Scaling Fractions
When 1/4 is multiplied by a number less than 1, which of the following is always true?
A) The product is greater than 1
B) The product is equal to 1
C) The product is less than 1/4
D) The product is greater than 1/4
D) The product is greater than 1/4
Consider the fraction 3/4. This fraction is actually a representation of division of its numerator by its denominator. Based on this information, which of the following gives the correct division that 3/4 represents?
A) 4 divided by 3
B) 3 divided by 4
C) 7 divided by 4
D) 3 divided by 7
B) 3 divided by 4
Ali is making cupcakes for her birthday. She makes 20 cupcakes. 2/4 of the cupcakes are blue and 1/2 are green. How many are green?
10
Mr. Stanley has 7 candy bars. If he splits each candy bar into thirds, how many equal pieces will there be?
21
123 x 21 =
2583
Use scaling to determine the correct inequality.
9 is ______ 5/5×9
(Less than, greater than, or equal to)
9 is equal to 5/5×9
Sally, and three of her friends want to share four candy bars. Identify the correct fraction for that represents this question.
4/3 or 1 and 1/3
I have twelve cookies, 1/3 of my cookies are chocolate chip, the rest are peanut butter. How many chocolate chip cookies do I have?
4
Solve: 4 divided by 2/5 =
10
2472 divided by 12 =
206
Josh threw a football 12 yards. His brother Daniel says that he can throw the football 5/2 as far as Josh. If this is true, Daniel can throw a football...
A) Exactly 12 yards
B) More than 12 yards
C) Less than 12 yards
B) More than 12 yards
2 candy bars are shared with 4 friends. What fraction of the candy bars are shared with the friends?
2/4 or 1/2
The whole set of counters is 20 counters. How many counters are in 2/5 of the set?
8
1/4 divided by 3 =
1/12
0.80 x 100 =
80
Use scaling to determine the correct inequality.
6 is ______ 7/8 x 6
(Less than, equal to, or greater than)
6 is less than 7/8 x 6
Seven friends shared five pizzas. If each person got the same amount of pizza, how much would each person get?
5/7
A fifth grade class wants to serve lemonade at a Christmas party. Brandon, Trey, and Ricky volunteered to make the lemonade for the class. They have 3 containers that will each hold 1/2 quart of lemonade. How much lemonade can the containers hold?
If improper, write as a mixed number.
1 and 1/2
Ava has 1/8 of a blueberry pie. She divides this amount into two equally sized pieces to share with her brother. What fraction of the whole pie does Ava give to her brother?
1/16
What is the difference of these fractions?
1 5/8 - 2/3 =
23/24
In which case would the product of k/3×12 be greater than 12?
A) k must be less than 1 but greater than 0
B) k must be less than 3 but greater than 1
C) k must be equal to 3
D) k must be greater than 3
D) k must be greater than 3
A teacher has a 60-pound bag of sand. She pours all the sand into 8 buckets. She puts an equal amount of sand in each bucket. What is the total amount of sand in each bucket?
If improper, write as a mixed number.
7 and 1/2
Pedro mixes 3/4 teaspoon of plant food into each gallon of water. How many teaspoons of plant food should Pedro mix into 5 gallons of water?
If improper, make a mixed number.
3 and 3/4
Five people share 1/3 of a cake. How much of the cake will each person get?
1/15
The width of a box is 12 inches, the height is 5 inches and the volume is 360 inches. What is the length of the box?
6 inches