division problems
10 ÷ 10 =
1
12 X 5 =
60
1/4
What is the numerator in the above fraction?
1
numerator is the top number in a fraction. How many parts you have
There are 56 students in the school choir.
The choir will be divided into groups of 8.
How many groups will there be?
56 ÷ 8 = 7 groups
a dozen eggs or gallon of milk?
Eggs ($4 to 4.70 per dozen)
Milk ($3.30 to 4.00 per gallon)
120 ÷ 6 =
20
25 X 8 =
200
3/5
What is the denominator in the above fraction?
5
Denominator is the bottom number in a fraction. Total number of equal parts the whole is divided into
a box contains 45 colored pencils. If 15 are red, 12 are blue and the rest are green...
How many green pencils are in the box?
45 - 15 -12 = 18 green pencils
or.. 15 + 12 = 27 so, 45 - 27 = 18 green pencils
Salmon ($12. to 35. per pound)
Bacon ($6.50 to 8.00 per pound)
120 ÷ 12 =
10
130 X 11 =
1430
1/3 + 2/3 =
3/3 or 1
There are 75 people on a bus. At the next stop, 27 people get off the bus and 34 get on.
How many people are now on the bus?
75 - 27 + 34 = 82 people on the bus
Which has a faster "top speed": Elephant or Human
Elephant: 25 mph
Human: 10-15 mph
789 ÷ 3 =
263
263 X 3 =
789
3/4 + 2 1/4 =
3
12 friends share the cost of a restaurant bill equally.
The bill is $167.88
How much does each person pay?
$13.99 each
Which is taller: The Eiffel Tower in Paris or Statue Of Liberty in NY harbor?
Eiffel Tower: 1,083 feet
Statue of Liberty: 305 feet
1,000,000 ÷ 4 =
250,000
250,000 X 4
1,000,000
1/2
What is the symbol in the middle of this fraction called?
fraction bar or Vinculum
the line separating the numerator and denominator, indicating division
a bread recipe calls for 4 eggs to every 1lb of flour you use.
If you have 12 lbs of flour, how many eggs would you need, to make all the bread you could?
12 X 4 = 48 eggs
4 eggs for every pound flour, so 12 lbs is 4 X 12
Which is faster: Hornet or Dragonfly?
Dragonfly: up to 35 mph with bursts up to 50 mph
Hornet: up to 16 mph