Story Problems
Raine and Karsten made pies that were exactly the same size. Raine cut her pie into 8 equal pieces. Karsten cut his pie into 12 equal pieces. Raine gave 4/8 of the first pie to her friends and Karsten gave 6/12 of his pie to his family. Layla said it wasn't fair that Karsten's family got more pie. Raine says they got the exact same amount of pie.
Who is right: Raine or Layla?
Why? (Show your work)
Raine - they are equivalent fractions.
Draw and write 3 equivalent fractions for the fraction 1/2.
2/4, 3/6, 4/8, 5/10, 6/12, etc.
How many hundredths (1/100) are in one tenth (1/10)?
10
Write the correct comparison (<,>,=)symbol for the following:
0.10 ____ 0.25
0.10 < 0.25
T/F: You can add or subtract fractions with unlike denominators.
False: Fractions have to have common denominators to be added or subtracted.
Abby's family ate half a larger pizza. Felipe's family ate half of a medium pizza. Abby's friend, Jayme says that both families ate the same amount of pizza because a half is the same as a half.
Do you agree with Jayme? Explain.
No - the area of a medium pizza is smaller than the area of a large pizza. You can't compare fractions that have different wholes.
Write and draw 3 equivalent fractions for 2/3.
4/6, 8/12, 6/9, etc.
Add the following decimals:
0.2 + 0.3 = ____
0.5
Write the correct comparison (<,>,=) symbol for the following:
0.90 ____ 0.09
0.90 > 0.09
2/4 < 8/12
Show your work to get full points.
True.
Blake and Liam have 2/3 of a yard of red ribbon and 7/12 of a yard of purple ribbon.
Which piece of ribbon is longer?
How do you know? (Show your work.)
Red Ribbon
2/3 > 7/12
2/3 = 8/12 >7/12
Add the following fractions:
2/10 + 34/100 =____
54/100
Add the following decimals:
0.15 + 0.6
0.75
Write the correct comparison (<,>,=)symbol for the following:
0.80 ___ 0.8
0.80=0.8
3/10 = 30/100
True.
Adele ran 4/10 of a mile yesterday. Kellan ran 47/100 of a mile.
Who ran further? Explain.
Kellan - 4/10 = 40/100 < 47/100
2 5/12 + 7 3/12
9 8/12 or 9 4/6 or 9 2/3
Arabella has 0.40 ounces of chocolate. Leo has 0.4 ounces of chocolate. Cruise says that they have the same amount of chocolate.
Is he correct? Why?
Yes - 10 hundredths in 1 tenth so 0.4 = 0.40
Write the following decimal as a fraction:
0.73
73/100
5/6 < 2/4
Show your work to get full points.
False.
2 parts: James and Emilia want to make 10 hamburgers for their friends tonight. Elena says it's going to take 1/4 a pound of beef for each hamburger.
How many pounds of ground beef will they need to buy? Show your work.
Caroline bought 4 pounds of ground beef for everyone. How many pounds will be leftover after they cook for friends? Show your work.
1. 1/4 x 10 = 10/4 or 2 2/4 pounds of ground beef.
2. 4 - 2 2/4 = 1 2/4 pounds of beef.
Subtract the following fraction AND change answer into a mixed number.
17/4 - 3/4 = _____
3 2/4
Piper wanted to add the following money to buy something for Jeremy and Angela that costs $1.05. She collected her coins and found the following amounts:
$0.09
$0.45
$0.80
$0.13
How much money total does Piper have? If she has more than $1.00, how much leftover will she have when she buys the gift? Show your work and label.
$1.47 total
$0.42 leftover.
Write the following fraction as a decimal:
9/10
0.9
1/5 + 2/5 + 1/5 = 4/5
True