Doctor, what operation?
On Friday night, John ate pizza for dinner and had 1/2 of the pizza left over. On Saturday, he ate 1/3 of what was left. How much pizza did John eat on Sunday?
multiplication
Justin operates an orange juice stand. On Monday he used 3/4 of a bag of oranges. On Tuesday he used 1/3 as many oranges as on Monday. How many bags of oranges did Justin use on Tuesday?
1/4
What do you solve first?
1/2 + 3 x 1/4 =
3 x 1/4 =
Lucy is serving soda at her party. She has 2 liters of soda she plans on pouring inside 0.25 liter cups. How many cups will she have?
8 cups
A baseball weighs approximately 1/3 pound. A golf ball weighs about 1/10 pound.
What expression can be used to find the combined weight of a baseball and a golf ball?
1/3 + 1/10 =
Kayla weighed her Halloween treats. She counted 1/4 of a pound of lollipops and 2/7 of a pound of gobstoppers. She also counted 1/3 of a pound of mints. How many pounds of candy did Kayla have altogether?
addition
Jonathan collected 4 1/2 kilograms of filberts. He gave 2 3/4 kilograms to his friend. How many kilograms of filberts does Jonathan have now?
1 3/4
1/3 x (1/2 - 1/4) =
1/4
The volume of a can of Pepsi is 0.33 liter. There are 12 cans in 1 carton. What is the volume of 5 cartons of Pepsi?
19.8 liters
What is the missing part of the problem?
1/2 + ___ = 7/8
3/8
While gardening, Jan spend 1 3/4 hours planting and 2 1/8 hours trimming. What was the total hours worked by Jan in her garden?
Addition
Jaida went gold panning and found 1 1/8 pounds of gold. The next day she found 3 1/4 pound more. When she got home, she gave her mom 1 1/2 pounds. How much does she have now?
2 7/8
Solve
1/2 x 1/2 + 3/4 =
1
Jenny bought 4.35kg of chocolate. She made 10 chocolate cakes. She put 0.35kg of chocolate on each cake. How much chocolate did she have left?
0.85KG
3 1/2 x 2 =
7
A craft store has a 9-yard spool of ribbon. In the morning, a customer buys 1/5 yard of ribbon from the spool. In the afternoon, another customer buys 7/10 yard of ribbon from the spool. How much ribbon is left?
Subtraction
Bill put a fence in his backyard for his pets.
- The length is 7 1/2 feet.
- The width is 4 1/4 feet.
What is the area?
31 7/8
(7/8 + 1/4) x 2 1/2 =
2 13/16
Organic cantaloupes cost $3.99 per melon, and non-organic cantaloupes cost $2.45 each. If you bought five organic melons, how much more would they cost than five regular ones?
$7.70
7 divided 1/2 =
14
Karen is sharing 5 cakes with her friends. She cuts it into 1/2 slices. How many slices does she have?
Division
Kelly is making cookies for her class. The recipe calls for 3 3/4 cups of sugar per batch. She is making 2 1/4 batches. How much sugar will she need?
8 7/16
Solve
5 1/2 x 3 1/4 + 7 1/4 =
25 1/8
Mr. Stan just finished driving a large part of his trip. He drove 100 miles for the first part, and 162.5 for the second part. He used 15 gallons of gas. How many miles did he travel on 1 gallon of gas?
17.5
7 1/2 x 6 1/3 =
47 1/2