Division Number Stories
Add/Subtract Fractions
Mixed Numbers/Improper Fractions
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100
What is 10 divided by 4 written as a fraction?
2 1/2
100
If I add 4/5 and 1/3 and get 5/8 for an answer, does that make sense? Explain how you know if it's true or not without calculating.
This answer does not make sense because 4/5 is larger than 5/8. If I add something to 4/5, my answer will get larger, not smaller.
100
Write 14/5 as a mixed number.
2 4/5
100
What is 1/2 of 12?
6
100
What is 1/4 of 20?
5
200
There are 5 cans of dog food for Fido. This food must last for the next 15 days. If you give Fido an equal portion of the food each day, how much of the can will Fido get each day? (Show your work, put a variable in the number model and a unit in the answer)
5 ÷ 15 = c
1/3 of a can per day
200
A baker had 3 1/4 pounds of apples. She used 3/4 to make an apple pie. How many pounds of apples does she have left?
Estimate: 3 - 2 = 1
Number model: 3 1/4 - 3/4 = a
Answer: 2 1/2 lbs of apples
200
Rename the improper fraction as a mixed number: 5/3
1 2/3
200
What is 1/5 of 15?
3
200
Write a fraction to make the number sentence true.
1 + ______ > 1 1/4
Example: 1/2
300
The art teacher wants to distribute 250 ounces of glue between 4 tables. How much glue will each table receive?
62 1/2 oz of glue
300
1/4 + 3/8 = ______
5/8
300
Rename the improper fraction as a mixed number: 7/6
1 1/6
300
What is 1/2 of 7
3 1/2
300
Write a fraction to make the number sentence true.
2 - ______ > 1 ½
Example: 1/4
400
Write your own division story with an answer of 1/2.
Example: Sam has 1 candy bar. He wants to share this candy bar equally among 2 friends. How much of a candy bar will each friend get?
400
1/3 + 2/5 = ______
11/15
400
Write another name for the mixed number using the same denominator: 6 1/4
25/4
400
What is 1/4 of 13?
3 1/4
400
Write a fraction to make the number sentence true.
1/4 + ______ > 1
Example: 9/10
500
Divide the number line into sixths and label each tick mark.
500
Josh’s sister is growing like a weed. When she was 2 years old she measured 2 4/12 feet tall. When she was 3 she measured 3 3/12 feet tall. Josh said his sister grew 1 1/12 feet between year 2 and 3. What is his mistake? How much did Josh’s sister actually grow that year?
Josh subtracted 3-2 to get 1 and 4/12 - 3/12 to get 1/12.
3 3/12 - 2 4/12 = 11/12
His sister grew 11/12 feet.
500
Write another name for the mixed number using the same denominator: 3 5/2
11/2
500
Adrianna bought a case of 38 water bottles for a party.
She gave 1/4 of the water bottles to her mother. How many water bottles did her mother get?
9 1/2 water bottles
500
Write a fraction to make the number sentence true.
1 - ______ > 1/4
Example: 1/2