Vocabulary
What is "decompose"
To break apart
12 x 7
84
Rolando ran 3&2/4 miles yesterday. Today he ran 2&3/4 miles. How many miles did he run total?
6& 1/4 miles
What is the sum of 4& 1/5 + 2& 2/5?
6& 3/5
3/12 feet
What is a "solution"?
The answer to a problem
12 x 700
8,400
4/4 + 4/4 + 4/4 + 3/4
3& 3/4 or 15/4
What is the sum of 3& 3/8 + 3& 6/8?
7& 1/8
Wesley wants to know how many pounds of apples he has in total. He has 2& 1/3 pounds of apples at his house and buys another 3& 1/3 pounds today. How many pounds of apples does he have?
5& 2/3
What is a "mixed number"?
A whole number and a fraction
12 x 7,000
84,000
What number is 5/5 + 3/5 + 1/5 + 2/5?
2& 1/5
What is the difference in 5& 4/6 - 2& 3/6?
3& 1/6
A gardener has 7& 2/4 bags of mulch. He uses 6 & 3/4 bags of mulch for a customer. How much mulch does he have left?
3/4 bag
What are equivalent fractions?
Fractions that are equal
12 x 70,000
840,000
4& 4/8 oranges
2& 1/4
What would the equation and answer be for the following word problem:
On Friday, Shelly used 3& 4/8 cups of flour. On Saturday, she used 1& 6/8 cups less flour than she used on Friday. What is the total amount of flour that Shelly used on Friday and Saturday?
3& 4/8 + 1& 6/8 = 5& 2/8
What is a "variable"
A letter
12 x 700,000
8,400,000
What mixed number is equivalent to 17/6?
2& 5/6
What is the difference in 6& 5/8 - 3& 6/8?
2& 7/8
What operation should be used to solve this problem?:
Kevin has 2& 7/12 cups of trail mix. He has 5/12 cup less than Pat. How many cups of trail mix does Pat have?
Addition