Fraction

Solve word problems involving the 4

operations of fractions
•  Mr Ahmad bought some eggs. of the eggs were bad and were thrown
away. He sold of the remainder and had 270 eggs left. How many
eggs did Mr Ahmad buy at first?
Method 1
Total = ?

Bad  of remainder sold

Left
270

3 Units -> 270

1 Unit -> 270 : 3 = 90
10 Units -> 10 x 90 = 900
Mr Ahmad bought 900 eggs at first
Method 2
•Fraction
  of eggs left after throwing away the bad ones = 1 - =
 

Mr Ahmad bought 900 eggs at first

•of  the participant at the ‘Walk Your Pet Day’ were men. of the
remainder were women and the rest were boy and girls. There were 20
boys and 70 girls. What fraction of the participants were boys?
•Mr  Razak gave of his money to his wife, kept of the remainder and
divided the rest equally among his 5 children. If each child received
$1500, how much money did Mr Razak have at first?