Adding
Samantha has 1/2 of a candy bar. Julie also has 1/2 of a candy bar. How much candy do they have all together?
Question: What is the math problem you set up?
1/2 + 1/2
Chris ate 1/4 of a pizza. Allen ate 3/4 of the same pizza. How much more pizza did Allen eat than Chris?
Question: What is the math problem you set up?
3/4 - 1/4
Marie was making cookies for her class. Her recipe called for 2 1/2 cups of chocolate chips. If she wanted to double her cookie recipe, how many cups of chocolate chips would she need?
Question: What is the math problem you set up?
2 1/2 x 2
Yasmin has 8 kittens. She bought a gallon of milk (128 ounces) for them to drink from. If she gives the kittens equal amounts of milk how much milk will each kitten get?
Question: What is the problem you set up?
128 / 8
Give a key word that matches the problem.
1/2 + 1/2
add
sum
total
plus
etc.
Sienna had 1/4 of an apple pie, and Mark had 1/4 of a cake. How much dessert did they have in total?
1/2
Gianna makes 7/12 of her free throws during basketball practice. Kobe makes 11/12 of his free throws during practice. How many more free throws did Kobe make than Gianna?
1/3 more free throws
Debby needed 1/3 of a cup of water for 1 flower. If she had 9 flowers how many cups would she need?
3 cups
Kamari completed his math homework in 1/3 of an hour. He had to complete 4 math problems.He spent an equal amount of time on each problem. How long did each problem take?
1/12 of an hour
Give the key word that matches the problem.
1 3/4 x 2 7/8
multiply
times
etc
Rachel had 1/8 bag of popcorn. Ethan had 2/3 bag of popcorn. How much popcorn did they have altogether?
19/24 of a bag
Pam bikes 2 3/4 of a mile to the park. Paul bikes 1 1/4 of a mile to the same park. How much farther did Pam bike than Paul?
1 1/2 miles farther
Natalie bought 10 pizzas for a party. When the party was over, she noticed 1/5 of the pizza was gone. How much pizza did everyone eat at the party?
2 pizzas
Sarah is making holiday bows for her wreath. She bought ribbon that is 7 1/2 yards long. If she needs makes 12 bows how many yards will each ribbon piece be?
5/8 of a yard
Which key word doesn't belong?
parts, split, of, cut
of
In Montana it rained 1 3/4 inches on Monday. It rained 3 3/4 inches on Thursday. How much total rain did Montana get?
5 1/2 inches
Daniel watched a beetle and a spider on the sidewalk. The beetle crawled 1/2 of a yard and the spider crawled 1/8 of a yard. How much farther did the beetle crawl than the spider?
3/8 of a yard
Anna is planting a flower garden. The length of her garden is 2 1/5 feet long, and the width is 3 1/4 feet wide. What is the area of her flower garden?
7 3/20 square feet
Last year Brown County received 6 2/3 inches of snow. If the sun melted 5/7 of an inch of snow every hour, how long would it take for the snow to be melted?
9 1/3 hours
Which keyword does not belong?
how much more, how many more, increased by
increased by
Alisha kept track of the growth of a plant. At the beginning of one week, her plant was 1 7/8 inches tall. The next week, the plant was 2 3/4 inches tall. How many inches did Alisha’s plant grow over the week?
7/8 inches
Rebecca bought a 5 1/2 pound pumpkin to decorate. Kyle bought a 7 7/8 pound pumpkin to decorate. How much heavier was Kyle's pumpkin?
2 3/8 pounds heavier
What is the area of a workshop that is 4 yards wide and 5 2/3 yards long?
22 2/3 yard square yards
3 pieces
What math problem would you set up for the following TWO PART word problem?
Anna is making a double batch of cookies. Her original recipe calls for 1 1/4 cups of chocolate chips. After she makes both batches, Greg takes a spoonful of dough that contained 1/16 of the chocolate chips. How many chocolate chips did Greg take?
(2 x 1 1/4) - 1/16