Computation
Word Problems 1
Word Problems 2
100

2 5/6+3 3/10

6 2/15

100

Crystal has a piece of ribbon that is 12 yards long. She will use it to make bows. Each bow will be made from 1 1/4 yards of the ribbon. This situation can be represented by the equation 12 ÷ 1 1/4 = 9 3/5. Which statement best describes what the quotient, 9 3/5, represent?

A   Crystal can make 9 3/5 bows.

B   Crystal has 9 3/5 yards of ribbon left.

C   Crystal can make 9 bows from the ribbon and will have 3/5 yard of material left.

D   Crystal can make 9 bows from the ribbon and will have 3/5 foot of material left.

A

100

Julius has 1 5/8  cups of yogurt to make smoothies. Each smoothie uses 1/3  cup of yogurt. What is the maximum number of smoothies that he can make with the yogurt?

4

200

5 - 2 5/6

2 1/6

200

Parsa has a soup recipe that yields 1 1/2-gallon of soup.  He needs to make 2 1/4 gallons of soup for a holiday gathering. How many times will he need to multiply the recipe?

A   between 3 and 4 times

B   between 1 and 2 times

C   about 2 1/2 times

D   about 6/11 times

B

300

3 4/5 - 1 7/10

2 1/10

300

The model below represents a division problem. Which equation is represented by the model?


C

300

Thomas has 1 3/4 pounds of chocolate. He will make chocolate cookies using it. Each cookie will use 1/32  pound of chocolate. After all the cookies are made and baked, he will put them equally into 4 bags. How many cookies will be in each bag?

14

400

2 1/2 xx 1 3/4

4 3/8

400

A farmer stacked hay bales. The length and width of each hay bale are shown. The volume of each hay bale is 11 1/4 cubic feet. The farmer stacked six hay bales on top of one another. What is the height, in feet, of the stacked hay bales?

36

500

3/8 ÷ 1 1/4

3/10

500

A toy company sells wooden cubes with dimensions of 1 1/2 ft by 1 1/2 ft by 1 1/2 ft.  The cubes come in boxes that measure 10 1/2 feet long, 10 1/2 feet wide, and 10 1/2 feet tall. What is the volume, in cubic feet, of the box? What is the maximum number of toy cubes that can be packed into one box?

1157 5/8 cu. ft.

343 cubes

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