Here is a real problem to warm us up: a €60 prize is being split so that Aoife gets two fifths of it. Before we work anything out, what is the whole here? And which fraction of it do we actually need?

Real problems rarely say 'find a fraction of'. You have to read carefully, decide what the whole is, then work the fraction. Watch three worked here: for each one, find the whole, split it into equal parts, then take the parts you need.

Today we work three problems together. First 2/5 of €35, then 3/4 of 24, and finally a two-step problem: a €48 voucher, Liam spends 1/2, then gives 1/3 of what is left to his sister. How much does he keep?

Crack a five-clue fraction mystery from a shop, a GAA club and the school breakfast. For each clue, find the whole, split it into equal parts, then take the fraction. Work each one, and check it before the next.