Word Problems
Earl painted 4/10 of the wall white. Ash painted 16/100 of the wall gray.
How much of the wall is painted?
56/100
4/10 + 23/100
4 x 2/3
8/3 or 2 2/3
What is an equivalent fraction to 3/10 with a denominator of 100?
30/100
What do you add to 6/10 to make 1 whole?
10/10
Peg had a gallon of milk. She used 5/10 of it to bake and she drank 30/100 before bed.
Did she use more milk to bake or to drink?
She used more to bake
10/100 + 8/10
90/100
7 x 1/6
7/6 or 1 1/6
Are 5/10 and 50/100 equivalent? Explain.
Yes, they are equivalent because 5 × 10 = 50 and 10 × 10 = 100.
3/10 + ___ = 10/10
Shelley’s frog jumped 5/10 nches. Hector’s frog jumped 6/100 inches.
Who jumped farther?
Shelly
2/10+ 82/100
102/100 or 1 2/100
5 x 4/10
20/10 or 2 whole
7/10 = __/30
21/30
What is missing? 7/10 + ___ = 1
3/10
Ron walked 20/100 to the ball field. His mom walked 40/100 FARTHER than Ron. How far did they walk to get to the ball field in all?
80/100
2/10+15/100
7 x 10/100
70/100
Which is equivalent to 4/10:
40/100 or 14/100?
40/100
45/100 + ___ = 100/100
55/100
Carl drew a line that was 2/10 inches long. Fred drew a line that was 40/100 long, and Lou drew a line that was 9/100 long.
a) How long was their line all together?
69/100
8/10+ 98/100
178/100 or 1 and 78/100
9 x 9/10
81/10 or 8 1/10
Create an equivalent fraction for 9/10 using 100 as the denominator.
90/100
Explain how you know when a fraction equals 1 whole
The numberator and denominator are the same