Multiplication or Division?
A turtle walks .2 miles in 1 hour. How far can it walk in .5 hours?
Multiply
.1 mile or .10 mile
Farmer John has 127.6 acres of land. Farmer Mike has 0.8 times as much as farmer John. Does farmer Mike have more or less than farmer John? How many acres does Farmer Mike have?
Less
102.08 acres
5.1 / 6
.85
At a restaurant last week, 4 times as many coffees were sold as hot chocolates. The restaurant sold a total of 600 coffees last week. Write an equation to show how to find how many hot chocolates were sold last week. Solve.
4 x H = 600
H = 150
5436 / 6
906
Gus ran 3.6 miles. He took a sip of water every 0.9 mile. How many sips did he take?
Divide
4 sips
Isla has 48 meters of paper. She will cut it into strips that are .6 meters long. Will Isla get more or few than 48 strips?
More
80 strips
460.8 / .96
480
Some cans of paint cost $ 0.94 each, including tax. Lexi paid $18.80 in all. How many cans of paint did she buy?
20 cans of paint
0.99 / 0.22
4.5
Last year 135 cows on the Daisy Farm had calves. This year 0.6 times that many cows had calves. How many cows had calves this year?
Multiply
81 cows
Jen's garden is a rectangle with length 3.5 meters and width of .75 meters. Is the area of the garden greater or less than 3.5 meters? What is the area?
Less
2.625 Meters
.35 x 94
32.9
Ally bought 142 inches of ribbon to make bows for her friends. She needs 12 inches per ribbon to make each bow. How much ribbon will Ally have LEFT over?
10 inches
978 / .3
3,260
A rectangle patio has an area of 131.52 square meters. The width of the patio is 9.6 meters. What is the length?
Divide
13.7 Meters
Robert can lift 103.5 pounds. That is .9 times the amount his friend Vance can lift. Can Vance lift more or less than Robert? How many pounds can Vance lift?
More
115 pounds
Polly bought 12 diving rings for the pool. She spent $23.64. How much did each ring cost?
$1.97
A stuffed animal monkey measures 6 inches tall. A stuffed animal rabbit measures 3.2 inches tall. The height of the monkey is how many times as tall as the height of the rabbit? (hint: no remainder)
1.875
25.9 / .1
25.9 / .01
25.9 / .001
259
2590
25,900
A box contains 1.2 pounds of cereal. A serving weighs .08 pounds. How many servings are in the box?
Divide
15 servings
The Daisy Café served 18 liters of hot chocolate today. Each serving was in a cup that held .2 liter. Did the café serve more or fewer than 18 cups of hot chocolate?
More
90 cups
Today Alison ran 4.5 miles per hour for three fourths (.75) of an hour. How far did Alison run today?
3.375 miles
Julie has $5.68. She buys as many bookmarks as she can for $0.75 each. How many bookmarks does she buy? How much money does she have left over?
7 bookmarks
$0.43 left
740 / 101
740 / 102
740 / 103
74
7.4
.74