Math Words
The word you use to describe the answer to an addition problem.
What is the sum.
What is 4 ÷ 4/7
7
What is 1/2 divided by 4
1/8
Mrs. Amy has 5 cups of grape tomatoes, which she is serving as a snack to a group of children. Each serving is 1/4 of a cup.
How many children can get a serving of grape tomatoes as a snack?
20 children
The word you use to describe the answer to a subtraction problem.
What is the difference.
What is 2 ÷ 1/8
16
What is 2/7 divided by 2
1/7
Amos is painting his room. He needs 1/4 of a gallon to paint all four walls.
How much paint will he need for each of his 4 walls if he uses the same amount of paint on each?
1/16 of a gallon
The word you use to describe the answer to a multiplication problem.
What is the product.
What is 7 ÷ 1/4.
28
What is 2/3 divided by 4
1/6
Watkins Elementary School is painting the classrooms. Each classroom takes 1/3 of a gallon of paint. If the school buys 6 gallons of paint, how many classrooms can they paint?
Write an expression to represent this situation?
6 ÷ 1/3
The word you use to describe the answer to a division problem.
What is the quotient.
What is 5 ÷ 1/7
35
What is 7/8 divided by 6
7/48
Tommy will spend 1/5 of his time this weekend studying for his 4 final exams.
What fraction of the weekend will he spend studying for each of his 4 exams if he spends the same amount of time studying for each exam?
1/20 of his weekend
The word you use to describe a whole number and a fraction.
What is a mixed number.
What is 8 ÷ 1/8
64
What is 7/14 divided by 2
1/4
Matt is filling containers of rice. Each container holds 1/4 of a kilogram of rice.
If Matt has 7 kilograms of rice, how many containers can he fill?
28 containers