1. Relay Race – Fractions of a Quantity
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Relay Race – Fractions of a Quantity
In this activity students work in teams to answer questions provided on
small pieces of paper.
Students should check their answers with the teacher (who can be anywhere in the room with their answer sheet). If students are correct they can collect the next numbered sheet (easily placed face-up on a desk at the front).
If students are wrong they can be given 1 or more chances.
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2. Fractions of a Quantity
Relay Race!
Fractions of a Quantity

3. 1 2
1 4 of 36 =
2 3 of 45 =
2 3 of of 60 =
1 2 of of 60 =
1 5 of 60 =
3 7 of 28 =
1 3 of of 72 =
3 7 of of 84 =
1 6 of 30 =
7 9 of 54 = 3 4
There was $360 in a safe.
A robber stole of the money.
Afterwards, another robber stole of the money.
How much was left in the safe?
A robber stole of the money in a safe.
There was $180 in the safe.
How much was left?
A robber stole of the money in a safe.
He stole $120.
How much money was in the safe before the robbery?
CTRL-Left Click slides to select. Go to Print > ‘Print Selection’ and choose the amount of copies you need (one per team).
There was $1260 in a safe.
A robber stole of the money.
Afterwards, another robber stole of the money.
How much was stolen?
A robber stole of the money in a safe.
There was $60 left.
How much money was in the safe before the robbery?

4. 5 6 7 8 3 4 of Jeremy’s throw is 75m. 3 5 of Tom’s throw is 66m.
Who won this javelin competition?
Tom bought a bag of apples, but fell out the bottom!
Then he found of the apples were rotten and only 6 were left.
How many apples were in the bag?
3 4 of Jeremy’s throw is 75m.
3 5 of Tom’s throw is 66m.
6 7 of Sally’s throw is 48m.
Anne bought a bag of potatoes, but fell out the bottom!
Then he found of the potatoes had worms and only 18 were left.
How many apples were in the bag?
9 14 of Louise’s throw is 45m.
13 9 of Jo’s throw is 143m. 7 8
Anne ate of the sweets.
After Anne, Josh ate of the sweets that were left.
Tony ate of the sweets that were left after Josh.
Sal left of the sweets but ate the rest.
Sal ate 16 sweets.
How many sweets were there to start with?
Tom, Tali and Tina took part in a chess competition.
3 5 of Tom’s prize was the same as of Tali’s prize,
which was the same as of Tina’s prize.
In total they won $186.
How much did Tom win?

5. Answer Sheet
Sheet
Answer 1 1
9, 12, 5, 30, 12, 42 2
15, 6, 30, 30 3
$80, $280, $160 4
$40, $180 5
100m, 110m, 56m, 70m, 99m Tom Wins 6
36 apples, 105 potatoes 7
576 sweets 8
$60