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100

Write 11/3 as a mixed number.

3 2/3

100

3 x 4/8

12/8 or 1 4/8 or 1 1/2

100

Draw a visual to show 3 x 2/4. Solve.

6/4 or 1 2/4 or 1 1/2

100

Sam shovels snow on 5 different days. Each day he shovels for 1 1/5 hours. How many hours does he shovel in 5 days?

5 5/5 or 6

200

Write the fraction as a product of a whole number and a unit fraction.

8/3

8 x 1/3

200

2 x 2 4/8

4 8/8 or 5

200

Melissa spent 1/2 hour each day practicing ballet. She practiced 7 days this week. 

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7/2 or 3 1/2

200

A farmer plants corn on 3/6 acre of land each month for 5 months. How many acres of land does the farmer plant corn on after 5 months?


_____ 5 x 3/6

15/6 or 2 3/6 or 2 1/2

300

1. Write an equation using repeated addition.

2. Write the fraction as a product of a whole number and a unit fraction.

5/9

1. 1/9 + 1/9 + 1/9 + 1/9 + 1/9

2. 5 x 1/9

300

6 x 3 2/5

20 2/5

300

Austin ran on a path that was 1 1/3 mile. He ran the path 4 times. What is the total distance Austin ran? Draw a model to show your thinking.

5 1/3

300

Andrew works at Fareway on 4 different days. Each day he worked 5 1/10 hours. How many hours did Andrew work in 4 days? 

20 4/10 or 20 2/5

400

Write the next 4 multiples for 5/8.

10/8, 15/8, 20/8, and 25/8

400
7 x 4 5/6

26 5/6

400

Fill in the missing whole number.

___ x 4 3/8 =8 6/8

2 x 4 3/8 = 8 6/8

400

A bush was 4 1/3 feet tall when it was first planted. A few years later, the bush is 5 times as tall as it was when it was first planted. How much has the bush grown since it was FIRST planted?

17 1/3

500

Write the next 5 multiples for 9/10.

18/10, 27/10, 36/10, 45/10, and 54/10

500

Which of the following are the correct ways to express the product of 3 x 5 4/5

A) (3x5) + 4/5          B) 17 2/5     

C) 3 x 29/5               D) 15 4/5     E) (3x5) + (3x4/5) 

B) 17 2/5

C) 3 x 29/5

E) (3x5) + (3x4/5)

500

Emma uses 8/12 cups of cheese for one pizza recipe. She makes three batches of different sizes and uses 32/12 cups, 16/12 cups, and 48/12 cups. By how much did Emma multiply the amount of cheese for each of her batches?

Emma multiplied 8/12 by ___ to get 32/12

Emma multiplied 8/12 by ___ to get 16/12

Emma multiplied 8/12 by ___ to get 48/12

Emma multiplied 8/12 by 4 to get 32/12

Emma multiplied 8/12 by 2 to get 16/12

Emma multiplied 8/12 by 6 to get 48/12

500

From Spalding Park Elementary to Morningside University is 5 1/4 miles. Ella runs from Morningside to Spalding Park Elementary 3 times. She used distributive property to find out how far she ran. Did she solve it correctly? Why or why not?

Distance 5 1/4 miles.

(5 x 3) + (5 x 1/4)

15 + 5/4 = 16 1/4


Distance 5 1/4 miles. 3 times!

(5 x 3) + (5 x 1/4)

15 + 5/4 = 16 1/4

No she should have done (5 x 3) + (3 x 1/4).

She shouldn't have done 5 x 1/4 instead 3 x 1/4.

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