Word Problems
Ayden needs 4 1/2 pounds of chicken for a recipe. He has 2 3/4 pounds already. How many more pounds of chicken does Ayhen need?
4 1/2 - 2 3/4 = 1 3/4
7 5/8 + 9 2/3 + 10 3/4 = _____
28 1/24 pound
6 1/2 − 3 7/10 = ______
2 4/5
Equivalent fractions _______ have the same value.
Always
9 / 10 + 5 / 6 is about ______
5/6 rounds to 1
1 + 1 = 2
Jaylen has two ribbons. One is 1/7 foot long, and the other is 2/5 foot long. What fraction represents the total length of ribbon Jaylen has?
5/35 + 14/35 = 19/35
Coltyn had 1/3 pound of grapes at home. He went to the store and bought 3/8 pound of grapes. What fraction of a pound of grapes does Coltyn have now?
17/24 pound of grapes
What is the missing number in the following equation?
5 2/__ - 1 4/9 = 4 2/9
3
Give an example of each of these...
Benchmark fraction
Unit fraction
Mixed number
Equivalent Fraction
Benchmark 1/4, 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 3/4
Unit 1/4, 1/5, 1/8, 1/99
Mixed Number
Equivalent Fraction
Estimate the sum of 2 7/9 and 2 3/4
2 7/9 rounds to 3
2 3/4 rounds to 3
3 + 3 = 6
For a trip to the beach, Wynter drove for 5/6 hour and Nora drove for 2/5 hour. Estimate how much longer Wynter drove than Nora. Solve, how much longer did Wynter drive than Nora?
Estimate: 1 - 1/2 = 1/2
Exact: 13/30 hour
Solve
1/8 + 3/4
1/8 + 1/2
1/8 + 5/16
1/8 + 1/5
7/8
5/8
1 1/16
7/16
Carter lives 2 5/6 blocks away from his best friend. His school is 4 1/3 blocks away in the same direction. If he stops at his best friend’s house first, how much farther do they have to walk to school?
1 1/2 blocks
Explain why you must rename 10 3/5 in order to find 10 3/5 - 6/7.
You can not subtract 6 from 3, so you need to regroup in order to get 8 as a numerator to then take away 3.
Estimate the sum of 9/10 and 5/6?
Write an equation to get full credit.
9/10 rounds to 1
5/6 rounds to 1
1 + 1 = 2
Shylee has 5 7/9 yards of fabric. She used 3 2/3 to make a shirt. Write and solve an expression to find out how much fabric is left.
5 7/9 - 3 2/3 = 2 1/9 yard
Cody made a triangle with all 3 sides the same. One side was 1 1/3 inches. What was the perimeter of the triangle?
4 inches
Sophia bought 3 1/2 pounds of turkey and 2 1/4 pounds of cheese. She used 1 1/2 pounds of cheese to make macaroni and cheese. How much cheese does she have left?
3/4 pounds left
Keylan says that the expression (5 4/8 + 7 3/4) - 4 2/4 is equal to a whole number. Do you agree? Explain.
No
8 3/4
Opal had 8 7/10 inches of string. She used 5 3/8 inches. Estimate how much string Opal has left.
A. 2 Inches B. 3 Inches
C. 4 Inches D. 5 Inches
C. 4 Inches
8 7/10 rounds to 9
5 3/8 rounds to 5
9-5=4
Andrew needs a board that is 9 2/3 feet long. He has a board that is 12 3/4 feet long. How much of the board must the carpenter cut off? If the carpenter wants another piece of wood that is 2 3/4 feet long, how much of the board must the carpenter cut off of the board that is remaining?
3 1/12 feet then 1/3 foot
For an industrial arts class, Bella used 1/3 of a piece of wood for the base of her project, 1/4 of the piece of wood for a vertical support, and the rest for a horizontal support. What fraction of the piece of wood did Bella use as a horizontal support?
5/12 piece of wood
Trinity walked 3 1/2 miles on Saturday and 4 3/4 miles on Sunday. Parker walked 5 3/8 miles on Saturday. Who walked farther? How much farther?
Trinity 2 7/8 miles farther
Find 3 3/4 - 7/8
Explain WHY you need to regroup 3 3/4.
Explain HOW you regroup 3 3/4.
2 7/8
WHY- you can not subtract 7 from 6
HOW - subtract 1 from 3, then add 8 to 6 to get new numerator. 3 6/8 becomes 2 14/8
Name two fractions that are closer to 1 than to 1/2. Then, name two fractions that are closer to 1/2 than to 0 or 1 and two other fractions that are closer to 0 than to 1/2.
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