Text Café Fractions - Calculate

TLF ID A004362

In this task, students take the role of the owner of a cake wholesaler, baking and supplying cakes to local café businesses. As café owners order their weekly cakes by the slice, students are required to add unit fractions together to calculate total cake orders. They then solve problems associated with subtracting fractional remainders, using equivalent fractions and converting between improper fractions and mixed numerals.





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  • Teaching and learning
Year level

5; 6; 7

Learning area
  • Mathematics

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  • Name: Calculate
  • Organization: Calculate
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  • Name: Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute
  • Organization: Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute
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  • Address: AUSTRALIA
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  • Organisation: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Address: AUSTRALIA
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