We use math everyday – often we are not even aware of it.  Generally the

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TASK:  Write a creative story involving math fractions without the use of

numbers, basically how you or someone else would use Math fractions in any

daily situation.  For example “half” is allowed as an example for your story

but not "", just think of how you would say it!  All fractions must be

highlighted to be easily identified.

THINGS TO INCLUDE!!!

 

o Creativity!!!

o A title

o An appropriate fraction related picture that

relates to your story

o A math fractions in words (no digits)!

A mathematical story showing how fractions are

used Fractions needed – All must be

highlighted!

o 2 whole numbers (one positive and one

negative)

o 2 fractions (one positive and one negative)

o 2 improper fractions

o 2 mixed numbers

o 2 decimals (one positive and one negative)
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FIVE LITTLE PIGS GO TO THE MALL

Mama Pig gave her five little pigs seven and a half dollars between them to spend at the mall. It was a cold day, twenty-three Fahrenheit, minus five Celsius, or five degrees below freezing.

Off they trotted at a quarter to three in the afternoon. "How far is it?" the youngest pig asked after a while. "One point seven five miles from home," said the eldest. "What does that mean?" asked the youngest. "Well," explained the eldest, "if we divide the distance into quarter miles, it's seven quarters." "How long will it take to get there?" asked the pig in the middle. Her twin sister replied, "It's five past three now, so that means we've taken twenty minutes to get here. Remember the milestone outside our house? There's another one here, so we've come just one mile and we've taken a third of an hour. [That means our speed must be three miles an hour.] "How much longer?" the youngest asked. "Three quarters of a mile to go," the next youngest started. "Yes," said the eldest, "we get the time by dividing distance by speed, so that means three quarters divided by three, which is one quarter of an hour [which is fifteen minutes]." ["So what time will we arrive?" the youngest asked. "About twenty past three," all the other pigs replied together.] "That's thirty-five minutes altogether," the eldest continued, "which means that - let me see - seven quarters divided by three is seven twelfths of an hour. One twelfth of an hour is five minutes [so seven twelfths is thirty-five minutes]. Yes, that's right."

When they got to the mall, it had started to snow. Outside there was a big thermometer and a sign: "COME ON IN. IT'S WARMER INSIDE!" The eldest observed: "It shows temperature in Fahrenheit and Celsius. See, there's a scale on each side of the gauge. It's warmer now than it was when we left home. The scales are divided into tenths of a degree. It says twenty-seven Fahrenheit exactly, and, look, that's the same as minus two point eight Celsius," speaking directly to the youngest, "because the top of the liquid is about eight divisions between minus two and minus three. Our outside thermometer at home is digital, but this is analogue." The youngest stuttered: "What's 'digital' and 'analogue'?" "Well," began one of the twins, "your watch is analogue, because it has fingers that move round the watch face. Our thermometer at home is digital, because it just shows the temperature in numbers." ["Yes," said the eldest, "it would show thirty-seven point zero degrees Fahrenheit, four degrees warmer, and minus two point eight Celsius, two point two degrees warmer than when we left."]

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The eldest pig said: "Mom gave me a five dollar bill and ten quarters, so we can have two quarters each now [making half a dollar each], and when we get change, I'll divide up the rest." They each took their share; but as they entered the mall, a pack of three young wolves came up to them. The biggest said: "Out shopping, kids? Come with us. We've got some goodies you'd like. Candies and toys. We'll show you." But the youngest said boldly: "Mommy told us not to go with people we don't know." Just then, two big, burly hogs in blue uniform, mall security, came round the corner, and the wolf pack took to their heels. But as they ran off, some money fell out of their pockets. The twins picked it up and counted it: a quartertwo dimes and a nickel [fifty cents in all]. One of the security men said: "You were very lucky. They must have been up to no good, or they wouldn't have run off. Keep the money, and be careful who you talk to."

After they had gone, the eldest pig said: "If we divide the money they dropped, we'll have another ten cents each." Off they went into the nearest candy store, where there were some candy bars for eighty-five cents each." So the eldest bought five candy bars for them all [for four dollars and a quarter] with the bill and worked out that, if he kept the change from the bill [which was seventy-five cents] himself, he could share the rest of the money he had [three quarters, two dimes and a nickel] between the other pigs, and they would all have their fair share. They came out of the candy store and did some window shopping in the warmth of the mall. The twins decided to save the rest of their money towards a skate board they wanted to share, while the eldest saved his money towards a video game. The other two bought a comic book between them. Then it was time for the long trot home. The youngest pig suddenly shouted: "There's Mommy!" and they all trotted quickly towards her. She said: "I thought I'd better come and pick you up, because it's started to snow harder."

In the car, the youngest said: "I think I understand decimals and negatives now. Aren't cents like decimals and dollars like whole numbers? At the candy store checkout, the change on the till display was minus zero point seven five, that's minus three quarters of a dollar, isn't it? It's like minus means owing. The store owed us our change."

It only took them five minutes to get home, and they passed the wolves struggling in the snow. The eldest pig decided to work out the speed of the car. If it took them thirty-five minutes to trot and only five minutes by car, it must have been going [seven times] faster so its average speed must have been twenty-one miles an hour [seven times three].

When they got home they told their mom about their visit to the mall, and about the wolves, ... and about learning more about math.

The text in square brackets could be used as deductions or questions posed to an audience of students for whom the story is appropriate. The story is supposed to contain all the given requirements, apart from a picture.

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