Today we worked in groups to solve this problem. When you find a fraction of a number, the first thing you do is to divide the number by the denominator.
First we worked out that 105 divided by 7 was 15. Most of us drew 7 circles, we counted in 10 7 times and then in 5s and that made 105, which left 15 in each group.
The next step is to take the number 15, and times it by the numerator, which was 4. 15 x 4 = 60.
60 mussels could be taken by the fishermen - 4/7 0f 105 is 60 mussles.
hello Carl it is me chaun i really like your dimc blog post because you told everyone how to work it out and it will inspire people that looks at it because they get smarter.from chaun
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