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100

Finish the equivalent fraction:

 10     =     30 
 25            ??

  30  
  75

Because 10 x 3 = 30

100

Find the difference:

6     -     1
7           3

11
21

Because:

18    -     7
21          21

= 11
    21

100

Find the product:

 1     x     8
 4            9

2
9

Because 1x8 = 8
and       4x9 = 36

Both divide by 4.

100

Simplify this fraction:

 24
 40

3
5

Because 24   =    12     =     6
             40         20            10

100

Flushing a toilet uses 4/6 gallons of water.
Brushing teeth uses 1/12 gallon of water.
Washing hands uses 1/8 gallon of water.

How much water would be used if you did all three?

Adding:

You would use 7/8 gallons of water after flushing, brushing, and washing. 

7
8

16    +         +      3
24           24           24

= 21
   24


200

Finish the equivalent fraction: 

  7      =     49  
 11              ??

    49  
    77

Because 7 x 7 = 49

200

Find the sum:

1     +     4
10           5

 9
10

Because:

1   +   8
10       10

200

Find the product:

1 and 3      x     7
         4             10 

1 and  9
         40

Because 1 and 3/4 = 7
                               4

  7    x     7
  4          10

= 49
   40

200

Simplify:

50
20

2 and 1
         2

Because 20 goes into 50 two times (2 wholes).
50 - 20 - 20 = 10
                      20

2 and 10
         20

200
A water bottle is filled with 1 and 1/3 cups of ice, and 2 3/4 cups of water. How much volume is in the bottle?

Adding: 

There is 4 and 1/12 cups in the water bottle.

1 and 1   +    2 and 3
         3                  4

1 and 4   +   2 and 9
         12               12

= 3 and 13
            12
= 4 and 1
            12

300

Find the equivalent fraction:

  8      =      ??
  9              45

  40  

  45 

Because 9 x 5 = 45

300
Find the sum:

    14    +    5
    16           8

1 whole and 1/2

Because:

14   +   10
16        16

= 24
    16

16 goes into 24 one time, with 8 leftover (24-16=8)

300

Find the quotient:

 8      ÷      7
11              9 

72
77

Because 8   x    9
            11        7

Keep - Change - Change

300

Simplify

 5
40

1
8

300

You find one half of a cake in the fridge. You eat two-fifths of what remains. How many cakes did you eat?

Multiply:

You ate 1/5 of the cake. 

1     x      2
2             5

= 2
   10

400

Create equivalent fractions with a common denominator:

  7              10 
  8              12

Common denominator: 24

  21            20
  24            24 

Because 8 x 3 = 24 and 12 x 2 = 24.

(Another common denominator could be 48, 72, or 96)

400

Find the difference:

3 and 1    -     6 
         2           7

2 and  9
         14
Because

3 and 7   -   12
        14       14
Borrow from the wholes:

2 and 21   -   12
         14        14

2 and  9
         14

400

Find the quotient:

1 and     ÷     2
         5            9

7 and 1
         5

Because 1 and 3/5 = 8
                               5

  8    x   9
  5         2

= 72
   10 

400

Simplify:

121
 10

12 and 1
          10

10 goes into 121 twelve whole times (10 x 12 = 120).
There is 1 leftover.

400

Ms. Hickey used 1/5 of her paycheque for groceries. Of those groceries, 1/8 are snacks. 

How much of her paycheque did Ms. Hickey spend on snacks?

Multiply: What is 1/8 of 1/5?

Ms. Hickey used 1/40 of her paycheque to buy snacks.

1   x   1
8        5 

=  1
   40

500

Create equivalent fractions with a common denominator:

   14            2
   25           10

Common denominator: 50

   28         10
   50         50

Because 25 x 2 = 50, and 10 x 5 = 50.

500

Find the sum:

 6    +    5
 9          6

1 and  1
          2

Because:

  24    +    30
  36          36

= 54
   36

= 1 and 18 
             36

500

Find the produect:

1 and 3    x    1 and  4
         8                    5

2 and 19
         40

Because

11    x     9
 8            5

= 99
   40

500

Simplify:

48
 7

6 and 6
         7

500

A bag of candy has 4 and 1/5 pounds of candy. For Halloween, a family is making treat bags with 1/10 pound of candy in each. How many treat bags can they make?

Divide:

4 and 1/5 ÷ 1/10

They can make exactly 42 treat bags with the candy.

4 and 1     =   21
         5           5

21   ÷   1
 5        10

21    x   10
 5          1

= 210
     5

There are exactly 42 fives in 210.