Word Problems
Jonny collected 3/4 of a bag of Mardi Gras beads at each parade he attended. He went to 4 different parades. Write an addition sentence and a multiplication sentence for the total amount of beads collected.
1/4+1/4+1/4+3/4
1/4x3=3/4
Compose an equivalent fraction for 4/12 with a denominator of 6.
2/6
Which pair of fractions are equivalent?
1/3 and 3/5
2/4 and 3/5
6/10 and 4/8
6/10 and 3/5
Decompose 5/10 into a sum of unit fractions.
1/10+1/10+1/10+1/10+1/10
For exercise, Leila walks and runs the same route each day. She walks the first first 1/3 of the route and then runs the rest. Which fractions represent the fraction of the route that Leila walks? Select the two correct answers.
2/3
4/6
Create an equivalent fraction for 5/20 using division.
1/4
Create two equivalent fractions for 1/2
4/8
3/6
Write a multiplication sentence for 10/12 using the unit fraction.
10 X 1/12
Jasmine ate 1/4 of a pie. She drew a model to represent the fraction of the pie that she ate. What fraction is equivalent to the pie that Jasmine ate?
2/8
1/3
Find an equivalent fraction for 12/4
24/8
36/12
48/12
Decompose 8/12 into a sum of fraction
6/12+2/12
3/12+2/12+2/12+1/12
1/12+1/12+1/12+1/12+1/12+1/12+1/12+1/12
A recipe for one batch of cookies requires 3/4 cup of flour. A baker is making 3 batches of cookies. How many cups of flour will the baker need?
9/4
1/3
3/9
2/6
Using an area model, decompose 1/4 into sixteenths.
4/16
What fraction could be decomposed as 1/4+3/14+1/4
5/4
Edgar feeds each horse in a barn 3/8 bale of hay each day. There are 4 horses in the barn. What number of bales of hay does Edgar feed the horses in the barn each day?
12/8
Caleb is taking a pan of brownies to work. The brownies are cut into 8 pieces. If he and his 3 co-workers share the brownies, what fraction will they each get? Draw a model to compose the fraction into an equivalent fraction.
2/8=1/4
Martin cut a pan of cornbread into 12 equal pieces. He gave 1/3 of the cornbread to his neighbor. Draw a model to show how Martin can give his neighbor 1/3 of the cornbread. What fraction of the cornbread is equivalent to 1/3?
4/12
Ella Jo has a dozen cookies to share with her friends. If she shares the cookies with her 10 friends and her babysitter at snack time, what fraction of the cookies will each person get?
1/12