Word Problems
Dividing Fractions
Multiplying Fractions
Vocabulary
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100
Mrs. White bought 6 gallons of water for a science experiment. If she uses one half gallon of water per experiment, how many experiments can she conduct?
12 experiments
100
three fifths (3/5) of a pie shared evenly among 4 friends. How much would each friend receive?
3/20 of a slice
100
what is one fourth of six? 1/4 of 6
one and one half 1 1/2
100
Define Associative Property
In a multiplication or addition equation, the groupings (parentheses) change but the answer stays the same
100
Choose one team member to close their eyes! They must spell the word NUMERATOR backwards!
R-O-T-A-R-E-M-U-N
200
Miss Grybel baked 10 loaves of gluten free bread for a family reunion. After the reunion, six twentieths (6/20) of the total loaves were left. How many total loaves were left after the reunion? Remember to reduce and to make improper fractions, proper!
3 loaves
200
one half (1/2) gallon of milk split evenly among two goats. How much would each goat receive?
each goat would receive one fourth (1/4) of a gallon
200
18 x 1/3 = ?
6
200
Define Commutative Property
In an addition or multiplication equation, the order of the numbers change, but the answer stays the same
200
Choose a team member to close their eyes! They must spell the word DENOMINATOR correctly in under 10 seconds!
D-E-N-O-M-I-N-A-T-O-R
300
Miss Jimenez divides two fourths (2/4) of a pizza equally between herself and two lucky friends. (These friends are lucky because Miss Jimenez does not normally share pizza.) What fraction of the pizza should each person get?
1/6 of the pizza
300
Four pounds of marshmallows broken into 1/4 sections. How many sections are there?
16 sections
300
What is two fifths of twenty? What is 2/5 of 20?
8
300
Show the "Whole Brain Teaching" for multiplying fractions
"multiply across, multiply across"
300
TRUE OR FALSE There are the same number of "Harry Potter" movies as there are books
FALSE There are 8 movies and 7 books
400
Ms. Stimson bought 4 pounds of brisket for a BBQ. She cut the meat into pieces that are one fourth (1/4) of a pound. Draw a picture to show how many pieces she has.
16 pieces
400
5 sandwiches cut into thirds (1/3). How many sandwich pieces are there?
15 sandwich pieces
400
seventy two times one sixth = ? 72 x 1/6 =?
12
400
Show "Whole Brain Teaching" for dividing fractions
"Keep, switch, flip"
400
Name a classmate who received a "character award" (at our Awards Assembly this week), for what shining characteristic were they awarded?
Answers may vary
500
Mrs. Hurley has a comic book collection. Three eighths (3/8) of her 24 comic books are about zombies. Draw a picture to show which number of comics are about zombies.
9 comic books are about zombies
500
6 chocolate bars broken into one fourth (1/4) pieces. How many pieces are there?
24 pieces
500
What is four eighths of fifty six? What is 4/8 of 56?
28
500
Define Reciprocal
the "flipping" of a fraction also, the "opposite" of a fraction, 1/2 would be the reciprocal of 2/1
500
Miss Jimenez FAVORITE SONG is called ...?
Shut up and dance!
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