Fraction Word Problems
Arnold ate 5/7 of his bag of chips for lunch. What fraction of his bag of chips does he have left to eat for snack later?
2/7
Is 2/3 <,>, or = to 4/6?
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What decimal is equal to 53/100
0.53
How many minutes are in 1 hour?
60 minutes
Decompose 4/6 into the sum of two fractions.
1/6 + 3/6 =4/6
2/6 + 2/6= 4/6
Annie is baking a cake. She needs one and a half cups of flour, but she only has a 1/2 cup measuring scoop. How many 1/2 cup scoops will she need to make to get enough flour?
3 scoops
8
2/10 + 3/100
23/100
2 4/8 + 1/8=?
2 5/8
Decompose the fraction 9/16 into the sum of 5 fractions.
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Tina has two equal size pizzas. One pizza had 4 out of 8 slices missing. The other pizza was cut into six slices. If the other pizza had a greater fraction missing, how many slices could have been missing?
4 slices, 5 slices, or 6 slices.
Which of the following fractions is EQUIVALENT to 2/3?
3/4
12/18
12/15
12/18
Compare 34/100 and 0.6
34/100 is less than 0.6
3 1/5 - 2 3/5
3/5
Decompose the fraction 3/7 into UNIT fractions. (ex: a unit fraction has a 1 on the numerator)
1/7+1/7+1/7=3/7
VOCABULARY ALERT:
What is a mixed number?
A mixed number is a combination of a whole number and a fraction.
5/7 = ?/21
15
Order the following decimals from greatest to least.
0.31, 0.4, 0.3, 0.43
0.43, 0.4, 0.31, 0.3
4/6 + 12/6 =?
2 4/6
VOCABULARY ALERT:
What is a Unit fraction?
A unit fraction is one piece of a whole.
Johnny and Sarah are sharing an apple. Johnny ate 3/10 of the apple. Sarah ate 40/100 of the apple. How much of the apple is left over?
30/100 or 3/10
Compare 9/12 and 6/9
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73/100 + 6/10
1 and 33/100
Tony biked 3/4 of a mile on Monday and 4/4 miles on Tuesday. How many miles did he bike in all? Write your answer as a mixed number
1 3/4
VOCABULARY ALERT x 2
What is the Numerator of a fraction AND what does it represent?
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What is the Denominator of a fraction AND what does it represent?
The numerator of a fraction is the top number AND tells you the number of pieces being used.
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The denominator of a fraction is the bottom number AND tells you the total number of pieces in the whole.