Word Problems
Caiden, Levi, and Teaven are sharing leftover of halloween candy equally. The bag is 1/5 full. How much of the bag will each person get?
1/15 of the bag
Allie brought 3 brownies to school. She wants to share with Brooklyn, Hannah, Jazmyn, and Owen. How much of the brownies will each person get?
3/5 of a brownie (+100 bonus points!!)
At a family gathering there are 15 cupcakes. If 12 people attend the gathering, what is the most amount of cupcakes each person will get?
1 3/12 or 1 1/4 cupcakes
1/2 ÷ 3
1/6 (minus 100 points if incorrect)
2 ÷ 1/3
6
Mason brought 10 cupcakes for his classmates. He is sharing with 4 other students. How many cupcakes will each person get?
2 cupcakes
Mateo has to give away 18 flyers for a fundraiser. If Mateo has 9 weeks to give away all the flyers, how many does he need to give away each week?
2 flyers each week
Piper invited 8 people to her birthday party. There are 12 gallons of punch for everyone to drink. How much punch will each person get?
1 4/8 gallon or 1 1/2 gallon of punch
1/7 ÷ 4
1/28
4 ÷ 1/5
20 (minus 100 points if incorrect)
After Emersyn's birthday party there was 3 gallons of ice cream left. How many days will the ice cream last if 1/4 gallon is eaten each day?
12 days (+100 bonus points!!)
On your desk you have 1/5 box of erasers to share with 4 classmates. How much of the box will each student get?
1/20 of the box of erasers
how much chocolate will each person get if 3 people share 1/2 lb of chocolate equally?
1/6 lb
1/9 ÷ 3
1/27 (minus 100 points if incorrect)
3 ÷ 1/7
21
Zach, Kaden, and Gavynn are practicing for their track meet. They need to run 1/8 of a mile total. How far does each person need to run?
1/24 of a mile
Bradyn has 1/6 gallon of water that he is taking on a camping trip. His camping trip is 6 days long. How much water can Bradyn drink each day?
1/36 gallon each day
How many 1/3 cup servings are in 2 cups of M&M's?
6 (+100 bonus points!!!)
1/7 ÷ 6
1/42
7 ÷ 1/8
56 (minus 100 points if incorrect)
A parking lot that is 1/3 of an acre is divided to make 9 equal sized parking areas. How large is each parking area?
1/27 of an acre
Carter has 1/5 of an hour to study for CASE-21. There are 5 tests to study for. How much time can he study for each test?
1/25 hour for each test.
Bryant is painting his room. He needs 1/3 gallon of paint total for all 4 walls. How much paint will go onto each wall?
1/9 ÷ 8
1/72 (minus 100 points if incorrect)
9 ÷ 1/7
63