Integers
This integer represents the temperature dropping 15 degrees below zero while the turkey cooks outside.
-15
You eat 4/8 of a pie and your sister eats 3/8 of a pie. How much of the pie was eaten?
4/8 + 3/8 = 7/8
A recipe for mac and cheese needs 1/3 cup of butter. I am multiplying the recipe by 2. How much butter do I need?
1/3 x 2/1 = 2/3
22+3
7
There are 24 rolls that need to be shared evenly among 8 guests. How many rolls will each guest get?
3
If the parade float rises 12 feet and then drops 20 feet, what is the resulting height change.
12 + (-20)= -8
You have 1/4 cup of sugar in a bowl and add 1/2 cup of sugar to it. How much total sugar is in the bowl?
1/4 + 1/2 =
1/4 + 2/4 = 3/4 cup
To fry a turkey I need 1/4 gallon of oil. I am making 3 turkeys. How much oil do I need?
1/4 x 3/1 = 3/4
5 + 23 x 2
21
Our Thanksgiving will have 42 guests. Each table seats 6 people. How many tables do we need?
7
The football team gained 18 yards one play and lost 32 yards the next. What is their overall yardage change as an integer.
18 - 32 = -14
A recipe calls for 5/6 cup of flour. You spill 1/4 cup of the flour. How much flour is left?
5/6 - 1/4 =
10/12 - 3/12 = 7/12
A mom is teaching her daughter to make a thanksgiving side dish. She explains that fractions are backwards, when cutting a recipe in half you should multiplying not divide when dealing with fractions. They are halving a mashed potato recipe that calls for 2/5 cup of milk. How much milk should she use?
2/5 x 1/2 = 2/10 = 1/5
(10 - 4)2 x 6
216
Grandma made 48 cookies and 3/4 of them were eaten. How many cookies were eaten?
Clue: multiply
36
A turkey’s weight starts at 32 pounds. It increases 10 pounds after seasoning, but decreases 14 pounds while cooking. What is the final weight.
32 + 10 - 14 = 28
You have 7/8 of a gallon of tea for thanksgiving dinner. During dinner the family drinks 5/12 of the gallon. How much tea is left after dinner?
7/8 - 5/12 =
21/24 - 10/24 = 11/24
You are making a big Thanksgiving feast. One batch of stuffing requires 5/7 pound of bread cubes. You want to make 2 1/2 batches. How many pounds of bread cubes do you need in total?
5/7 x 5/2 = 25/14 = 1 11/14
3 x 23 - 52 + 4
A store is selling cranberry sauce for $4 each. You buy 7 cans. Another store has them on sale for $3 each so you get 3 more cans. How much did you spend on cranberry sauce?
7 x 4 + 3 x 3 =
28 + 9
37
A farmer’s silo elevator starts at ground level, rises 18 feet, then drops 35 feet, then rises 7 feet. What is its final position.
0 + 18 - 35 + 7 = -10
You walk 3/4 of a milk to get to a parade and another 3/5 of a mile while in the parade. How far did you walk total?
3/4 + 3/5 =
15/20 + 12/20 = 27/20 = 1 7/20
Grandma has 3 1/3 pounds of pecans for a pie. She splits them into 5/8 pound bags to use in each pie. How many bags of pecans does she have?
3 1/3 divided by 5/8 =
10/3 x 8/5 = 80/15 = 5 5/15 = 5 1/3
23 + (18 / 3)2 - 5
39
A pumpkin pie recipe calls for 3/4 cup sugar, 2/3 cup flour, and 1/2 cup of milk. You want to double the recipe. Which ingredient do you need the most of?
Sugar, flour, milk
3/4, 2/3, 1/2
9/12, 8/12, 6/12
Need the most Sugar!