Winter Fractionland
Clare's class is preparing for a winter party. They decided to bring gingerbread cookies and apple juice. If there is 1/2 gallon of juice and 12 students, how much juice will each student get if they split the juice equally?
1/2 ÷ 12 = 1/24
Leigh loves wrapping Christmas presents. She uses 2 rolls on Saturday and wraps 1/4 of all the presents she bought. If she uses the same amount of paper, how many rolls will she need to wrap all of her presents?
2 rolls ÷ 1/4 presents= 8 rolls
The distance from Elsa's house to Anna's house is 4/5 kilometer. Elsa has walked 3/4 of the way already. How many kilometers has she walked?
3/4 x 4/5 = 12/20 (simplest form 3/5)
Maria is collecting pinecones in the forest. She collects pinecones from four trees. She fills 2 1/4 small bags from each tree. How many bags does she fill?
4 trees x 2 1/4 bags = 9 bags of pinecones
The elves decided to cook a strawberry pie for Santa. A basket with 2 kilograms of strawberries was 1/5 full. How many kilograms can their basket hold?
2 ÷ 1/5 = 10 kilograms
The fifth graders at ISL set up a hot chocolate stand at the school's winter fair. Their goal was to sell 4 liters of hot chocolate. They sold 1/3 of their goal. How many liters did they sell?
1/3 x 4 = 1 1/3
The distance from Tim's house to the ice skating rink is 1 kilometer. It takes Tim 6 minutes to walk 1/4 kilometer. How many minutes will it take him to get to the ice skating rink?
6 ÷ 1/4 = 24 minutes
Three friends equally share 1/2 kilogram of candy canes. How many kilograms of candy canes did each friend get?
1/2 ÷ 3 = 1/6
During the winter, Jim has hockey practice for 1 1/2 hours every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday. How many hours do they practice each week? Draw a diagram, if helpful.
1 1/2 x 3 = 4 1/2 hours
Stanley brings chocolate candies to share with his classmates. He has 6 cups of candies and he shares them in 1/4 cup servings. How many classmates can he serve?
6 ÷ 1/4 = 24 classmates