Here is a jug of lemon juice.

It is cold and sweet.

There are 8 of us.
How can we share the juice so that each one gets the same amount?

We can measure 8 equal parts on the jug.

We can use a piece of string to measure.

Cut the string to the same length as the height of the juice in the jug.

Fold the string into 8 equal parts.

Mark the equal parts on the jug.

Then we are ready to pour 8 equal amounts of juice.

We share the lemon juice.

When it is finished, we want to drink more!

How do you make lemon juice?

Lemon juice

water – 7 cups
sugar – 2 cups
juice from lemons – 1 cup

You will need to squeeze about 7 ripe lemons. Use a big jug or 2 litre bottle to mix ingredients.

Method

1. Mix sugar and lemon juice with 2 cups of cold water.
2. Stir the jug, or shake the bottle, until sugar is dissolved.
3. Mix in 5 cups of cold water.

Here is another way to write the recipe:

1/10 juice of lemon
2/10 sugar
7/10 water

The pure lemon juice is one part of the total amount of juice. How many parts is the total amount?

The picture shows half a lemon.

How many parts in half a lemon?

How many parts in a whole lemon?

Each part is a fraction of the whole lemon.