Question

jane gets 1/2 of a gold star each star each time she helps her teacher clean up the classroom after art class how many times would Jane need to help her teacher to earn 3 whole gold stars.? draw fraction strips to help.

Answer 1

Given that:
Jane gets 1/2 of a gold star for a single clean up.
To get 3 whole gold stars she needs x number of clean up.
So equation is:

`(1)/(2) * x= 3`
Multiply both sides by 2.
x = 2 x 3
x=6
Jane will help her teacher 6 times to get 3 whole gold stars.
or
1/2 + 1/2 + 1/2 + 1/2 + 1/2 + 1/2 = (1+1+1+1+1+1)/2 = 6/2 = 3 whole stars for 6 times help.

Answer: 6 times