Mental Maths
Division problems
Comparing Fractions
Equivalent Fraction
word problems
100

8 x 8=

64

100

85÷ 17=

5

100

1/2         1/3

1/2   >    1/3

100

Find an equivalent fraction for 3/5

E.g.  6/10       9/15       12/20

100

Ms Jill made 47 gingerbread cookies which she will distribute equally in tiny glass jars. If each jar is to contain six cookies each, how many cookies will not be placed in a jar?( 3 parts are needed: Number sentence, column form and answer sentence)

Answer: 47 ÷ 6 = 7 jars R 5 cookies

5 cookies will not be placed in a jar.

200

13 x 30 =

390

200

135÷ 15=

9

200

5/8                5/6

5/8     <       5/6

200

True  or False :

They are equivalent fractions:  3/8  and 36/96

True 
200

Ms Terri  also baked oatmeal cookies for her classmates. If she can place 12 cookies on a tray at a time, how many trays will she need to prepare 276 oatmeal cookies at a time?

Answer: 276 ÷ 12 = 23 trays

She will need 23 trays.

300

150 x 40

6000

300

805÷ 36=

22 R 13

300

4/16              2/8

4/16 =  2/8

300

True  or False :

They are equivalent fractions:  4/36  and 1/8

False

300

When the quotient of 5 ? 6 ÷ 53 is a two-digit number, the smallest number that can be filled in the is (   )

3

400

320 ÷ 2 =

160

400

928 ÷ 17=

54 R 10

400

4/8        1/5

4/8   >    1/5

400

5/7 = ?/21

15

400

Jason made 589 lollipops on March. On average, how many lollipops did he make per day?

589 ÷ 31 = 19 lollipops

500

24000 ÷ 60=

400

500

1374÷ 458=

3

500

2/5           1/3

2/5    >     1/3

500

16/?=8/12

24

500

Ms Anna wants to buy toy cars for students. She has $840. Each toy car costs $15. How many toy cars can Ms Anna buy?

 *If there is a “Big Sale” promotion in the shop. The price of each toy car can be $3 cheaper than the original price. How many toy cars can Ms Anna buy now?

840 ÷ 15 = 56 toy cars 

* 840 ÷ (15-3) = 70 toy cars

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