Word Problems
A recipe uses 2/3 cup of sugar. If you make 3 batches, how many cups of sugar do you need?
2 cups
2 1/2
5/2
1/5 X 1/6
1/30
1/2 Divided By 1/4
4/2 or 2 wholes
L= 4 in
W= 9 in
What is the Area?
36 square in
A garden is 2/5 of a yard wide and 4 yards long. What is its area?
8/5 or 1 3/5 square yards
4 1/6
25/6
2/3 X 3/4
6/12 or 1/2
1/6 Divided By 1/9
9/6 or 1 3/6
What is the next number in the sequence?
4, 12, 36,...
108
Mr. Hastings runs 3/4 of a 5-mile trail (Because he's lazy). How many miles did he run?
3 3/4 miles
5 2/3
17/3
7/10 X 6/8
42/80 or 21/40
3/4 Divided By 1/5
15/4 or 3 3/4
Round to the nearest tenth
2,498.375
2,498.4
Mrs. Morency has a bulletin board. It is 4 1/2 yards long and 3 2/3 yards wide. What is the area of the board?
99/6 or 16 3/6
8 4/7
60/7 (Negative Points if you said it)
2 2/3 X 1 5/6
88/18 or 4 16/18
2 4/5 Divided By 1/3
46/5 or 9 1/5
The Area of a Square is 49 square inches. What is the length of each side?
7 inches
A bucket holds 5/6 of a gallon of water. You use 1/12 gallon at a time to water plants. How many uses will you get?
5/6 divided by 1/12
5/6 X 12/1 = 60/6 or 10 uses
17 2/3
53/3
12 1/2 X 6 2/5
800/10 or 80
3 1/6 Divided By 4 1/2
38/54 or 19/27
21 - (3 X 5) + 7 =
21 - (15) + 7 = 13