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100
Write the following as a fraction: 5 ÷ 3
5/3
100
1/3 of 1/2
1/6
100
20 residents
100
2 ÷ 1/2
4
100
Steve had 1/2 of a lasagna left over. Three friends came over. Him AND HIS FRIENDS shared it. How much did they each get?
1/8 of the lasagna
200
Write the following as a fraction: 12 ÷ 5
12/5
200
3/4 x 1/4
3/16
200
Miss Z collected data last week from some 5th grade students and recorded the information below. What is the most amount of time that students spent reading?
3 hours
200
5 ÷ 1/4
20
200
Three fifths of the students in a class were girls. Of the boys, 1/2 had glasses. What fraction of the class were boys with glasses?
2/10 of the class
300
Write the following as a fraction, and then change it to a mixed number 30 ÷ 5
30/5
6
300
Solve 3/6 of 12
36/6 or 6
300
Miss Z collected data last week from some 5th grade students and recorded the information below. Find the TOTAL amount of time spent reading from the time that was read most frequently.
12 1/2 hours
300
1/2 ÷ 6
1/12
300
The Woodridge race was 6 miles long. If there were water stops every 1/2 of a mile, how many water stops were there?
12 water stops
400
Write the following as a fraction, and then change it to a mixed number 15 ÷ 4
15/4
3 3/4
400
Solve 4 x 3 2/6.
13 2/6
400
Mrs. Wilkinson used 10 buckets to collect rainfall. The following line plot shows the amount of rain collected in each bucket in gallons. Write an expression to show how to find the total amount of water
See board
400
5 ÷ 1/8
40
400
Miss Antonelli's plant grew 1 and 1/2 inches. Miss Sayer's plant grew 1/2 as much as hers. How much did Miss Sayer's plant grow?
3/4 of an inch
500
Write the following as a fraction, and then change it to a mixed number 27 ÷ 7
27/7
3 6/7
500
Solve and write answer as a mixed number: 1/5 of 9 2/3
1 and 14/15
500
Mrs. Wilkinson used 10 buckets to collect rainfall. The following line plot shows the amount of rain collected in each bucket in gallons. Write an expression to show how to find the total amount of water that collected the MOST amount of rain, and solve
2 3/8 x 2
4 6/8 gallons of rain
500
1/5 ÷ 12
1/60
500
Kobe and MJ share a 16 ounce box of cereal. By the end of the week, Kobe ate 3/8 of the box, and MJ ate 1/4 of the box. How much cereal is left?
6 ounces of cereal