Multiplication
Multi-Step Story Problems
Comparing Fractions
Fraction Story Problems
Misc. Fractions and Decimals
100

50 x 40 =

2000

100

Tim and Jim went to buy popsicles for all of the football teams in their league. They bought 4 boxes of popsicles with 37 popsicles in each box. If 132 people ate a popsicle, how many popsicles are left over?

16 popsicles are left over.

100

Compare the following fractions >, <, or =. Be ready to explain your reasoning!

1/8            1/10

1/8     >     1/10

They are both one unit fraction but eighths are larger pieces than tenths.

100

Chance had 5/6 of a piece of gum. Coral has 4/6 of a piece of gum. How much total gum did they have?

1 3/6 piece of gum

100

Compare using >, <, or =.

0.08        0.80

0.08    <   0.80

200

30 x 22 =

660

200

The librarian bought 6 crates of books with 12 books in each crate. He wants to put them on shelves in the library and only 9 books fit on each shelf. How many shelves of books can the librarian fill?

8 shelves of books.

200

Compare the following fractions >, <, or =. Be ready to explain your reasoning!

7/8            9/10

7/8     <     9/10

Both fractions are missing one unit fraction but 9/10 is missing a smaller piece, making it closer to one whole.

200

Old Man Monty ate 2/3 of a large pizza and Old Woman Wonda ate 2/3 of a medium pizza. Who ate more pizza? How do you know?

Old Man Monty because although they both ate 2/3, Old Man Monty had a larger whole.

200

Compare using >, <, or =.

0.3        0.30

0.3  =   0.30

300

19 x 7=

133

300

Mr. Jones got 7 boxes of crayons for his fourth graders. Each box had 48 crayons in it. He dumped all the crayons out of their boxes and divided them into 6 tubs, one for each table group. How many crayons did each table group get?

Write an equation for this problem.

(7x48)/6 = c

300

Compare the following fractions >, <, or =. Be ready to explain your reasoning!

3/8           6/10

3/8    <   6/10

3/8 is less than half and 6/10 is greater than half, making 6/10 the greater fraction.

300

Max says 4/10 + 35/100 = 39/100. Ari says 4/10 + 35/100 = 75/100. Who is correct? Show your work.

Ari is correct.

300

Compare using >, <, or =.

0.39        0.4

0.39    <    0.4

400

341 x 8=

2,728

400

Ms. Penny got 11 packs of pencils for her fourth graders. Each pack had 24 pencils in it. She gave each of her 26 students 3 of the new pencils. How many pencils did she have left?

Write an equation to match the problem.

(11x24) - (26x3) = p

400

Compare the following fractions by finding a common denominator. Make sure you use one of the following symbols:   >, <. = 

3/4         4/6

3/4   >    4/6 

9/12  >   8/12


400

Brianna and Lupe each got a strip of gum exactly the same size. Brianna ate 4/6 of her strip. Lupe ate 3/4 of her strip. Who ate more? Show your work.

Lupe ate more.
400

Compare using >, <, or =.

7/10      65/100

7/10   >   65/100

500

66 x 29 = 

1,914

500

Ms. Burken, Mrs. Loftis, and Mrs. Gray each bought 19 boxes of chocolates. If there are 15 chocolates in each box, how many chocolates were bought by the teachers?

Write an equation for this problem and solve.

3x19x15= c

855 chocolates

500

Compare the following fractions >, <, or =. Be ready to explain your reasoning!

1/4            3/12

1/4   =    3/12

If you change 1/4 to twelfths, you will have 3/12.

500

Carmen and her sister Tonya both had a medium bottle of juice. Carmen drank 1/8 of her bottle and Tonya drank 1/6 of her bottle. Who has more left in their bottle? How do you know?

Carmen has more left in her bottle.

Tonya drank more which means Carmen has more left.

500

Compare using >, <, or =.

3/100   =   30/1000

3/100   =   30/1000