Josef has 2 2/3 bags of popcorn. Edo has
1 ¾ bags of popcorn. How much do they have together?
"Together" indicates we add. 4 5/12.
100
Objects on Neptune weigh about 4/5 of their weight on Earth. If a dog weighs 40 pounds on Earth, how much would it weigh on Neptune?
32
100
Mrs. Campbell made cookies. One recipe calls for 3 ¼ cups of flour. The second recipe calls for 2 1/5 cups flour. How much flour did she use in all?
5 9/20
100
Mrs. Campbell is making holiday treats. She needs 5 cups of flour. She has 1 1/3 cups of flour. How much more flour does she need?
3 2/3.
100
Before she went to the hairdresser, Sheila's hair was 7 1/2 inches long. When she left the salon, it was 5 1/4 inches long. How much of her hair did
Sheila cut off?
2 1/4 inches.
200
Jennifer's family has to travel 78 1/5 miles to see her grandmother. They have already traveled 32 1/3 miles. How much farther do they have to go?
45 13/15
200
Jordyn has a jumprope that is 6 1/3 feet long. Taylor's jumprope is 4 2/3 feet long. How much longer is Jordyn's rope?
1 2/3.
200
Hannah counted 21 pieces of candy. She ate 4/7 of the candy. How much candy did she eat?
12
200
Ms. Swegman has 2 1/3 pounds of chocolate. She will use 2/3 of the chocolate for her holiday truffles. How much will she use?
1 5/9 pounds
200
In the US, 3/25 of the population is left-handed males. 1/10 are left-handed females. What part of the population is left-handed?
11/50
300
Casey has won ¾ of her hockey games. She has played 24 games. How many has she won?
Multiply! Casey won 3/4 of her games. 3/4 of 24 games. Answer: 18
300
Ms. Jones has 4 2/3 lbs of potatoes. She used 1/3 of the potatoes. How many lbs of potatoes did she use?
1 5/9
300
Before she went to the hairdresser, Sheila's hair was 7 1/2 inches long. When she left the salon, it was 5 1/4 inches long. How much of her hair did
Sheila cut off?
2 1/4 inches
300
Ben and Daniel wanted to see who was taller. They had
their mom measure their heights with a yardstick. Ben
was 52 3/8 inches tall, and Daniel was 48 1/3 inches tall.
How much taller is Ben than Daniel?
4 1/24.
300
A pot of chili holds 10 2/3 cups. Each portion is 3/4 cup. How many portions of chili does the big pot hold?
8
400
Neo is making samples of one of her fashion designs. She has 14 yards of fabric. Each sample takes 2 ¼ yards of fabric. How many samples can she make?
6
400
Lilli bought 14 yards of material to make chair cushions. She cut the material into pieces 1 ¾ yards long to make each cushion. How many cushions did Lilli make?
8
400
A group of Boy Scouts are cutting rope to prepare for their next rock climbing activity. They have 24 ft of rope, and each Boy Scout will need 3 1/5 ft of rope for his gear. How many Boy Scouts will get their rope?
7 1/2
400
Mary needs 3/7 cup of sugar to bake a cake. How much
will she need to bake 3 cakes?
1 2/7
400
If one batch of cookies calls for 1 2/3 cups flour, how much flour will you need for 8 batches?
13 1/3
500
Most people dream about ¼ of the time they sleep. How long will you probably dream tonight if you sleep 8 hours?
2 hours
500
Ms. Campbell had 18 lbs of oranges. She gave away 5/6 of the oranges. How much did she keep for her family?
15 lbs
500
It took Brad 3/5 of an hour to drive from his house to Athens, Georgia. Brad drove another 3/4 of an hour to Auburn, Georgia. How long did Brad drive in all?
17/20 of an hour or 51 minutes
500
Mary needs 3/7 cup of sugar to bake a cake. How much
will she need to bake 3 cakes?
1 2/7
500
Bev wants to make 2 1/2 recipes of play clay for her daughter's birthday party. If each recipe calls for 3 2/3 teaspoons of salt, how much salt will she need?