Word Problems
A cake is divided into 10 equal slices. If Mary eats 3/10 of the cake and Mark eats 2/10, how much cake is left?
1/2
Prime Factorization of 48
2x2x2x2x3
A piece of wood is 3/4 meters long, and another piece is 2/3 meters long. What is the total length of the two pieces of wood?
1 5/12 or 17/12
Solve:
4/9 - 2/9
2/9
This famous ship sank in 1912 after hitting an iceberg, resulting in the loss of over 1,500 lives.
Titanic
Jack ran 3/4 of a mile in the morning and 1/2 of a mile in the afternoon. How far did he run in total?
1 1/4 or 5/4
Prime Factorization of 252
2x2x3x3x7
A piece of rope is 12 feet long. Sarah cuts off 2/3 of the rope. How long is the remaining piece of rope?
4 feet
Solve:
9/16 - 1/4
5/16
This company, founded in 1976, is known for its computers, smartphones, and other electronic devices, with a famous fruit logo.
Apple
A book has 240 pages. If Emma has already read 3/5 of the book, how many pages has she read?
144 pages
Find the GCF (greatest common factor) of 24, 36, and 60.
GCF: 12
A running track is 400 meters long. After running 7/10 of the track, how many meters are left to run?
120 meters
Solve:
5/14 + 3/10
46/70 or 23/35
This boy wizard attends Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and is famous for defeating Lord Voldemort.
Harry Potter
A factory worker works for 8 hours each day. On Monday, she worked 3/8 of the total hours. How many hours did she work on Monday?
3 hours
Find the GCF (greatest common factor) of 42, 56, and 84
GCF: 14
A swimming pool is 25 meters long. If a swimmer swims 3/5 of the pool's length, how many meters have they swum?
15 meters
Solve:
7/18 + 5/12
29/36
This part of the human body is responsible for pumping blood throughout the body.
Heart
A classroom has 30 students. 2/5 of them are absent today. How many students are present in the classroom?
18 students
Prime Factorization of 462
2x3x7x11
A farmer has 60 meters of rope to use for fencing a rectangular field. If one side of the field is 3/4 of the total length of the rope, how long is that side of the field?
45 meters
Solve:
17/20 + 12/35
167/140 or 1 27/140
This ancient civilization is known for building pyramids, creating hieroglyphs, and worshiping many gods.
Ancient Egypt