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Beatles Fractions Activity Sheet

McGraw-Hill Mathematics: Grade 5, Chapter 5

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McGraw-Hill Math
Beatles Fractions

The Beatles Concert Tickets
http://www.rarebeatles.com/photopg7/photopg7.htm


It began with a live performance on the Ed Sullivan Show that 73 million people tuned in to watch. Over the course of the next three years, the Beatles took America by storm, selling out stadiums from New York to Los Angeles, and everywhere in between. Visit this site to get a taste of Beatlemania, and the impression it has left to this day.

Round attendance figures to the nearest thousand. Express the answer as a fraction in its simplest form.

  1965 Tour

1. There are 76 Beatles shows listed at this Web site. How many of the shows are from 1965? Use the information in the shows column to find the answer.
             
What fraction of shows is from 1965?
             
Is that more or less than one-fourth of the shows?
             

1964 Tour

2. Write a fraction in simplest form to fill in the blank.
The attendance of the August 29 show at New York's Forest Hills Tennis Stadium was               of the attendance at the September 11 show at the Gatorbowl in Jacksonville.

Early 1964

3. Write a fraction in simplest form to fill in the blank.
The attendance of the February 12, 1964, show at Carnegie Hall in New York was               of the attendance of the August 28, 1966, show at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Remember to round attendance figures to the nearest thousand when necessary.

1964 Tour

4. Write a fraction in simplest form to fill in the blank.
The attendance of the August 26, 1964, show at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Denver was               of the attendance at the August 22, 1964, show at Empire Stadium in Vancouver.

Early 1964

5. At the February 11, 1964, show at the Washington Coliseum the most expensive ticket cost       . The light green ticket cost        as much, and the purple ticket cost        as much.
             
             
             

1965 Tour

6. A gray ticket to the Hollywood Bowl performance on August 30, 1965, cost        as much as a rose ticket, and        as much as a green ticket.
             
             
             

1966 Tour

7. At the August 12, 1966, show at the International Amphitheater in Chicago, there were 8 seating sections for the afternoon show.
What fraction of these 8 seating choices sold for $4.75? $5.75? $3.75?
             
             
             

Math at Home

Today I learned about the Beatles' North American concert tours at a Web site! I learned that the Beatles played for a crowd of               on August 29th, 1964, at New York's Forest Hills Tennis Stadium. They played for               as many people on September 11th, 1964, at the Gatorbowl in Jacksonville! The largest crowd the Beatles played for was on August 15th, 1965, at Shea Stadium. There were               people in attendance that day.

You can find out more about this topic by asking your teacher or parents to show you other Web sites.


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