A cookie recipe needs 3/4 cup of sugar. Emma decides to make 1/2 of the recipe.
How much sugar will she need? Include a unit.
3/8 cup of sugar
A pan of brownies has just come out of the oven. Each serving is 1/8 of a pan.
How many servings can be made? Include a unit.
8 servings.
Lena walked 3/8 mile in the morning and 2/8 mile in the afternoon.
How far did she walk in total? Include a unit.
5/8 mile.
Liam read 9/10 of his book. 4/10 of the book was read on Saturday.
How much did he read on Sunday? Include a unit.
5/10 or 1/2 of the book.
A pan of brownies is cut into ___ equal pieces.
Each student eats ___ of the pan. How many pieces of brownie does each student eat?
What operation do you need to do to solve this problem?
Multiply
Liam planted 5/6 of a garden bed with carrots. 1/3 of the carrots grew successfully.
What fraction of the garden bed now has carrots growing? Include a unit.
5/18 of the garden bed is growing carrots.
There is 1/3 gallon of juice left in a pitcher. It is poured equally into 3 cups.
How much juice goes in each cup? Include a unit.
1/9 gallon of juice.
A chef used 2/3 cup of milk for pancakes and 1/6 cup for a sauce.
How much milk did the chef use altogether? Include a unit.
5/6 cup.
Emma planned to run 1 mile. She has already run 3/8 mile.
How much farther does she need to run? Include a unit.
5/8 mile.
Mrs. Lee has ___ boxes of granola bars. Each box has ___ bars.
She shares ___ of all the bars with her class. How many granola bars does the class get?
What operation is needed to solve this problem?
Multiplication.
It takes 2 1/3 yards of fabric to make one pillow. If a craft class makes 3 pillows, how many yards of fabric do they need? Include a unit.
A cooler holds 3 gallons of water. Each bottle holds 1/5 gallon.
How many bottles can be filled? Inlcude a unit.
15 bottles.
Ella ran 3/4 mile in the morning and 1/2 mile in the evening.
How many miles did she run in total? Include a unit.
1 1/4 miles.
A roll had 5 2/3 yards of fabric. A seamstress used 2 1/3 yards.
How much fabric remains? Include a unit.
3 1/3 yard.
A baker has ___ pounds of cookie dough.
Each batch of cookies requires ___ pound of dough.
How many batches of cookies can the baker make?
What operation is needed to solve this problem?
Division
Board Game Time
A board game usually takes 1 3/4 hours to play. A quick version takes 2/3 of that time.
How long does the quick version take? Inlcude a unit.
1 1/6 hours.
A student has 1/2 hour of reading time left. They divide the time equally over 5 days.
How much reading time will they have each day? Include a unit.
1/10 hour or 6 minutes each day.
A swimmer swam 1 1/2 miles in the morning and 2 1/2 miles in the afternoon.
How many miles did the swimmer swim in total? Include a unit.
4 miles.
A carpenter had 6 1/5 feet of wood. He used 3 3/5 feet.
How much wood remains? Include a unit.
2 3/5 feet.
During Field Day, the PE teacher filled a bucket with ___ of a gallon of water. There are ___ students this game. How much of a gallon of water will each student use?
What operation is needed to solve this problem?
Division.
Smoothie Recipe
A smoothie recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of yogurt. A smaller version uses 3/4 of the recipe.
How much yogurt is needed? Inlcude a unit.
1 7/8 cup of yogurt.
A teacher has 5 yards of ribbon. Each decoration uses 1/4 yard.
How many decorations can be made? Include a unit.
20 decorations.
A swimmer swam 1 5/6 miles in the morning and 2 3/4 miles in the afternoon.
How far did the swimmer swim in total? Include a unit.
4 7/12 miles.
A hiking trail is 8 1/2 miles long. A group already walked 5 3/4 miles.
How far do they still need to go? Include a unit.
2 3/4 miles.
During the school reading challenge, the class goal is to read ___ pages. One group of students has already read ___ of the goal. If each student in that group read the same number of pages, and there are ___ students in the group. How many pages did each student read?
What operation is needed to solve this problem?
Multiplcation and division.