FACTORS
List the factors of 12 (6)
1,12, 2 ,6, 3,4
Simplify 4 3/3
5
Of the 10 books on fairy tales, Lili borrowed 3 books. What fraction of books on fairy tales did she borrowed?
3/10
Gili borrowed 3/10 of the fairy tale books
2 multiplied by 2
4
12 divided 4
3
List the factors of 20 (6)
1 , 20, 2 ,10, 4,5
Simplify 8 ∕ 10
4/5
Dani found 15 books on underwater life and brought 7 of these to the table. What fraction of the books on underwater life did she bring to the table?
7 out of 15 = 7/15
She brought 7/15 of the books on underwater to the nearest table.
3 multiplied by 3
9
100 divided by 10
List the factors of 27 (4)
1 ,27, 3, 9
Simplify the fraction: 10/15
2/3
Luke saw 9 books about the Solar System and its 9 planets. These were thick books and so he thought that 2 of these would be enough. What fraction of the solar system books did he borrow?
2 out of 9 = 2/9
He borrowed 2/9 of the solar system books.
4 multiplied by 3
12
96 divided by 8
12
List the factors of 36 (8)
1 ,36, 2 ,18, 3 ,12, 4 , 9, 6
Simplify 24/36
2/3
Mike also checked out books about land and sea animals. There were 20 books on land animals and 4 books on sea animals. He chose to borrow 7 books on animals. What fraction of the books on animals did Mike borrow?
Total number of books on animals = 20 + 4 = 24
Number of books on animals borrowed = 7
Mike borrowed 7/20 of the books on land animals
5 multiplied by 5
25
81 divided by 9
9
List the factors of 90 (12)
1, 90, 2 ,45, 3 ,30, 5 ,18, 6 ,15, 9,10
Simplify 35/40
7/8
Gilly and Luke found a book on Greek mythology and the 12 most important Greek myths. The book had 120 pages. Gilly and Luke read 40 pages of the book. What fraction of the book did they read?
40 out of 120 = 40 120 = 4 12 = 1/3
They read 1/3 of the Greek mythology book.
500 multiplied by 0
0
1000 divided by 2
500