Fraction Number Stories
Two friends are sharing 5 granola bars. How much will each person get, if each gets the same amount?
2 1/2 or 5/2 granola bars
Name a fraction equivalent to 1/2.
Possible Answers:
2/4, 3/6, 4/8, 10/20
Which is greater?
3/7 5/7
5/7
Write this number in words: 3.4
Three and four tenths
Put the units in order from smallest to largest.
centimeter meter millimeter
millimeter centimeter meter
Six hikers share 4 pounds of trail mix equally. How many pounds of trail mix does each hiker get?
4/6 or 2/3 of a pound
Are 3/4 and 2/3 equivalent?
No
Which is less?
4/5 4/10
4/10
Write this number in words: 1.57
one and fifty-seven hundredths
How many centimeters are in 1 meter?
100 cm
Carson and his 3 friends want to share 10 cookies equally. How many cookies will each person get?
2 2/4 or 2 1/2 cookies
Name a fraction equivalent to 4/6.
Possible answers:
2/3, 8/12, 40/60, 12/18
Which is greater?
1/12 3/6
3/6
Which is greater?
3.08 3.2
3.2
Convert to meters: 800 cm
8 meters
Three students in Mr. Brady's class are asked to share 5 feet of string equally for a project. How much string does each person get?
1 2/3 or 5/3 feet of string
Name 3 fractions equivalent to 2/5.
Possible answers:
4/10, 6/15, 8/20, 20/50, 200/500
Put the fractions in order from least to greatest.
9/10 2/5 1/8
1/8 2/5 9/10
Write this number in standard form: five and seven hundredths
5.07
Convert to millimeters: 60 cm
600 mm
Mr. Gronkowski has 8 pizzas to share among 6 people. If each person gets the same amount, how much pizza will each person get?
8/6 or 1 2/6 or 1 1/3 pizzas
Name 4 fractions equivalent to 3/4.
Possible answers:
6/8 9/12 12/16 15/20 30/40
Put the fractions in order from least to greatest.
7/12 1/2 2/3 4/10 1/6
1/6 4/10 1/2 7/12 2/3
Put the numbers in order from least to greatest.
6.05 6.1 5.99 6.03 7.01
5.99 6.03 6.05 6.1 7.01
Convert to centimeters: 73 mm
7.3 cm