Takahe Mathematical Thinkers

Takahe Mathematical Thinkers

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Fruit Bowl Fractions - Explanations & Justifications

 FRUIT BOWL Fractions 

Here is a bowl of fruit.

1/2 of the of fruits in the bowl are apples. 

There are also 

3 oranges, 

2 pears and 

a banana.

How many apples are there in the bowl?

 Our explanation & reasoning

There is another fruit bowl with four types of fruits. Each type of fruit is quarter share of the whole bowl. If there are 3 pears and 3 bananas, the rest of the bowl has apples and oranges, how many would be apples and how many would be oranges?

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