Multiplying Fractions
Ron measures some wood strips of different lengths. He wants to make a wooden track for his hotwheels cars. He has 4 strips that are 1/2 foot. He has 4 strips that are 1/4 foot. What is the total length his track can be if he uses all of his wooden strips?
3 Feet
Rose has 4 hair clips that are 2 and 1/4 inches long, 2 hair clips that are 1 and 1/2 inches long, and 2 hair clips that are 2 inches long. What is the total length of hair clips that are less than 2 and 1/4 inches long?
5 inches
Simplify 4/8.
1/2
What is the total weight of the 7 watermelons Laura bought? *Add, subtract, multiply, or divide?
Add.
This is the key word in a word problem that tells you you should subtract.
Difference.
If Hallie has 3 fish that are 1/8 pound, 4 fish that weigh 1/2 pound, and 2 fish that are 1/4 pound, how many total pounds of fish does she have?
2 and 7/8 pounds
Phil drives a tractor for part of his work day every day. On Monday, he spent 1/8 of an hour on the tractor. Tuesday and Wednesday he spent 1/4 of an hour each day on the tractor. Thursday and Friday he spent 3/8 of an hour each day. Saturday he spent half an hour. What is the total amount of time Phil spent on the tractor for the week?
1 and 7/8
Simplify 6/9.
2/3
What is the difference between the greatest distance traveled by a toy car and the shortest distance traveled by a toy car?
Subtract.
This is what you call the smallest and greatest intervals on a number line plot (every value will fall between these two numbers).
The range.
Trucks were bringing in ton-sized load of gravel to build a road. The trucks all carried different weights of gravel:
Loads of Gravel in Tons: Number of Trucks
2 Trucks: 5 Tons
1 Truck: 3/4 Ton
4 Trucks: 2 and 1/2 Tons
3 Trucks: 3 and 3/4 Tons
How many x's would be plotted on this line plot?
10 (x's represent the trucks)
In a new neighborhood being built, there are 3 houses that are 1/8 of an acre. There are 2 houses that are 1/4 of an acre. There are 4 houses that are 1/2 of an acre. How many total houses would be plotted with x's on this number line?
9 Houses.
Simplify 2/8.
1/4
If you took all 12 1/2 cups of coffee and distributed it evenly among the 6 teachers on the team, how much coffee would each teacher get?
Division.
This is a graph used to show how data is grouped using x's above a number line.
Line Plot.
Trucks were bringing in ton-sized load of gravel to build a road. The trucks all carried different weights of gravel:
Loads of Gravel in Tons: Number of Trucks
2 Trucks: 5 Tons
4 Truck: 3/4 Ton
4 Trucks: 2 and 1/2 Tons
3 Trucks: 3 and 3/4 Tons
What is the total of the trucks carrying a weight of 3/4 Ton?
3 Tons
In a new neighborhood being built, there are 3 houses that are 1/8 of an acre. There are 2 houses that are 1/4 of an acre. There are 4 houses that are 1/2 of an acre. What is the total amount of acres for homes on less than 1/2 an acre?
7/8 of an acre
Simplify 8/12.
2/3.
What is the total combined weight of the runners who ran over 3 and 1/2 miles?
Addition.
This is any fraction with a unit of one as the numerator.
Unit Fraction
Trucks were bringing in ton-sized load of gravel to build a road. The trucks all carried different weights of gravel:
Loads of Gravel in Tons: Number of Trucks
2 Trucks: 5 Tons
1 Truck: 3/4 Ton
4 Trucks: 2 and 1/2 Tons
3 Trucks: 3 and 3/4 Tons
What would be the range of the line plot used for this data?
0 to 5
Isaac made a line plot to show the distance in feet that his hotwheels cars travel after jumping a ramp. His first car travels 3 and 1/2 feet. His second car travels 4 feet. His third and fourth car each both travel 4 and 1/4 feet, and his last car travels 4 and 3/4 feet. What is the total of the cars that traveled a distance greater than 4 feet?
13 and 1/4 feet
Simplify 8/24.
1/3
In Ms. Miller's class, there are 9 students who live exactly 1 and 1/2 miles from school. What is the product of miles of the students who live 1 and 1/2 miles from school?
Multiply.
This word is used to describe how spread out or how clustered pieces of data are.
Distribution.