Fractions
Measurement
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Place Value
Challenge
100

Define denominator 

the number of equal parts in the whole

100

The amount of liquid in a container

volume

100

Karen knows how much her dog weighs standing on four feet. How can she figure out how much her dog weighs standing on 3 feet?

Karen can divide the total weight by four and then multiply that number by 3.

100

The number of tens in 9,400

940

100

6185 cm converted to compound units

61 m and 85 cm

200

Simplest form of the fraction 10/16

5/8

200

write in order from shortest to longest: 3 m 2 cm, 203 cm, 320 cm, 2 m 30 cm

203 cm, 2 m 30 cm, 3 m 2 cm, 320 cm

200

I know how many mL of juice it takes to fill a small pitcher. How can I find how many liters it takes to fill 5 such pitchers?

multiply the mL in one pitcher by 5 and then convert to compound units.

200

The number of digits in the quotient 581 divided by 7

2

200

The number of 1/2 increments on a ruler

24

300

The value of n 1/n = n/16

n = 4

300

an eight year old child is about 125 -- tall

cm

300

Here are the lengths of 5 different trails:

Lakeside: 6.2km Mountain View: 5.8km

Waterfalls: 3.5km Meadow: 2.5km Forest Trail: 7.1km

Sofia hiked two different trails with a total distance of 8km. Which did she hike?

Mountain view and Meadow

300

The estimate of 4,586 + 768

4,600 + 800 = 5,400

300

There are 40 flags in a row. The flags form a pattern of white, blue, yellow, white, blue, yellow, and so on. The first flag on the left is white. What color is the flag that is 6th from the right?

blue

400

The sum of 3 numbers is 7/10. The sum of the first and second numbers is 5/10. What is the value of the 3rd number in simplest form?

1/5

400

570 cm is <, >,  or = to 5 m 7 cm

greater than (>)

400

A plank of wood is 5m 85cm long. It is cut into 9 pieces. How long is each piece of wood?

65cm

400

The amount of tenths (1/10) in the number 2

20

400

Find 2 fractions between 1/3 and 1/2

7/18, 4/9

500
Sort the following fractions into two groups: 1/5, 4/5, 3/9, 1/3, 2/6, 3/5

unit/non-unit fractions, simplest/not simplest form, greater than 1/2 and less than 1/2

500

How can we put 4 L in the bucket using only the 5 L and 3 L containers?

Fill the 5 L and pour into the 3 L. Pour the remaining amount from the 5 L container into the 4 L container. Repeat one more time

500

A 5 L beaker is filled halfway with water. 750 ml is poured out. How much water is still in the beaker? Give your answer in compound units.

2,500-750 = 1,750 mL or 1 L 750 mL

500

The missing numbers in the equation: ?, 487 + 2,9?? = 9,?95

6,487 + 2,908 = 9,395

500

At a booth at the fair, a 250 mL cup of lemonade was sold for $2. If 60 liters of lemonade was sold in a day, how much money was received from selling lemonade that day?

$480