Word Problems
Willa made 2 cakes the exact same size. The first cake was cut into 6 pieces and the second cake was split into 12 pieces. She gave 3/6 of the first pie to her friend and 4/12 of the second pie to her Grandma. Her brother thinks she gave more to her Grandma because 12 is bigger than 6. Do you agree with her brother? Show your work. (MAKE DENOMINATORS THE SAME)
3/6 > 4/12
3/6 is equal to 6/12 so 3/6 is greater.
3/4 + 1/4 =
4/4 or 1
Write 45/100 as a decimal.
0.45
Write two equations that equal 3/4.
1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 = 3/4
1/4 + 2/4 = 3/4
3/4 + 0 = 3/4
4/4 - 1/4 = 3/4
Sophia's ated 1/4 of a small pizza and her brother ate 1/4 of a large pizza. Sophia thinks she ate the same amount as her brother because 1/4 is the same as 1/4. Do you agree with Sophia? Show your work.
No, 1/4 of a small pizza will be smaller than 1/4 of a large pizza because the wholes are different sizes.
4 and 1/3 + 2 and 1/3 =
6 and 2/3
Write 6/100 as a decimal.
0.06
True or False. Show your work.
2/4 < 8/12
True
2/4 = 6/12 so 8/12 is greater.
Sullie has 3/4 of a foot of red wrapping paper and 2/3 of a foot of green wrapping paper. Which color wrapping paper does she have more of? Show your work. (MAKE DENOMINATORS THE SAME)
3/4 = 9/12
2/3 = 8/12
3/4 > 2/3
5/6 - 3/6 =
2/6
Compare using <, >, =
0.70 _ 0.07
0.70 > 0.07
True or False. Show your work.
0.46 < 0.5
True because 0.5 = 0.50 and 0.50 is greater than 0.46.
Finn and his dad want to make 5 hamburgers for family dinner. They need 1/3 pound of ground beef for each burger. How many pounds of ground beef will they need to buy? Show your work.
Compare using <, >, = (MAKE DENOMINATORS THE SAME)
1/3 _ 3/12
1/3 > 3/12 because 1/3 = 4/12
Compare using <, >, =
0.2 _ 0.20
0.2 = 0.20
Write 2/10 as a decimal.
0.2
It takes Giselle 8 and 2/4 feet of wrapping paper to wrap all of the presents she bought. She already had 4 feet and she bought 3 1/4 foot of wrapping paper from Target. Will she have enough paper? If not, how much more would she need?
No, she will only have 7 and 1/4. She will need 1 and 1/4 more.
Compare using <, >, = (MAKE DENOMINATORS THE SAME)
8/10 _ 7/8
Mr. O says 5/10 is less than 50/100 because 5 is less than 100. Do you agree?
No, they are equivalent 5/10 = 50/100
Mrs. P ran 6/10 of a mile and Mr. Cooney ran 33/100 of a mile. How much did they run in total? Show your work.
6/10 = 60/100
60/100 + 33/100 = 93/100