WORD PROBLEMS
Sara uses ribbon to make hair bows. The length of each ribbon Sara uses is represented on the line plot shown. What is the difference, in feet, between one of the pieces of ribbon that has the longest length and one of the pieces of ribbon that has the shortest length?
3/4
3/4 x 6
4 1/2
Trees cover 5/12 of the land in park A. Park B has trees that cover 3/8 times as much land as park A. What fraction of park B is covered with trees?
5/32
The line plot shows the distance some fifth‐graders in Ms. Smith’s class live from their elementary school. What is the difference, in miles, between the student who lives the farthest from the school and the student who lives the closest?
1 5/8
3/4 x 2/5
3/10
Cora has 1/2 hour to do 5 chores. She plans to spend the same fraction of an hour on each chore. She wants to use the number line to help her determine what fraction of an hour she can spend on each chore. What is the correct number label for point A? Explain how to use this number line to help Cora solve her problem. What fraction of an hour will she spend on each chore?
1/2, explain. 1/10 hr
Addison has 26 cups of cat food and wants to use the same amount of cat food each day to feed her cats. She wants to use all the cat food she has before buying more. If she feeds her cats for 6 days with the food she has, how many cups of cat food does she feed each day? Write your answer as a mixed number.
26/6 = 4 1/3 cups
6 / 1/4
24
Bruno says that the product n ൈ ସ ହ is greater than ସ ହ because a product is always greater than its factors. Which of the following values for n show that Amos is incorrect? Choose all the correct answers.
B, C
1/3 / 5
1/15
A ଵ ଶ ‐pound bag of granola will be shared equally among 4 friends. How many pounds of granola will each friend receive?
1/8 LB
1/2 / 6
1/12