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200

3/7 x 6 

2 and 4/7

200

6 x 1/7 

6/7

300

Find the product 4 x 1/7 by adding unit fractions. 

1/7+ 1/7+ 1/7+ 1/7=4/7

300

2 x 4/5 

8/5 or 1 and 3/5 

300

Find the product 11x 1/4. Write your answer as a mixed number 

2 and 3/4

300

5 x 1/6 

5/6

300

Kamal runs 2/5 of a mile every morning. How many miles does he run in one week? Give answer as mixed number. 

2 and 4/5

400

What expression demonstrates 3 x 1/4 using a sum of unit fractions? 

1/4+ 1/4+ 1/4

400
3 x 3/4 

Give the answer as a fraction and a mixed number 

fraction: 9/4
Mixed number 2 and 1/4

400

Marty picks 5/8 of a quart of berries. Sven picks three times as many berries as Marty. How many quarts of berries do Marty and Sven pick in total? 

2 and 4/8 or 2 and 1/2

400

1/8 x 3

3/8

400

Sophie lives 3/10 of a mile from school. She walks directly to and from school every weekday. How many miles does Sophie walk to and from school during the school week? 

3 miles

500

Kayley says 5 x 1/8 = 5/40. Explain Kayley's error. Add unit fractions to show how to get the correct answer. 

1/8+ 1/8+ 1/8+ 1/8+ 1/8 =5/8

500

Boris waits at the dentist's office for 1/6 of an hour. Later that day, Manuel waits for 3 times as long as Boris waited. What fraction gives the number of hours Manuel waits? 

3/6

500

There are 24 students on the math team. Five eighths of the students are in Grade 4. The rest are in Grade 3. How many Grade 3 students are on the math team? Use an equation to justify your answer. 

9 students, 3/8 x 24

500

Find the product of 2/9 x 4

8/9

500

Heather exercises for 2/3 of an hour five days per week. Jane exercises for 5/6 of an hour, only on Saturday and Sunday. Who exercises more in one week? 

Heather, 3 and 1/3 is greater than 1 and 2/3