Fractions In Conversation
 
 

In daily conversation, people use fractions.   People talking about "going a quarter mile", "having half the payment available," "being a third the way to the destination."   The following problems ask you to think about fractions that you could use in a conversation.  Look at the first few answers and see if you can figure out a way to come up with the answers.   

You are expecting to travel 200 miles.    You drive miles and decide to stop for a sandwich.     

What fraction of trip have you completed ?       

 
What fraction of trip remains?                                                                                               

 

Your phone company allows you 300 hours of phone calls free.    You have used hours.     

What fraction of free hours have you used?       

What fraction of free hours remain ?                                                                                      

 

 

You want to make $238 to buy a TV.   Currently, you have $ .     

What fraction of the money do you have?           

What fraction of money do you need?                                                                                       

 

 

Your teacher asks you to read 10 pages.    You have read pages of the assignment.     

What fraction of the reading have you completed?

What fraction of the reading remains ?                                                                                  

 

 

You are having a party.   You invite 15 people.    people show up.     

What fraction of people you invited came?          

What fraction of people didn't come?                                                                                      

 

 

You have an assignment to do 15 problems.    You do problems.     

What fraction of the problems have you completed ? 

What fraction of the problems remains?                                                                                 

 

 

You take a test.   The test has 25 problems.   You get problems right.     

What fraction of trip have you completed ?       

What fraction of trip remains?                                                                                                

 

Check Your Understanding

1.    7 is what fraction of 15?    
2.   3 is what fraction of 25?    
3.    5 is what fraction of 32?    

4.    You look at the Calendar.   You're curious.       

What fraction of month makes up the weekend ?       

What fraction of month makes up the weekdays?