Fair Shares, Unit 3, Lesson 2

Fair Shares,

Unit 3, Lesson 2

Question 1

Sally and her friends Vanessa, Ellie and Helen have 3 strips of dried fruit to share. Each strip is 1" wide by 12 " long. If 4 girls share the strips fairly, how much will they each get?

Question 1

Sally and her friends Vanessa, Ellie and Helen have 3 strips of dried fruit to share. Each strip is 1" wide by 12 " long. If 4 girls share the strips fairly, how much will they each get?

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How many equal shares of the dried fruit strip did each friend get? Write your answer in fraction form.

Question 2

One Saturday morning, Eduardo and his sister invited their two friends over to play. Before long, things were getting pretty noisy around the house, and Mrs. Ortega said, "If the four of you will pick up all the toys downstairs, I'll give you $3.00 to spend at the corner store." If the 4 kids share the $3.00 fairly, how much money will they each get?

Question 2

One Saturday morning, Eduardo and his sister invited their two friends over to play. Before long, things were getting pretty noisy around the house, and Mrs. Ortega said, "If the four of you will pick up all the toys downstairs, I'll give you $3.00 to spend at the corner store." If the 4 kids share the $3.00 fairly, how much money will they each get?

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How much money did each friend get to spend at the corner store? Answer in money.

Question 3

The gym at our school is open every evening from 5:00 to 8:00. If 4 different basketball teams want to use the gym on Thursday evening and they agree to split the time equally, how much practice time will each team get?

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How much time did each team get to practice? Answer in minutes.