Word Problems
Carrie has 32 ounces of ice cream to divide equally among 10 people. How much ice cream will each person get?
What is 32/10 = 3 2/10 = 3 1/5 ounces
Multiply: 1/3 x 1/4
What is 1/12
2/3 x 4 1/2
What is 3
2/3 divided by 4/5
What is 5/6
Two answers:
2/3 x 5 = y
Predict: y 5
Solve for y =
What is y < 5
y = 3 1/3
In a load of 3/4 ton of steel rods, 1/8 of them are bent. How many tons of steel rods are bent?
What is 3/32 tons
7/8 x 4/21
What is 1/6
1 1/5 x 1 2/3
What is 2
5 divided by 6
What is 5/6
Two answers:
3/3 x 6 = y
Predict: y 6
Solve for y =
What is y = 6
y = 6
Nicole wants to swim 50 miles this school year. She plans to swim 1/4 mile each day. How many days will it take her to swim 50 miles?
200 days
3/5 x 2/9
What is 2/15
3 1/8 x 2 2/5
What is 7 1/2
2 divided by 4/9
What is 4 1/2
Two answers:
1 1/6 x 5 = y
Predict: y 5
Solve for y =
What is y > 5
y = 5 5/6
The company delivered 1 3/5 ons of bricks to one building site. They delivered 2 1/2 times this much to a second site. What was the weight of the load the company delivered to the second site?
What is 4 tons
5/6 x 9
What is 15/2 = 7 1/2
2 2/3 x 4
What is 10 2/3
3/8 divided by 6
What is 1/16
Two answers:
4/5 x 6 = y
Predict: y 6
Solve for y =
What is y < 6
y = 4 4/5
A gardener needs to pack 16 pounds of beans into 20 bags. He wants all the bags to weigh about the same. About how much will each bag weigh?
What is 16/20 = 4/5 pound
3/10 x 4/9
What is 4/30 = 2/15
3 3/4 x 1 1/5
What is 4 1/2
1/5 divided by 8?
What is 1/40
Two answers:
2/3 x 5/6 = y
Predict: y 5/6
Solve for y =
What is y < 5/6
y = 5/9