Jose has 2 2/3 bags of popcorn. Emmanuel has 1 ¾ bags of popcorn. How much do they have together?
"Together" & the fact that we are talking about things that are the same, indicates we add. 4 5/12.
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?
Multiply. A dog weighs 4/5 of its weight on Neptune. 4/5 of 40 pounds. We are asking, "What is 4/5 OF 40?" Answer: 32
Matti'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?
"How much farther" indicated you were looking for the difference so subtract.
Answer: 45 13/15
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?
Subtract! Clue phrase, "How much longer," so we know we are looking for a difference. Answer: 1 2/3. If you missed this check to see if you borrowed correctly.
Caroline 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
Ria 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?
The clue is that you are taking a total amount (14 yards) and seeing how many 2 1/4 yards pieces you can make. KCF! The exact answer would be 6 2/9, but since you can't make 2/9 of a clothing sample, we would drop our remainder and final answer is 6.
Most people dream about ¼ of the time they sleep. How long will you probably dream tonight if you sleep 8 hours?
"What is 1/4 OF 8?" Multiply
Answer: 2 hours