Computation
Fractions
Missing or Extra
Word Problems
Math Vocabulary
100
Divide carefully! 25÷1/5 = ?
125
100
Give an equivalent fraction for 3/4.
Possible answers (there could be others) 6/8; 9/12; 12/15; 15/18; etc.
100
Carly bought a new pair of jeans. The jeans were on sale for 1/2 off the original price. How much did Carly spend?
Missing Information. No price given.
100
A road repair crew spread 1/5 of a ton of gravel evenly over 2 feet of road. How many tons of gravel did they spread on each foot of road? Simplify your answer and write it as a proper fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
The road repair crew spread 1/10 of a ton of gravel on each foot of road.
100
26÷2=13 Which is the dividend
25 is the dividend, the number being divided by 2.
200
Divide carefully! 6÷1/3 = ?
18
200
Reduce the fraction 18/27 to its simplest form.
2/3
200
Alexis runs 1 1/2 mi per day. She likes to run through the park near the river. Her friend Tony runs 4 mi per day. How far does Alexis run in 5 days?
12 1/2. Extra information is Tony runs 4 mi per day.
200
An artist made a sculpture out of fabric and wire supported by sections of plastic pipe. She used 1/2 of a yard of plastic pipe divided into 4 equal pieces. How long was each piece?
Each piece of plastic pipe was 1/8 of a yard.
200
What vocabulary word means the answer to a multiplication problem?
product
300
Divide carefully! 4÷2/7 = ?
7
300
Reduce the fraction 35/40 to its simplest form.
7/8
300
Each backpack weighed 25 lb and each tent weighed 3 lb. If there are 30 backpackers, how much did their backpacks weigh altogether?
750 lbs. Extra information- weight of the tents.
300
Every day, the Adams Pet Store uses 2 bags of dog food to feed the dogs. For how many days will 1/2 of a bag of dog food last?
The bags of dog food will last for 1/4 of a day.
300
What vocabulary word means the top part of a fraction?
numerator
400
Multiply carefully! 1/2÷8 = ?
1/16
400
Give an equivalent fraction for 2/5.
Possible answers (there could be others) 4/10; 6/15; 8/20; 10/25; 12/30; etc.
400
Sadie drove 17 kilometers from her house to Riverville. Riverville is 5 kilometers west of Lake City. From Riverville, Sadie drove to Pond Village. Then she drove 10 kilometers from Pond Village to Streamburg. How far did Sadie drive in all, from her house to Streamburg?
There is not enough information to solve this problem.
400
A fancy restaurant put out small dishes of butter at each table. They divided 3/8 of a pound of butter evenly and filled 3 dishes. How much butter did they put in each dish? Simplify your answer and write it as a proper fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
They put 1/8 of a pound of butter in each dish.
400
What vocabulary word means the answer to a division problem?
quotient
500
Divide carefully! (1/2 + 2/3) ÷ 3 = ?
7/18
500
Multiply these fractions carefully! Be sure to give your answer in simplest form. 3/4 ÷ 2/5 = ?
1 7/8
500
Lexi has a blue ribbon that is 16 centimeters long. She also has an orange ribbon that is 16 centimeters longer than her purple ribbon. How long is Lexi's orange ribbo
There is not enough information to solve this problem. You need to know how long the purple ribbon is.
500
Sofie made fancy pink costume decorations for each of the 3 dancers in her year-end dance performance. She cut 1/2 of a yard of ribbon into equal pieces to make the decorations. How long was each piece of ribbon? Simplify your answer and write it as a proper fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
Each piece of ribbon is 1/6 of a yard long.
500
The greatest common factor (GCF) of any two numbers is
the largest number that divides evenly into both numbers.
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