Word Problems
If eight people want to share a 50-pound bag of rice equally by weight, how many pounds of rice will each person get?
50 ÷ 8 = 50/8 =6 2/8 pounds
Emilio likes to have chocolate chips as a snack. He has five cups of chocolate chips and knows that a serving is ⅙ of a cup. How many servings of chocolate chips does Emilio have in five cups?
5 ÷ 1/6 = 30
24 x 2/4
12
The book fair has 18 tables. Each table has 35 books on it. How many total books are at the book fair?
630
There are seven packages of crackers on Colton’s counter. If Colton divides them evenly between himself and his three cousins, how many packages does each person get?
7 ÷ 4 = 7/4 = 1 ¾ packages of crackers
Margaret baked 6 pans of brownies for the grand opening of her book store. She plans to serve guests brownies that are ⅛ of a pan. How many guests will she be able to serve a brownie to?
6 ÷ ⅛ = 48 guests
1/3 ÷ 5
15
Ariana Grande has 15 gift bags to give away to Wicked fans. 2/3 of the bags are pink, and the rest are green. How many bags are green?
5
Hanna’s trip to Ohio takes 8 hours. Hanna’s parents and older sister split the driving equally. How many hours does each person drive during the trip to Ohio?
8 ÷ 3= 8/3= 2 ⅔ hours
An inch worm crawls 7/10 of a meter up a tree each day. How far up the tree will the inch worm be at the end of one full week?
7 x 7/10 = 49/10 = 4 9/10 meters
6 ÷ 1/2
12
What is speed and direction?
Velocity
Matt has half an hour to answer 5 math questions. He will spend an equal amount of time on each question. What fraction of an hour does he spend on each math question?
½ ÷ 5 = 1/10 of an hour (6 mins)
Three-fourths of the students in Ms. Sweeny’s class know how to floss. If there are 28 students in Ms Sweeny’s class, how many students know how to floss?
¾ x 28 = 21 students
1/4 ÷ 8
32
There are 552 farmers. Each farmer plants 32 carrot crops. How many total carrot crops are there?
17,664
Melvin has a piece of wood that is ⅓ of a yard long. He will use the entire piece to cut four smaller pieces of the same length. How long will each of the smaller pieces measure?
⅓ ÷ 4 = 1/12 of a yard
Erin spends 7/12 of an hour each day working on projects for her art portfolio. How many hours will Erin have spent working on her portfolio at the end of ten days?
10 x 7/12 = 70/12 = 5 and 10/12 hours or 5 and ⅚ hours
8 ÷ 1/4
32
There are 178 aliens who are going on a field trip. Each bus holds 42 aliens. How many total buses do the aliens need?
5
(round up)