Word Problems
Multiplication
Division
Ketchup Spill
100

I have 1/2 of a cake from my birthday. I am giving it to 3 of my friends. How much of the whole cake does each friend get? 

1/6 of the cake

100

3/4 X 4/6

12/24 or 1/2

100

1/2 divided by 3

1/6

100

1/3 X ? 

1. the answer will be less than 1/3

2. the answer will be less than the ketchup-covered number

3. the answer will be a fraction

4. the answer will be greater than the ketchup-covered number

2. The answer will be less than the ketchup-covered number

200

I have 3 cupcakes and want to split them into 1/3 pieces. How many pieces will I have in all?

9 pieces

200

1/3 X 5/6

5/18

200

1/12 divided by 5

1/60

200

6/5 X ?

1. the answer will be less than 6/5

2. the answer will be less than the ketchup-covered number

3. the answer will be a fraction

4. the answer will be greater than the ketchup-covered number

4. The answer will be greater than the ketchup-covered number

300

I have 1/3 a bag of candy and I want to split it between 5 people. How much of the whole bag does each person get?

1/15 of the bag

300

3/5 X 5/10

15/50 or 3/10

300
6 divided by 1/4

24

300

3/5 X ?

1. the answer will be less than 3/5

2. the answer will be less than the ketchup-covered number

3. the answer will be a fraction

4. the answer will be greater than the ketchup-covered number

2. The answer will be less than the ketchup-covered number.

400

I have 9 candy bars and I want to split each one up so I can give them to 27 friends. What size pieces do I need to split each candy bar into?

1/3 pieces

400

3/2 X 4/7

12/14 or 6/7

400

1/2 divided by 7

1/14

400

9/3 X ?

1. the answer will be less than 9/3

2. the answer will be less than the ketchup-covered number

3. the answer will be a fraction

4. the answer will be greater than the ketchup-covered number

4. The answer will be greater than the ketchup-covered number

500

I have 5 cups of tomato soup. If I want to split it evenly so that each person gets 1/7 a cup of soup, how many people can I give soup to?

35 people

500

5/12 X 3/5

15/60 or 1/4

500

9 divided by 1/5

45

500

9/10 X ?

1. the answer will be less than 9/10

2. the answer will be less than the ketchup-covered number

3. the answer will be a fraction

4. the answer will be greater than the ketchup-covered number

2. The answer will be less than the ketchup-covered number

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