Fractions & Food
Darby has a birthday party and invites a few friends over to help celebrate. She now has 16 people at her party, but only has 12 cookies. What fraction of the cookies can each person eat?
3/4
How many inches are in 1 yard?
36 inches
Nick washes cars to make some extra cash. It takes him 8 hours to wash 3 and a half cars. If he can keep this going at this rate, how many cars could he wash in 24 hours?
10 and 1/2
2/5 of 35
14
What historical event is celebrated as Veteran's Day in the United States, but was named Armistice Day in Europe?
This happened on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918.
The End of WW1
Tristan and Brodie decide to grill steaks. They buy 8 steaks, but then realize they need to feed 10 people. What fraction of the steaks will each person be given to eat?
4/5
How many quarts are in 1 gallon?
4
Kyeler decided to sell his collection of autographed footballs to purchase tickets to a concert for him and his friends. He sold the footballs for $150.00 and each ticket costs $30.00. How many friends could he purchase a ticket for?
5
3/8 x 16/21
4/7
What country's submarines, used in WW2, were nicknamed U-Boats?
Germany
Bryn has the baseball team over for smores. First, he takes the mallow....
Then he divides the 20 chocolate bars between 9 players. What fraction of the chocolate bars will each player get for their smore?
2 and 2/9
How many inches is 1/4 of a foot?
3 inches
Sunny and Noah opened a small business to raise money for the Elementary School. Sunny made bracelets and Noah sold them. If Sunny can make 40 bracelets in 4 hours, how many bracelets does she make in 30 minutes?
5
5/12 x 6/12
5/24
What nickname was given to Queen Mary I of England for burning over 300 protestant Christians at the stake, during her 5 year reign?
Bloody Mary
The cheerleaders are selling candy bars to pay for their new uniforms. Khloe purchases 12 candy bars to share with 5 friends. What fraction of the candy bars will each friend receive?
2 and 1/5
24 inches
If Coach Woodard's class has 18 students and the class raises $200.00 to spend at Chuck E Cheese's, what fraction of the money will each student get to spend?
11 and 1/9
8/11 x 33/34
6/11
During WWI, the U.S. needed a way to communicate with their allies without allowing the German troops to intercept and understand their messages. Choctaw Indians were enlisted to speak to allies over radio frequencies. What name was given to these unlikely soldiers?
Code Talkers
Coach Woodard has 20 students in her homeroom class. She brings 4 apple pies to school to divide equally between the students. What fraction of a pie will each student receive?
1/5
How many minutes are in 3/4 of an hour?
45 minutes
5/8 of the 5th grade classes want to use the money they raised to purchase pop-its for the prize box. If there are 48 students in the 5th grade, how many students wanted the pop-its?
30
1/64
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader who became well-known during the French Revolution. He and his men conquered Italy, Austria, Poland, German States, Holland, Switzerland, Spain, Denmark, and Norway. Although he was a big leader, he was not a big man. How tall was Napoleon?
5 feet 6 inches