Fractions Equations
Zoey has ¾ of a pizza left after going to a local restaurant last night. Today, she eats ⅓ of the remaining pizza for lunch.
How much of the original pizza does Zoey have left now?
Multiplication
2/3 x 3/4
Tiana is putting a fence around her rectangular swimming pool.
● The length of the pool is 10 9/12 yards.
● The width of the pool is 6 ⅔ yards.
How many yards of fencing does Tiana need?
Addition
(10 9/12 x 2 ) + (6 2/3 x 2)
Amy had 7/10 liter of water. She drank 2/5 liter with dinner. How many liters of water did Amy have left to drink after dinner?
Subtraction
7/10 - 2/5
1/2 divided by 8 =
1/16
Jake bought vegetables at the supermarket. He bought 2 1/2 pounds of carrots, 2 3/4 pounds of potatoes, and 3 1/8 pounds of onions. What is the total weight of all of Jakes vegetables?
5 3/8
Gianna had a canister with 6 pounds of sugar. She used 2 ¾ pounds of sugar to make cookies. How much sugar is left in the canister?
Subtraction
6 - 2 3/4
Lynn baked 3 pans of brownies for the school bake sale. Lynn wants to sell her brownies in boxes that will only hold 1/2 of a pan of brownies. How many boxes of brownies can Lynn sell?
Division
3 / 1/2
Mrs. White made 3 apple and 2 pumpkin pies for Thanksgiving dinner. Her family ate 3 ⅚ pies. How much pie is leftover?
Subtraction
5 - 3 5/6
Tina is making a sign to advertise the school play. The width of the sign is 2 2/3 feet. If the length is 4 1/2 times as much, then what is the length of the sign?
12 feet
Matt, Jake, and Tom want to share 1/3 of the leftover pizza equally. How much of the whole pizza will each boy eat?
1/9
Jennifer has 2 ½ yards of ribbon. She wants to use ⅓ of the ribbon for a craft. How many yards of ribbon will she use for the craft?
Multiplication
1/3 x 2 1/2
There was 5/12 of a pie in the fridge. Daniel ate ¼ of the pie. How much pie is left?
Multiplication
1/4 x 5/12
Sara and her friend Christina are running a 20 mile marathon. Sara is 2/5 of the way done. Christina is 7/10 of the way done. How much farther does Sara need to run than Christina to finish the marathon.
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Multiplication and Subtraction
2/5 x 20 = Sara
7/10 x 20 = Christina
Christina - Sara =
You have 1/2 of a pizza. You need to divide it between 4 people. What fraction of a pizza will each person get?
1/8
Finish the sentence.....Fractions are__________
division
Three kittens weigh a total of 2 kilograms. If each of the 3 kittens weighs the same amount, how many kilograms does each kitten weigh?
Division
2/3
Ally ran 3 1/2 miles. For 2/3 of her run, she ran uphill. How many miles did Ally run uphill?
Multiplication
2/3 x 3 1/2
Ray needs to use rope for a playground project. He has 5 yards of rope. He used ⅔ of the rope on the swings and the remaining rope was used for a net. How many yards of ribbon will Ray use for the net?
Multiplication
2/3 x 5
Aaron has 96 cards in his collection. 1/8 of the cards are baseball cards and the rest are football cards. How many cards are football cards?
84
How do you multiply fractions?
N x N
D x D