Richard Marble Marvels

Walt Solve number problems with fractions

 Problem One: 2/3 of 78=52
1/3 of 78=26
We worked this out by using repeated addition: 26+26+26=58 or 3x26=58
Problem Two: We had to find 1/4 of 232 I split 200 and 32 because 200+32 =232
1/4 of 200=50
1/4 of 232=58
1/4 of 32=8