Unit 2 Contents

Planning a Garden

45. Shannon is planning a garden. She is planning a flower section and a vegetable section. Look at the list of the things she would like to plant.
1. Shannon wants at least her garden to be vegetable plants. Does her garden plan have at least vegetable plants?
2. How much of Shannon's garden will be flower plants?
3. How much of Shannon's garden will be vegetable plants?
46. Shannon would like to plant some lilies.
1. Does Shannon still have space in her garden for the lily plants?
2. How much of her garden is not planned?
47. Plan your own garden. Your garden should have flower and vegetable plants. Choose plants that fit into each category.

1. How much of your garden is flower plants?
2. How much of your garden is vegetable plants?
3. How much of your garden is not planned?

Use the Sharing Paper pages in the Student Activity Book to practice solving more problems with fractions.