The Missing Chunk

Content Name

The Missing Chunk

Content Type

Partner Content

Description

Countess Vulga and Count Mixeda have discovered that a chunk of the royal chocolate bar has been stolen. Each character has a chunk each and their job is to work out how big the third chunk is, i.e. the piece that has been stolen. Countess Vulga calculates using equivalent fractions whilst Count Mixeda creatively converts to decimals or percentage, or simplifies the fractions, to find the size of the missing chunk.

Curriculum

• Country

  England

  Key Stage:

  Key Stage 2

  Years:

  Year 6

  Subjects:

  • Mathematics

  Topics:

  • Number - Fractions (including decimals and percentages)

  Programmes of Study:

  • add and subtract fractions with different denominators and mixed numbers, using the concept of equivalent fractions
  • associate a fraction with division and calculate decimal fraction equivalents [for example, 0.375] for a simple fraction [for example, 3/8 ]
  • recall and use equivalences between simple fractions, decimals and percentages, including in different contexts

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