Fraction Work Problems
We have 7 cans of whipped cream in the fridge. Each can of whipped cream weights 1/2 of an ounce. How many ounces does it weigh together?
7/2 of an ounce or 3 & 1/2 ounces.
What is a unit fraction?
It is one piece of a fraction.
If a book weghs 3/8 of a pound, what is the weight of 10 books in pounds? What is the weight in ounces?
3 & 6/8 pounds
60 ounces
A bird weighs 48 ounces. How many pounds is that?
3 pounds
When creating a line plot, what is the first number that should go under the chart?
The smallest number in the data
Mr. Black's blueberry recipe calls for 1 & 1/3 cup of bluberries. If he wants to triple the recipe, how many cups will he need?
4 cups
What is the unit fraction of 3/5?
1/5
A shed cost 1,000 dollars. The shed is 125 square feet. How much does the shed cost per foot.
8 dollars per foot
A piles of cans weight 200 pounds. How many ounces does the pile weigh?
3,200 ounces
Follow the pattern.
1, 3, 6, 10
What number comes next?
15
Mr. Black walks 9/10 of a miles a day. How far will he have walked after a week?
63/10 of a miles or 6 & 3/10
1/8, 2/8, 3/8, 4/8
Jeffrey is making balloons arches. He wants to make 4 balloon arches. Each balloon arch needs 150 balloons. If he can buy packages of balloons in packs of 100. How many will he need?
6 packs of balloons
Crackers come in packages of 1/4 pound. If a box has 3 packages. How many pounds of crackers is there? How many ounces.
3/4 pounds, and 12 ounces
When creating a line plot, how do we determine the interval between the numbers?
In the description is will say, to the nearest _______. The number in that blank is the interval.
Richard is weighing bananas at the grocery store. Each banana weighs 3/8 of a pound. If he weighs 9 bananas how much will the total weight be? Please give your answer in a mixed number.
3 & 3/8 of a pound
9/4 = 9 x ________
1/4
Diane makes 200 dollars in 10 hours of work at her hair stylist job. Diane makes 150 dollars in 10 hours at her serving job. Which job pays more per hour?
Hair stylist makes 5 dollars more per hour.
At the North Butler football game, we have 8 yards to a down. If one player makes is 20 feet, how many more yards does he need to go to make the down?
4 feet
Follow the Pattern
1, 4, 9, 16
What comes next?
25
Mr. Black read for 2 & 1/2 hours on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. He watched movies for 4 hours on Tuesday and Thursday. Which activity did he do longer? How much longer?
5/100 is a multiple of the unit fraction _____________
1/100
Bethany is making hats for the dance show for the 5 dances on her team. Each hat needs 5 yards of material. Bethany has 22 feet of material. Will she have any material left over? If so how much? If not, how much more does she need.
There is not enough material. She needs 3 more feet to make all the hats.
5 tons = ___________ ounces
160,000 ounces
What does an X represent on a line plot?
How many times or instances that number label has happened.