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PROBLEM
REVIEW
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100

Ms. Mejia has 2/3 bags of popcorn. Ms. has ¾ bags of popcorn. How much do they have together?

17/12 bags or 1 5/15

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 pounds

100

Double points: Angelina brings 4 bags of popcorn to a meeting. The bags of popcorn are all the same size. There are 14 people at the meeting. Each person eats the same amount of popcorn, and all the popcorn is eaten. What fraction of a bag of popcorn did each person eat?

Challenge: Simplify

4/14


Challenge: 2/7

100

At a sporting goods store, 3/10 of all the items are basketball items and 1/3 of all the items are football items. How many more football items were sold compared to the basketball items?

1/30 of all items


100

If you eat 1and1/4 cups on Saturday, and 1and2/5 cups on Sunday. How much cereal did you eat?

53/20 cups of cereal or 2and13/20

200

Janibel's family has to travel 4/5 miles to see her grandmother. They have already traveled 2/7 miles. How much farther do they have to go?

18/35 miles

200

Michael had 18 lbs of candies. He gave away 5/6 of the candies to her students. How much did he give away?

15 pounds


200

Bryan counted 21 pieces of candy. He ate 4/7 of the candy. How much candy did she eat?

12 pieces

200

Ms. Swegman has 2&1/3 pounds of chocolate. She used 2/3 pounds of the chocolate for her holiday caramel cookies. How much is left over?

 5/3 or 1and2/3pounds

200

In the US, 2/10 of the population is left-handed. Out of that, 1/5 are left-handed females. What part of the population is left-handed females?

2/50 of the population

300

Mo has won ¾ of his basketball games. He has played 24 games. How many has he won?

18 games

300

NCS's students plant a garden at school. The students use 2/3 yards of lettuce and 1/6 yards of the garden to plant carrots. What fraction of the garden is used to plan both the lettuce and carrots? 

Challenge: What fraction of the garden is left for other vegetables?


15/18 of the garden



Challenge: 3/18 of the garden

300

For a science experiment, Armani pours 1/2 cup of baking soda into eight containers. How much baking soda does Armani use?

Challenge:

8/2 cups

Challenge: Reduce

300

Kristopher is making holiday treats. He needs 5 cups of flour. He has 1and1/3 cups of flour. How much more flour is he missing?

11/3

Challenge:3and2/3 cups

300

Double: A pot of chili holds 10 cups. Each portion is 1/4 cup. How many portions of chili does the big pot hold?

40 portions

400

Jael is making samples of one of her fashion designs. She has 14 yards of fabric. Each sample takes ¼ yards of fabric. How many samples can she make?

56 samples

400

Of the people who attended the school play, 5/12 were students and 1/8 were teachers. What fraction of the total audience were students or teachers?

Challenge: Simplify the fraction

52/96


Challenge: 13/24 of the audience.

400

Jerry watched 1/6 of a movie on Friday, 3/5 of the movie on Saturday, and the rest on Sunday. How much of the movie did he watch so far?

Challenge: What fraction of the movie did he watch on Sunday?

23/30 of the movie

Challenge: 7/30 of the movie

400

Adam made cookies for the colder seasons. One recipe calls for 3/4 cups of flour. The second recipe calls for 2/10 cups flour. How much flour did she use in all?

Simplify using 2 

38/40 cups

400

At a baseball game, your family purchased 10 hotdogs. At the end of the game, 3 ¼ hotdogs were left. How many hotdogs were eaten?

27/4 hotdogs or 6and3/4

500

Esmeralda walks 2and2/3 miles on Saturday. She walks 1and3/4 miles on Sunday. How many miles more does Diane walk on Saturday compared to Sunday?

11/12


500

Eric has a ran that is 4and1/2 miles. Michael ran 2and2/3 miles. How much longer did Eric run?

Challenge: Change the improper fraction to a mixed fraction

11/6 

Challlenge: 1 5/6 

500

Keith has 4&2/3 lbs of potatoes. He used 1/4 of the potatoes for a stew. How many lbs of potatoes did he use?

14/12

Double points: 1&2/12

500

Before she went to the hairdresser, Sheila's hair was 7and1/2 inches long. When she left the salon, it was 5and1/2 inches long. How much of her hair did Sheila cut off?

4/2 or 2 inches

500

Adam realizes he has a 1/3 of a pizza left over. He uses the leftover pizza to share with his friends. Each of 4 friends gets an equal amount of pizza. How much of the pizza does each friend get to eat?

1/12 gallons