Story problems
Peter was very thirsty and drank 2 glasses of water. There was 3/8 liter of water in the 1st glass and 3/5 liter In the 2nd glass.
Which expression could be used to find out the amount of water, in liters, that Peter drank in all?
A. 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/5 + 1/5 + 15/
B. 3 + 8 + 3 + 5
C. 15/40 + 24/40
D. 3/8 + 3/5
C. 15/40 + 24/40
Which expression is equivalent to 1 + 3/5 + 2/10
A. 1/50+ 3/50 + 2/50
B 10/10- 3/10 + 2/10
C 10/10- 6/10 - 2/10
D 10/10 + 6/10 + 2/10
D 10/10 + 6/10 + 2/10
Which situation can be represented by this equation?
7x 1/2= ____
A. Ms. LaFlamme makes 7 batches of cookies that calls for 1/2 a cup of chocolate chips each. How many chocolate chips does she need to make her batches of cookies.
B. Ms. LaFlamme has 7 cups of chocolate chips, she gets 1/2 cups more. How many cups of chocolate chips does she have now?
C. Ms. LaFlamme has 7 cups of chocolate chips. Her son eats 1/2 of a cup. How many does she have left
A. Ms. LaFlamme makes 7 batches of cookies that calls for 1/2 a cup of chocolate chips each. How many chocolate chips does she need to make her batches of cookies.
1 3/4 + 2 6/8
1. common denominators
2. add whole number to whole numbers and fractions to fractions
3. Put together, simplify and turn into mixed number
1. 1 6/8 + 2 6/8
2. 3 12/8
3. 4 4/8 = 4 1/2
Ethan is responsible to write the minutes for the meeting. During the meeting, he finished writing 1/6 of the minutes. Before getting off work, he finished another 1/8 of the minutes. How much of the minutes does Ethan still need to work on?
1- 1/6-1/8=
48/48 - 8/48 - 6/48 = 34/48 = 17/24 left
Mother bought 3 1/6 kg of sugar. She used 2 1/4 kg while baking cookies.
Which expression could be used to find out the amount of sugar Mother has left?
A. 3 + 2 + 4/24 + 6/24
B. 3 - 2 - 6/24 - 4/24
C. 3 + 2 + 1/6 + 1/4
D. 3 4/24 - 2 6/24
D. 3 4/24 - 2 6/24
Which expression is equivalent to 1 - 1/3 + 2/5
A. 1/50+ 1/15+ 2/15
B 15/15- 3/15 + 2/15
C 15/15- 5/15 + 6/15
D 15/15 + 6/15 - 2/15
C 15/15- 5/15 + 6/15
Which situation can be represented by this equation?
3/4 x ___ = 9
A. Lucy had a litter of puppies. 3/4 of the puppies were girls. How many of the puppies were boys?
B. Lucy had a litter of puppies. She had 9 puppies total 3/4 of them were golden. How many were golden?
C. Lucy had a litter of puppies. 1/2 of the litter was golden. 6 of the puppies were golden. How many total puppies were in the litter?
C. Lucy had a litter of puppies. 1/2 of the litter was golden. 6 of the puppies were golden. How many total puppies were in the litter?
1 5/7 + 2 8/10
1. common denominators
2. add whole number to whole numbers and fractions to fractions
3. Put together, simplify and turn into mixed number
1. 50/70 + 56/70= 106/70
2. 1 + 2= 3
3. 3 106/70= 4 36/70= 4 18/35
Shelton has 5 garden beds. He waters each garden bed 3/5 of a gallon of water. Draw a model to show Sheldon's watering. What is the total amount of water Sheldon uses each time he waters?
5 x 3/5 = 15/5 or 3
Ms. Kelly’s mom is making a quilt. She bought some fabric and cut it into 6 equal sections. The fabric was 50 yards long before she cut it. What is the length, in feet, of each section of fabric?
A. 6/50 yd
B. 8 1/3 yd
C. 7 6/8 yd
D. 8 3/6
B. 8 1/3 yd
Which expression is equivalent to 1 - 3/9 - 1/3
A. 9/9+ 3/50 + 2/50
B 9/9- 3/27 - 9/27
C 9/9- 3/9 - 1/9
D 9/9 - 3/9 - 3/9
D 9/9 - 3/9 - 3/9
Which situation can be represented by this equation?
____ x 10 = 5
A. Ms. Tarin had 10 packs of smarties. After sharing a fraction of her smarties she had 5 left. What fraction of her smarties did Ms. Tarin share?
B. Ms. Tarin had 5 packs of smarties. She got 10 more. How many total packs of smarties does she have now?
C. Ms. Tarin has 10 packs of smarties. She hares some. She has 5 packs left. How many did she share.
A. Ms. Tarin had 10 packs of smarties. After sharing a fraction of her smarties she had 5 left. What fraction of her smarties did Ms. Tarin share?
1 5/9 + 4 7/12
1. common denominators
2. add whole number to whole numbers and fractions to fractions
3. Put together, simplify and turn into mixed number
1. 20/36 + 21/36
2. 1+4= 5. 20/36+ 21/36= 41/36
3. 6 5/36
1. Draw a model
2. Write an expression to match the problem
3. Solve for the answer
5 x 5 5/6
25 25/6 = 29 1/6
OR
5 5/6 + 5 5/6 + 5 5/6 + 5 5/6 + 5 5/6 = 25 25/6= 29 1/6
Ms. LaFlamme is watering her plants. She uses 3 liters for her monstera plant. She used 4/7 of that amount on her succulents.
Which expression can be used to find the amount of water, in liters, Ms. LaFlamme used for the succulents?
A. 3 x 4/7
B.3 4/7
c. 3 + 4/7
D. 3 - 4/7
A. 3 x 4/7
Which expression is equivalent to 2 + 1/2 + 3/8
Select all that apply
A. 16/8- 4/8- 3/8
B. 8/8 +8/8 + 4/8 + 3/8
C 8/8- 4/8- 3/8
D 8/8 + 3/8 +4/8
A. 16/8- 4/8- 3/8
B. 8/8 +8/8 + 4/8 + 3/8
Which situation can be represented by this expression
3/5 x ___ = 30
A. Ms. LaFlamme has 30 stickers 3/5 of them are unicorns. How many are unicorns
B. Ms. LaFlamme has a sticker collection, 3/5 of them are unicorns. 30 of them are unicorns. How many stickers are in the collection?
C. Ms. LaFlamme has 3/5 of a sticker. She gets 30 more stickers. How many does she have now?
B. Ms. LaFlamme has a sticker collection, 3/5 of them are unicorns. 30 of them are unicorns. How many stickers are in the collection?
7 4/6 + 2 12/24
1. common denominators
2. add whole number to whole numbers and fractions to fractions
3. Put together, simplify and turn into mixed number
1. 7 16/24 + 2 12/24
2. 7+2=9. 16/24 + 12/24= 28/24
3. 9 28/24 = 10 4/24= 10 1/6
Jill has a graden it is sectioned into 10 spaces. 3 of the spaces have tomatoes, 2 of the spaces have green beans, 4 spaces have carrots. 2 of the carrot spaces die. What fraction of the garden is filled with vegetables?
1. Draw a model
2. Write an expression to match the problem
3. Solve
3/10- 2/10- 4/10= 9/10- 2/10= 7/10
Ms. LaFlamme is watering her plants. She uses 3 liters for her monstera plant. She used 4/7 of that amount on her succulents. How much water, in liters, did she use on her succulents?
A. 3 4/7L
B. 2 3/7L
C. 2 1/4 L
D. 1 5/7L
D. 1 5/7L
Which expression is equivalent to 1- 1/4 + 2/5
Select all that apply
A. 1/20- 5/20 + 2/5
B 1/20- 5/20- 8/20
C 20/20- 5/20 +4/20
D 20/20 - 5/20+8/20
D 20/20 - 5/20+8/20
Which situation can be represented by this expression
1/2 x ___ = 4
A. Martin has 4 packs of gum. He gave Karen 1/2 of a pack of gum. How many packs of gum did Karen have?
B. Martin had 4 pieces of gum. He gave 1/2 of the pieces of gum to Karen. How many pieces of gum did Karen get?
C. Karen gave Martin a half of a pack of gum. He have her 4 pieces of gum. How many pieces of gum were in the pack to begin with?
C. Karen gave Martin a half of a pack of gum. He have her 4 pieces of gum. How many pieces of gum were in the pack to begin with?
5 2/8 + 3 5/9
1. common denominators
2. add/ subtract whole number to whole numbers and fractions to fractions
3. Put together, simplify and turn into mixed number
1. 5 18/72 + 3 40/72
2. 5 + 3 = 8 18/72+ 40/72= 58/72
3. 8 58/72 = 8 29/36
Catherine is reading a novel that has 400 pages. She read1/ 5 of the total number of pages yesterday. How many pages did she read yesterday
400 x 1/5= 400/ 5 = 80