Fair Share Number Stories Flashcard

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What is a fair share?

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A fair share is when something is divided equally among a group of people.

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How do you calculate how many items each person gets when sharing?

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To find out how many items each person gets, divide the total number of items by the number of people sharing.

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If 22 dogs are shared between 2 people, how many dogs does each person get?

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Each person gets 11 dogs (22 divided by 2).

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If Robert has 3 cupcakes and shares them with 6 friends, how much cupcake does each person get?

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Each person gets 3/7 of a cupcake (3 divided by 7).

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How do you express sharing in fractions?

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Sharing can be expressed in fractions by using the total number of items as the numerator and the total number of people as the denominator.

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If Tori has 3 cookies and shares them with 4 friends, how much cookie does each friend get?

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Each friend gets 3/5 of a cookie (3 divided by 5).

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What is the total number of people if Logan shares pizza with his mom, stepdad, and 2 step-siblings?

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There are 5 people sharing the pizza (Logan + mom + stepdad + 2 step-siblings).

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If Mrs. Gwizdz has 1 gallon of ice cream and shares it with 11 students, how much does each student get?

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Each student gets 1/11 of a gallon of ice cream.

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What is the formula for dividing items equally?

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The formula is: Total items ÷ Number of people = Items per person.

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If you have 12 apples and want to share them with 3 friends, how many apples does each person get?

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Each person gets 3 apples (12 divided by 4).