Number Stories
We have 7 cans of peaches in our pantry. Each can weighs 4/8 pound. How much do the cans weight together?
28/8 or 3 4/8
How many feet are in 1 yard?
3 feet.
List the next two mulitples of 1/3 in order.
1/3, ____, ______
2/3, 3/3
3 x 1/3
3/3 or 1
1 1/4 + 2 2/4 = ?
3 3/4
Lauren runs 4/10 mile every day. How many miles does she run in one week?
28/10 or 2 8/10 miles
How many quarts are in 1 gallon?
4 quarts.
List the next three multiples of 1/4 in order.
1/4, ____, _____, ______
2/4, 3/4/, 4/4
4 x 5/8 = ?
20/8 or 2 4/8
1 8/10 + 3 2/10 = ?
Alice's recipe calls for 5 pints of milk. She had 3 quarts of milk and gave 2 pints away. Does she have enough milk for her recipe? How many pints of milk does she have?
No. 4 Pints.
How many quarts are in 4 gallons?
16 quarts.
4/3 is a multiple of what unit fraction?
1/3
8 x 4/10 = ?
32/10 or 3 2/10
3 2/5 + 4 4/5 = ?
7 6/5 or 8 1/5
Cal needs to make muffins for the school bake sale. Each box of muffin mix costs $0.40. If he buys 5 or more boxes, they only cost $0.35 each. If Cal decides to buy 5 boxes, how much will he spend?
$1.75
How many cups are in 3 pints?
6 cups
List the next three multiples of 4/6.
4/6, ____, _____, _____
5/6, 6/6, 7/6
11 x 3/4 = ?
33/4 or 8 1/4
3/5
Penny is making jump ropes for her four nieces. Each rope needs to be 3 yards long. Penny has a 30 foot piece of rope. Will she have any leftover rope? If so, how much?
Yes. 3 feet.
How many pints are in 9 quarts?
18 pints
List the next three multiples of 7/8.
7/8, ____ ,_____, ______
8/8, 9/8, 10/8
13 x 2 2/3 = ?
34 2/3
10 2/6 - 7 4/6 = ?
2 4/6