Fractions Word Problems
5 students in Mr. AJ's class each eat 1/6 of a pizza. What fraction of the pizza is left?
1/6
Round 158 to the nearest ten
160
5 divided by 5
1
Compare these two fractions with <, >, or =
1/4 ____ 1/5
> (1/4 is bigger than 1/5)
A prime number has two factors: ____ and ____
One and itself
Candy ran 4 7/10 miles and then stopped. How much further does she have to run to reach 7 miles?
2 3/10 miles
Round 4,444 to the nearest thousand.
4,000
155 x 5 = ?
155 = 100 + 50 + 5
x 5
155 x 5 = 775
500 + 250 + 25
Which two fractions are equivalent to 3/4?
6/8, 4/5, 9/12, 5/6, 7/10, 2/3
6/8 and 9/12
Which number is not a multiple of 3?
15, 21, 36, 42, 49, 54, 66, 75
49
Liam walks 3 4/5 miles in the morning and 5 2/5 miles in the afternoon. How many more miles does he walk in the afternoon?
1 3/5
5 2/5-3 4/5 = 1 3/5
Round 55,424 to the nearest ten thousand.
60,000
67 x 67 =
67 x 67 = 4,489 (3,600 + 420 + 420 + 49)
60 x 60 = 3,600
60 x 7 = 420
60 x 7 = 420
7 x 7 = 49
What is a fraction that is both equivalent to 2/3 and has an 8 in the numerator?
8/12
What are the six factors of 63?
___ x ___
___ x ___
___ x ___
1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 63
Karlyn eats 2/5 of a bar of chocolate every single day. How many days will it take her to eat 6 bars of chocolate?
15 days total
Round 155,551 to the nearest hundred thousand
200,000
Multiply the two numbers:
4,231 x 6
4,231 = 4,000 + ____ + ____ + ____
25,386
Which two statements are true about the fraction diagrams for 5/6 and 10/12?
a) The diagrams represent the same equivalent fraction
b) There are more pieces in 5/6
c) The pieces in both fractions are the same size
d) The pieces of 10/12 are smaller than 5/6
a & d
Which number is not a factor of 96? Write out the other factor pairs for full points.
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 14, 16, 24, 32, 48, 96
14
1 x 96 4 x 24
2 x 48 6 x 16
3 x 32 8 x 12
There are 13 students in Mr. AJ's class. Mr. AJ buys cakes divided into 8 pieces to celebrate his birthday.
If Mr. AJ and each student in his class receives 1/8 of a cake, how many full cakes does he need to buy so that everyone can celebrate?
2 full cakes.
There are 14 people to feed, including Mr. AJ, and 14/8 is between 8/8 (1) and 16/8 (2) cakes.
Below are the costs to attend AJ College for one year.
Tuition at AJ College costs $24,154.
A meal plan costs $4,898.
A dorm room costs $7,311.
Textbooks cost $1,688.
About how much does it cost for students to attend AJ College for one year? Round each number to the nearest thousand before adding.
$24,000 + $5,000 + $7,000 + $2,000 =
$38,000 for one year
What is 4,200 divided by 7?
600
Which is the biggest fraction:
5/8, 7/12, 2/3
SHOW YOUR WORK for full points
Hint: start by comparing 5/8 and 2/3
2/3 is biggest
2/3 = 16/24
5/8 = 15/24
7/12 = 14/24
What is the second-largest factor of 100?
50