Vocabulary
Mystery Fractions
Multiplication
Word Problems
Mystery-ANY
100

True or False.

A unit fraction always has a numerator of 1.

True

100

Give an equivalent fraction for 1/2.

Accept possible answers.

100

Write the fraction as a multiple of a unit fraction.

7/8

7 x 1/8

100

Nick has 1,263 baseball cards.  He gives 374 to his younger sister.  How many baseball cards does Nick have now?

Nick has 889 baseball cards now.

100

58 x 69

4,002

200

True or False.

The numerator is the number below the fraction bar in a fraction.

False. Denominator 

200

3/5 is greater than ____________.

Complete the sentence to make it true.

Accept possible answers.

200

Write the fraction as a multiple of a unit fraction.

15/8

15 x 1/8

200
Gwen is organizing her toy car collection.  4/10 of her toy cars are red and 3/10 of her toy cars are yellow. The remaining toy cars in her collection are blue. What fraction of the collection are blue?

3/10 of her collection are blue.

200

189 divided by 8

23 R 5

300

What is a Mixed Number?

A whole number and a fraction.

300

7 - 2 and 1/8

4 and 7/8

300

Milo makes 5 batches of muffins.  In each batch he uses 2/3 bag of walnuts.  How many bags of walnuts does Milo use?

*Do not leave it an improper fraction*

5 x 2/3

10/3 or 3 and 1/3 bags 

300

Sophy is making brownies.  She makes 3 batches of brownies on Saturday and 4 batches on Sunday.  She uses 1/4 cup of butter in each batch.  How much butter does Sophy use?

*Rename from Improper Fraction to Mixed Number*

7 x 1/4 = 7/4 or 1 and 3/4 cups

300

List all the factors of 91.

1, 7, 13, 91

400

Fractions that name the same region, part of a set, or part of a segment are called what?

Equivalent Fractions 

400

Jenna has 5 packets of seeds.  Each packet has 12 seeds.  Jenna wants to divide the seeds evenly among 10 flower pots.  How many seeds can she plant in each flower pot?

6 seeds

400

A boat ride at the lake last 2 and 2/4 hours.  A canoe trip down the river lasts 3 and 1/4 hours.  How much longer is the canoe trip than the boat ride in hours?  In minutes?

3/4 hours, 45 minutes 

400

Vera swims 3/6 hour before school 5 days a week and 5/6 hour after school 4 days a week.  For how long does she swim each week?

Vera swims 5 and 5/6 hours each week.

400

Kee uses 1/3 yard of wood for each sculpture he makes.  He makes 4 sculptures for his grandfather and 2 sculptures for his friend.  How many yards of wood did Kee use?

Kee used 2 yards of wood.
500

Define the word fraction.

A fraction has a numerator and a denominator.

500

How can you tell just by looking at the numerator and denominator of a fraction if it is close to 0 or to 1?  Give an example.

If the numerator and denominator are not very close in value, as in 1/12, the fraction is closer to 0.  If the numerator and denominator are close in value, as in 11/12, the fraction is closer to 1.

500

At full capacity, one trolley holds 48 people.  Another trolley holds 36 people at full capacity.  Yesterday, each trolley made 17 trips at full capacity.  How many people rode the trollies yesterday?

1,428 people

500

Chase mixed 5/8 gallon of red paint and 3/8 gallon of yellow paint to make the right shade of orange paint. He needs 2 gallons of orange paint to paint the basement floor.  How many gallons of red and yellow paint should Chase use to make enough orange paint to cover the floor?

5/8 + 3/8 = 1 gallon 


1 and 2/8 gallons of red paint and 6/8 gallon of yellow paint.

500

Lily makes chili with 2 and 3/8 cups of red beans, 4 and 1/8 cups of chili beans, and 7/8 cup of onions. How many more cups of chili beans did Lily use than red beans and onions combined?

Lily used 7/8 cup more chili beans than red beans and onions combined.

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