Fractions
Answers may vary.
Multiply the fraction by one whole where the numerator is the same number as the denominator.
Examples:
2/3 x 4/4 = 8/12
2/3 x 5/5 = 10/15
2/3 x 2/2 = 4/6
Oliver participated in a bake sale at school. He made brownies and placed them in 16 containers with 18 brownies in each container. At the bake sale, he placed the brownies on 36 platters. How many brownies were on each platter?
Step #1:
16 x 18 = 288 brownies
Step #2:
288/36 = 8 brownies on each platter
(36 x 8 = 288)
Table #1:
Which shop sold the fewest pencils? How many pencils did they sell?
Shop A sold 50 pencils.
A farmer created a fence around his square pig pen. If the perimeter of the fence was 75 ft. long and 56 ft. wide, what was the area of his pig pen?
75 x 56 = 4,200 square feet
A. China
B. Japan
C. Guatemala
D. Italy
B. Japan! (see photo)
Answers may vary but could include:
* 1/4
* 4/16
Kindergarten is taking a field trip to the Dallas Aquarium! There are 156 students and 12 adults going on the field trip. If each bus holds 21 passengers, how many vans will they need to take to get to the Aquarium?
156 students + 12 adults = 168 people
168 people/ 21 = 8 buses
Table #1:
How many more notepads were sold by shop C than shop B?
Shop C: 250 notepads
Shop B: 150 notepads
250 - 150 = 100 more notepads were sold by Shop C.
An upstairs bedroom has an area of 144 square feet. What is the perimeter of the bedroom?
We know that 12 x 12 = 144, so each side of the room has walls 12 feet long.
Each side is 12ft, and 12 x 4 walls = 48, so the room's perimeter is 48 square feet.
Arithmophobia is the fear of...
A. the alphabet
B. cars
C. food
D. numbers
Compare the fractions below and use the <,>, or = symbols.
4/5 ___ 7/9
Answer: 4/5 > 7/9
4/5 x 9/9 = 36/45
7/9 x 5/5 = 35/45
Cody worked 20 hours each week at Beach Bowls Smoothie Shack over the summer. He worked for 10 weeks and made $15 per hour. How much money did Cody make working at the Smoothie Shack?
20 hours x $15 per hour = $300 per week
10 weeks x $300 per week = $3,000
Answer: Cody made $3,000.
Table #1:
What is the total number of pencils sold by all the shops?
280 pencils.
Mrs. Sparks wants to help decorate her baby nephew's room. The room has a two walls 13 ft. long and another wall is 9 feet long. If the room has 4 walls, what is the perimeter AND area of the room?
A room has 4 walls and each opposite wall is the same, so two walls are 13 feet long and two walls are 9 feet long.
Perimeter: 13 + 13 + 9 + 9 = 44 square feet
Area: 13 x 9 = 117 square feet
How fast can a sneeze travel?
A. up to 60 miles per hour
B. up to 80 miles per hour
C. up to 95 miles per hour
D. over 100 miles per hour
D. over 100 miles per hour
Compare the fractions below and use the <,>, or = symbols.
4/8 ____ 6/11
Answer: 4/8 < 6/11
4/8 x 11/11 = 44/88
6/11 x 8/8 = 48/88
Four middle school students sold 286 bags of popcorn for a fundraiser. Each bag cost $3. How much money will each student receive if the group gets to keep half of the money and they decide to split it evenly?
286 bags x $4 per bag = $1,144 total
1,144 / 2 (half) = 572
572 / 4 people = $143
Answer: Each person will get to keep $143
Which shop had more products altogether?
Shop A & B
OR
Shop C & D
Shop A & B: 500 products altogether
(350 notepads + 150 pencils)
Shop C & D: 530 products altogether
(400 notepads + 130 pencils)
Determine the missing perimeter lengths and the area for Figure #1.
Missing perimeter lengths: 20 inches & 7 inches
Area:
13x7 + 7x4
91 + 28 = 119 in.
True or false: There's no butter in peanut butter.
TRUE.
Compare the fractions below and use the <,>, or = symbols.
12/144 ___ 4/12
Answer: 12/144 > 4/12
12/144 divided by 12/12 = 1/12 > 4/12
Ryan drove from Dallas to Austin on Friday. He drove 65 miles per hour for 2 hours then stopped at a gas station. He drove 70 miles per hour for the next hour and 45 miles per hour the last hour of the drive. If Ryan drove back to Dallas on Sunday, how many miles did Ryan drive over the weekend?
65 + 65 = 130 miles (2 hours)
130 + 70 (1 hour) = 200 miles
200 + 45 (1 hour) = 245 miles for 1 trip to Austin
245 x 2 = 490 miles in all
How many more notepads are there than pencils?
700 notepads - 270 pencils = 430 more notepads than pencils
A large clothing store ordered Figure #2 as a sign for their store front. When it arrived, it was two times smaller than their original order. What is the perimeter of the sign if it was supposed to be twice as big?
22 + 8 + 10.5 + 5.5 + 5 + 13 = 64 feet
64 x 2 = 128 ft. perimeter
Where are most of the bones in your body located?
In your hands and feet!