cbr>27 – 9 = 18 |  |\n| 4)\u003Cbr>| There are 72 cars in a parking lot. 12 of the cars drive away. How many cars are there now?\u003Cbr>There are 36 cars now. | 12 of 72 = 36 |  |\n| 5)\u003Cbr>| Captain flips a coin 30 times. It comes down heads 13 of the time. How many tails did he flip?\u003Cbr>He flipped 20 tails. | 13 of 30 = 10\u003Cbr>30 – 10 = 20 |  |\n| 6)\u003Cbr>| In a pet store, there are 24 lizards for sale. 16 of the lizards are bearded dragons and the rest are leopard geckos. How many of each type of lizard are for sale?\u003Cbr>There are 4 bearded dragons and 20 geckos. | 16 of 24 = 4\u003Cbr>24 – 4 = 20 |  |","cbCaiaWvb7rNaInR","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiaWvb7rNaInR","pdf",192732,"English","# WORKING OUT\n## Problem 1\n## Problem 2\n## Problem 3\n## Problem 4\n## Problem 5\n## Problem 6\n# ANSWERS","[{\"question\":\"How do you find a fraction of a number in these problems?\",\"answer\":\"Compute the specified fraction of the given whole number (for example, 15 of 35 or 1/4 of 28). The worksheet then uses subtraction to find what remains when needed.\"},{\"question\":\"When the question asks “How many are left now?”, what method is used?\",\"answer\":\"First calculate the number taken away as a fraction of the original amount, then subtract that result from the original total to get the remaining amount.\"},{\"question\":\"How are marbles divided between Frazer and Sally in Problem 3?\",\"answer\":\"Sally’s share is given as a fraction of the total marbles; then Frazer’s share is found by subtracting Sally’s marbles from the total.\"}]","FRACTION OF A NUMBER PROBLEMS 2A - Working Out - Answers | PDF",1792674967]