Mari makes bows for floral arrangements. She uses 1/8 yard of ribbon for each bow. How many bows can she make from 48 yards of ribbon?
384
48 divided by 1/8
A business has 384 cases of water. There are 42 bottles of water in each case. How many bottles of water does the business have?
16,128
384 x 42
Three friends equally share 1/2 of a pizza. How much of the pizza does each friend get?
1/6
1/2 divided by 3
What is the sum 2 (1/2) + 3 (3/4)?
6 (1/4)
A rectangular room is 12 (1/2) feet long and 10 (1/3) feet wide. What is the area of the room?
129 (1/6)
Denise bought 12 slices of cheese at the deli. The total weight of the cheese she bought was 1/4 pound. What is the weight of each slice of cheese?
1/48
1/4 divided by 12
A supermarket has 238 large boxes of cereal. Each large box holds 32 small bags of cereal. How many small bags of cereal are in the supermarket?
7,616
238 x 32
The drama club members want to buy 862 bags of popcorn to serve during the intermission of their play. If popcorn comes in cases of 24 bags, what is the minimum number of cases that they need?
36
862 divided by 24
Richard walked 15.74 miles and James walked 12.98 miles. How many more miles did Richard walk than James?
2.76
15/74 - 12.98
Nabeel cuts out pieces of fabric for a quilt that are 4(1/2) inches long and 2 (3/4) inches wide. What is the area of each piece?
12 (3/8)
4 (1/2) x 2 (3/4)
After basketball practice, 8 players equally shared 3 large bottles of water. What fraction of a bottle did each player get?
3/8
Sheldon and his three friends pick 15 pints of blueberries. They divide the pints of blueberries evenly among them. How many pints of blueberries does each person get?
3 (3/4)
15 divided by 3
Joan went to the bookstore.
• At this bookstore, 3/4 of the books are fiction.
• Of the fiction books, 1/3 are mystery books.
What fraction of the books at the bookstore are mystery fiction books?
1/4
1/3 x 3/4 = 3/12 simplied = 1/4
Becky bought 3/8 pound of turkey and 1/4 pound of cheese. She says that the combined weight of the turkey and cheese she bought was more than 1 pound. Which best describes Becky’s conclusion?
A)It is reasonable because 3/8 > 1/2 and 1/4 < 1/2
B) It is reasonable because 3/8 > 1/2 and 1/4 < 3/8
C)It is not reasonable because 3/8 < 1/2 and 1/4 > 1/2
D)It is not reasonable because 3/8 < 1/2 and 1/4 < 3/8
D
Both numbers and less than 1/2 so when added they will not equal 1 whole pound.
Tracie ran a total of 5 (3/4) miles on Saturday and Sunday. She ran 1 (5/8) miles on Saturday. How many miles did Tracie run on Sunday?
4 (1/8)
5 (3/4) - 1 (5/8)
A bracelet that costs $11.26 was marked down to $9.38. How much was the bracelet marked down?
$1.88
$11.26 - $9.38
A sports store has 468 golf balls. They will be put into boxes that hold 18 balls each. What is the minimum number of boxes needed for all the golf balls?
26
468 divided by 18
Last month, Desiree spent 6 hours at the batting cages hitting baseballs. She was at the batting cages for 1/3 hour each time she went. How many times did Desiree go to the batting cages last month?
18
6 divided by 1/3
Mr. Edwards bought a 50-pound bag of flour for his bakery. It was equally divided among 6 days. How much flour was used per day?
8 (1/3)
50 divided by 6
Which statement is true?
A) 2/3 x 15 < 15 because 2/3 > 1
B)2/3 x 15 < 15 because 2/3 < 1
C)2/3 x 15 > 15 because 2/3 >1
D)2/3 x 15 > 15 because 2/3 < 1
B
Trisha bought a carton of orange juice. She drank 1/3 of the carton on Monday and 5/12 of the carton on Tuesday. What fraction of the carton did Trisha drink?
3/4
1/3 + 5/12
What is the product of 256 and 24?
6, 144
Mia wants to buy 3 notebooks for $1.29 each. Which expression shows how to find the total cost?
A) 3 – 1.29
B) 3 × 1.29
C) 3 ÷ 1.29
D) 3 + 1.29
B
Rushika buys 3.87 ounces of walnuts and 12.45 ounces of almonds. What is the total weight of the nuts that Rushika buys?
16.32
3.87 + 12.45
A group of 23 people are taking a trip to California. Tickets for the trip cost $159 per person. What is the total cost, in dollars, of the tickets?
$3,657
23 x $159