Everything line plots!
Word problems
Line Plot Pt. 2
Fractions, fractions, fractions!
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100

Tell me the four components(parts) of a line plot.

Title, measurement, number line, and data.

100

Mr. Lee has 60 marshmallows. He needs to put 15 marshmallows in a bag. How many bags will he need?

4 bags.

100

What order should numbers be placed on a number line, and why is this important?

Least to greatest, and this helps with ordering numbers in the proper order.
100

On a number line, I see the fractions:


1 1/4, 1 1/2, _____, and _____ . 


What would be the next two in the pattern?

1 3/4, and 2.

100

How can I rewrite the question INTO AN EQUATION? And solve it.


40/2

40 ÷  2, which is 20.

200

Simply tell me how you can find the value that happens the most in a dot plot. What do you look for?

Find the tallest column or tower of dots or Xs.
200

At the candy store, a jawbreaker cost 0.50 cents. Bianca plans to buy enough jawbreakers for 14 friends. How much money does Bianca need in dollars?

$7

200
After 3 1/2, Isaac says 3 3/4 should come next. How much is Isaac increasing his fractions by?

1/4.

200

What is the difference between 4 3/8 and 2 7/9?

1 43/72

200

27.53 x 9.002

247.82506

300

Mr. Lee wrote down the number of scores his students got for their math test: 70, 73, 73, 100, 95, 80, 65, 75, 93, 90, 100, 90, 65, 70, 80, 85, 95, 73, 75, and 90. 

Make a dot plot with the data on it, and make each value on the number line by 10. (Hint: start with 60!)

Mr. Lee will come check.

300

Janell has 13 Stanley cups in her collection. Over the next five weeks, she bought 2 Stanley cups each week. Can she split the total amount evenly between herself and another friend?

No. 23 is an odd number.

300

Mr. Lee will draw a dot plot. Answer this question based on the DP:


How many more orders for cheeseburgers were for 3/4 pound or less than for 1 pound or more?

6 more orders.

300

What is the sum of 11 3/8 and 3 80/96?


Without simplifying for 250 points. With simplifying for full credit.

15 20/96 without simplifying.

15 5/24 with simplifying.

300

Mr. Lee has a rectangle with one side that is 20 2/5 meters long and the other is 5 1/3 meters long. What is the perimeter of his rectangle?

51 7/15 meters squared.

400

Mr. Lee will draw a dot plot. Answer this question based on the DP:

Write and solve an equation that tells you how many watermelon slices were eaten in total.

66 slices were eaten in total.

400

Nicole & Leah has 120 feet of Fruit Roll-Up candy. Nicole uses 5/6 of the candy for her science project. If Leah needs at least 25 feet of Fruit Roll-Up for her own project, does she have enough?

No--since Nicole uses 100 feet of candy for her project, there is only 20 feet left.

400

Mr. Lee will draw a dot plot. Answer this question based on the DP.

What is the total weight of the 4 heaviest loaves of bread?

22 1/2 pounds.

400

What is 79 / 56 ÷ (20/5 - 1/20) + 10 / 112.

350 points without

With simplifying, full credit

50 / 112 without simplifying.

25 / 56 with simplifying.

400

Mr. Lee has a square that has a side that is 0.0001 inches long. What is my area?

0.00000001 inches squared.

500

Mr. Lee will draw a dot plot. Answer this question based on the DP:

Mr. Lee says that 1/3 of the orders weighed more than 6 tons in total. Is he true or not?

Yes, Mr. Lee is correct.

500

Mr. Lee buys 10 boxes of pizza(each has 8 slices) for his class party. Each fourth of the box is one serving. How many servings does Mr. Lee have in total, and how many slices does he have in total?

40 servings, 80 slices.

500

Write this multiplication question using 100-grids.


0.5 x 0.8

Show Mr. Lee

500

Mr. Lee had 40 cups of cup noodles in his basement. Richard ate 2/5 of the cup noodles. Aidan then came over and ate 10 of the remaining noodle cups. Then afterwards, Jason had 1/7 of the remaining noodle cups. Then, Mr. Lee had half of the remaining noodle cups. How many noodle cups are left?

Mr. Lee has 6 noodle cups left.

500

What is 2^3 - 10.2 x 0.1?

6.98