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A dime is 1/2 inch wide. If you put 5 dimes end to end, how long would they be from beginning to end?
What is 2 1/2 inches long?
100
3/4 of a pan of brownies was sitting on the counter. You decided to eat 1/3 of the brownies in the pan. How much of the whole pan of brownies did you eat?
What is 1/4 of the pan?
100
You have 2/4 of a pizza and you want to share it equally between 2 people. How much of the pizza does each person get?
What is 1/4 of the pizza?
100

A book shelf is 3 feet long. Each book on the shelf is 1/8 inches wide. How many books will fit on the shelf?

24

200
You have 10 cookies and want to give 1/2 of them to a friend. How many do you give to your friend?
What is 5 cookies?
200
You have 2/3 of a pumpkin pie left over from Thanksgiving. You want to give 1/2 of it to your sister. How much of the whole pumpkin pie will this be?
What is 1/3?
200
A baker is making cakes for a big party. She uses 1/4 cup of oil for each cake. How many cakes can she make if she has a bottle of oil that has 6 cups in it?
What is 24 cakes?
200

A group of 4 friends wants to share 1/5 of a cake. How much cake does each person get?

1/20

300
You have 8 donuts and you want to give 1/4 of them to a friend. How many donuts would your friend get?
What is 2 donuts?
300

One of the cats in the neighborhood had six kittens all about the same size. If each of the new kittens weighed about 5 1/2 ounces, how much would all the new kittens weigh?

What is 33 ounces?


5 1/2 x 6 = 66/2 

300
The serving size for the granola that Ted likes to eat for breakfast is 3/4 cup. How many servings are there in a box that holds 13 cups?
What is 17 1/3 servings?
300

 Sarah has 1/4of a chocolate bar. She wants to share it equally among 3 friends. How much of the chocolate bar will each friend get?

What expression can you write to represent this problem? 

1/4 divided by 3 = __12__

400
Five friends buy a package of 12 cookies and want to share them equally. Each friend will get 1/5 of the cookies. How much will each friend get?
What is 2 2/5 cookies?
400

Linda started taking piano lessons. She had to practice 1 3/4 hours each day. If after 8 days, Linda decided to stop taking lessons- how many hours did she take lessons?

What is 14 hours?

400

How many 1/2 cup servings are in a package of cheese that contains 5 cups altogether?

What is 10 servings?

400

Larry bought 12 pounds of candy to share with his friends. If he gave 1/2 pounds to each of his friends, how many friends did he share his candy with?

24 friends

12 divided by 1/2 = 24

500
You have 6 donuts and you want to give 2/3 of them to a friend and keep the rest for yourself. How many donuts would your friend get?
What is 4 donuts?
500
Mr. Somers had twenty pieces of metal that were all the same length. If each piece of metal was 3 1/5 inches long and he put them side by side, what would be the total length of all the pieces together?
What is 64 inches?
500

Mrs. Murphy's class is making pillow cases. Each pillow case uses 1/4 of a yard of fabric. How many pillow cases can they make out of 12  yards of fabric?

What is 48 pillow cases?

500

Mary has 1/7 spool of ribbon. She wants to share it equally among herself and 3 friends. How much ribbon did each person get?

What is 1/21?