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Write an equation. George cuts 50 feet of rope into 8 equal pieces for a knot-tying class. How long is each piece of rope?
What is 50 divided by 8.
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Solve. 50 divided by 8.
What is 6.25 or 6 and 1/4.
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Using mental math. Show how this is reasonable. 44 divided by 8 = 5.5
What is 48 divided by 8 = 6 and 40 divided by 5 = 5.
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Write a word problem for the following: 1/2 x 3
What is: (Example) A fruit salad recipe calls for 1/2 cup of grapes. If you want to make 3 servings, how many cups of grapes will be needed?
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Solve. 1/2 times 3
What is 1 and 1/2.
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Write an equation. The baker at a pizzeria divides a 6-pound batch of pizza dough into 12 equal-size balls. What is the weight of each ball?
What is 6 divided by 12.
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Solve. 6 divided by 12.
What is 0.5 or 1/2.
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Solve. Explain how your answer is reasonable. Students in a high school marching band are arranged in 17 equal rows. If there are 85 students in the marching band, how many students are in each row?
What is 5 students. I can round 85 to 100 and 17 is about 20, my answer is reasonable because 100 divided by 20 is 5.
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Write a word problem for the following: 5/8 x 2
What is: (Example) It takes 5/8 of a yard of fabric to make a purse. If you wanted to make two purses, how much fabric would be needed?
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Solve. 5/8 x 2 =
What is 1 and 2/8 or 1 and 1/4.
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Write an equation. Ryan builds some bookshelves in his room that are 8 and 1/4 feet tall. The ceiling in his room is 9 feet tall. How far is it from the top of the bookshelves to the ceiling.
What is 9 - 8 and 1/4.
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Solve. 9 - 8 and 1/4.
What is 3/4.
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Solve and show how your answer is reasonable. Peter volunteered a total of 72 hours over the last 12 weeks. If he volunteered the same number of hours each week, how many hours did Peter volunteer in one week?
What is 6 hours. 72 is about 70 and 12 is about 10. 70 divided by 10 is 7.
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Write a word problem for the following: 1/2 divided by 3
What is: (Example) After a soccer game, 1/2 of a pitcher of water was shared equally by 3 players. How much of the pitcher did each player drink?
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Solve. 1/2 divided by 3
What is 1/6.
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Write an equation. Kent is 39 and 1/2 inches tall. His sister Laurie is 21 and 1/4 inches tall. How much taller is Kent than Laurie?
What is 39 and 1/2 - 21 and 1/4.
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Solve. 39 and 1/2 - 21 and 1/4.
What is 18 and 1/4.
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Solve and if the problem has too much information, identify the extra information. Mrs. Lin buys 8 packages of pens. Each package contains 12 pens and costs $4. How much does Mrs. Lin spend on pens?
What is 8 x $4 =$32. The number of pens in each packages is not needed.
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Write a word problem for the following: 3/4 divided by 5
What is: (Example) There was 3/4 of a birthday cake. 5 friends want to share the rest of the cake equally. How much of the cake will each friend get?
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Solve. 3/4 divided by 5
What is 3/20.
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Write an equation. Henry has 2 and 3/4 cups of flour. He uses 1 and 1/2 cups of flour to bake muffins. How much flour does Henry have left?
What is 2 and 3/4 - 1 and 1/2.
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Solve. 2 and 3/4 - 1 and 1/2.
What is 1 and 1/4.
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Solve. If there is too much information, identify that information. Emilio made 65 potholders. Each potholder cost him $1.65 to make. If he sells each potholder for $2.12, how much profit will he make?
What is (65 x 2.12) - (65 x 1.65) = $30.55 You need all the information in the word problem to solve.
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Write a word problem for the following: 1 and 1/2 times 4
What is: (Example) It takes 1 and 1/2 cups of flour to make a batch of chocolate chip cookies. If you need to make four batches of cookies for a class party, how much flour will be needed?
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Solve. 1 and 1/2 x 4
What is 6.
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