Word Problems
10ths and 100ths
Line Plots
Equivalent Fractions and Larger than 1?
Find the Value
100
Dylan needs 4 pounds of cashews for a brownie recipe. He has 3 packages of cashews that each weigh 3/4 pound. Does Dylan have enough cashews to make the brownie mix?
No
100
What is 2/10 + 2/10
4/10
100
How many magazines weighed less than 2/5 pound?
A.) 4
B.) 3
C.) 2
D.) 1
D.) 1
Only ONE magazine weighed less than 2/5 pound
100
What expressions are equivalent to: 7/5
A. 1/5 + 1/5 + 1/5+ 1/5 + 1/5
B. 1/5 + 1/5 + 1/5 + 1/5 + 1/5 + 1/5 + 1/5
C. 3/5 + 1/5 + 3/5
D. 1 + 2/5
E. 1/7 + 1/7 + 1/7 + 1/7 + 1/7
100
1/4 + 3/4 + 4/4
8/4 or 2
200
Gia needs 4 pounds of cashews for a brownie recipe. He has 5 packages of cashews that each weigh 3/4 pound. Does Gia have enough cashews to make the brownie mix? How much more is needed?
No
1/4
200
What is 4/10 + 5/10
9/10
200
How many magazines weighed more than 2/5 pound?
A.) 12
B.) 11
C.) 8
D.) 3
C.) 8
There are 8 X's on the numberline more than 2/5 pound.
200
Is this value larger than 1?
1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4
200
4 - 1/5
3 4/5
300
Dean worked at a day care center where children have to take off their shoes before they come into class. Dean measured the length of some the shoes. He put the data in the line plot below.
What is the difference between the longest and smallest shoe?
3/6 or 1/2 feet. (They are equivalent fractions)
The longest shoe is 5/6 ft. The shortest is 2/6. Therefore, 5/6 - 2/6 = 3/6
300
What is 4/10 + 2/10 + 1/10
7/10 !!
300
What is the difference between the magazine that weighs the MOST and the one that weighs the least?
1 - 1/5 = 4/5 pound
The heaviest magazine weighs 1 pound. It doesn't matter if there are two. They are the heaviest. The lightest is 1/5 pound.
300
What fractions are equivalent to 4/8
A. 2 X 2/8
B. 4 X 1/8
C. 4 x 4/8
D. 2 x 2 x 1/8
300
7/10 + 3/10 + 10/100
110/100 or 11/10
400
The line plot below shows the amount of hours 4th graders spent studying in a week.
What is the difference in time between the students that studied the most and the one that studied the least?
5 - 2 1/2 =
4 2/2 - 2 1/2 = 2 1/2 hrs.
400
What is 3/10 + 7/10
1 !!!
400
The line plot below shows the measurements of some ribbons.
What is the difference in measurement between the longest piece of ribbon and the shortest?
2 inches.
The longest ribbon is 7 inches. The shortest is 5 inches. Therefore, 7 - 5 = 2 inches
400
Are these value larger than 1?
A. 5 X 2/10
B 3 x 3/5
400
37/100 + 21/100 + 7/10
128/100 or 12.8/10
500
Kalebs favorite song is 4 1/4 minutes long. Gracie's favorite song is 5 3/4 minutes long. How many minutes does it take to listen to Kalebs favorite song and Gracies favorite song? Explain or show your reasoning.
10 minutes
500
What is 6/10 + 4/10 + 5/10
1 5/10 !!!
500
How many magazines weighed more than 2/5 pound but less than 1 pound?
A. 12
B. 11
C. 8
D. 6
D. 6
Key phrase are "more than 2/5 pound" and "less than 1 pound". You don't count them. Only the X' in between.
500
Is this value larger than 1?
3 3/15 - 2 5/15
500
Need both answers!
A. 4 4/8 + 5 7/8
B. 10 1/4 - 8 3/4
A. 10 3/8
B. 1 2/4