Finding Fractional Parts

The thermometers on the attached page show the progress of sixth grade poster sales after 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 days.  The teacher needs to know what fraction of the goal the sixth grade class has achieved after each day.

Using these thermometers, answer the following questions with your partner:

1.  What fraction of their goal did the sixth graders reach after each day?

    Day 2:   __________________________                   Day 4:  ___________________________

    Day 6:  __________________________                    Day 8:  ___________________________

    Day 10:__________________________

2.  What do the numerator and denominator of each fraction tell you about each thermometer?

3.  What strategies did you use to estimate the fraction of the goal achieved for each day?

4.  Estimated the amount of money that the sixth graders had raised at the end of each day:

   Day 2:   __________________________                   Day 4:  ___________________________

    Day 6:  __________________________                    Day 8:  ___________________________

    Day 10:__________________________

5.  At the end of Day 9,  the sixth graders had raised $240.   What fraction of their goal had they reached? 

    Draw and shade a thermometer for Day 9.