Number (fractions): Mango Tree

Further Challenges

• Watch the related clip below. It shows both elephants and baboons feasting on the mangoes of a wild mango tree. Can you say or write a similar problem to the original fraction problem that featured the straw-coloured fruit bats? Solve your problem yourself before giving it to a friend to try!
• Is it possible to cut a mango into 8 equal pieces with just 3 cuts of a knife? (Imagine that there is no stone inside!)

• Try the following nature-themed ‘fractions of quantities’ lessons from the Natural Curriculum:

Unexpected Guests        Singapore’s Otters       Bat Volcano