Identifying the Function 1
Jared bought 8/9 of a pound of chocolates and ate 1/3 of a pound. How much was left?
Subtraction
Jay'Shaun bought 3/4 of a pound
of jellybeans and 5/8 pound
of gummy bears. How much
candy did he buy?
1 3/8 pounds of candy
Edwin rode his bike 2/5 of a mile and walked another 3/4 of a mile. How far did he travel?
Addition
A taco recipe called for cups of 1 2/5 meat per taco. If Isabel wanted to make 4 tacos, how much meat would she need?
5 3/5 cups of meat
What is Miss Popplewell's favorite color?
Purple
Grace walked 3/4 of a mile
before lunch and 1/2 of a
mile after lunch. How far did
she walk in all?
Addition
A cake recipe called for using 6 5/9 cups of sugar before baking and another 5 4/9 cups after baking. What is the total amount of sugar needed in the recipe?
12 cups
James bought a board that was 7/8 of a yard long. He cut off 1/2 of a yard. How much was left?
Subtraction
Michelle needed 1/3 cup of flour to make an apple pie. If she wants to make 9 pies, how many cups of flour does she need?
3 cups
What college does Miss Popplewell go to?
IUPUI
The track is 3/5 of a mile
long. If Kaden jogged
around it twice, how far
did he run?
Multiplication or Addition
At the Taylor Ski Resort, it snowed 3 1/2 feet yesterday and 1 2/3 feet today. How much more did it snow yesterday than today?
1 5/6 feet
Maria spent 1 1/4 hours doing her math homework. She spent 1/4 of her time practicing her addition facts. How many hours did Maria spend practicing her addition facts?
Multiplication
A land developer wants to divide up 2/5 of an acre of land into equally-sized lots for houses. She wants to build 4 houses. How big can she make each lot?
1/10 acres
How many "permanent pets" does Miss Popplewell have?
2
Josefina and Esmeralda each made a bowl of punch. Josefina used 3 2/3 times as much lemonade as Esmeralda did. If Esmeralda used 1 1/6 cups of lemonade, how many cups of lemonade did Josefina use?
Multiplication
During a movie, Denver ate 3/4 of a handful of snack mix, and Braxton ate 1/3 of a handful. How much more did Denver eat?
5/12 of a handful
On Monday a team of street sweepers cleaned 3 city blocks. Tuesday, the team cleaned 1/3 as many blocks as on Monday. How many city blocks did the street sweepers clean on Tuesday?
Multiplication
Pam's Cafe uses 2 1/8 bags of coffee every day. For how many days will 8 1/2 bags of coffee last?
4 days
Miss Popplewell's birthday is on a holiday! Which one?
April Fool's Day!
Genesis wants to buy 8 3/4 cups of almonds. There are 4 3/8 cups of almonds in each package. How many packages of almonds should Genesis buy?
Division
You decide to dye your hair various colors for Halloween. If you dye 1/3 of it blue, 1/4 pink, and 1/4 black, how much of your original hair color is left?
1/6 original hair color
Every day, the Smith Family Restaurant serves 2/3 of a bottle of soda to their customers. For how many days will 2 2/3 bottles of soda last?
Division
Mikelle reads three-fifth of 75 pages of his lesson. How many MORE pages he need to complete the lesson?
30 more pages.
What state was Miss Popplewell born in?
Indiana