Solve Real-World Problems with Positive Fractions 6.NS.4

Solve real-world problems
with positive fractions

6.NS.4

6.NS.4 Positive Fractions

2 ¼ ÷ 1 ⅖

6.NS.4 Positive Fractions

4 ½ + 3 ⅔ + 7 ⅚ =

6.NS.4 Positive Fractions

Sarah is making a fruit smoothie. She needs 3/4 cup of orange
juice and 1/2 cup of apple juice. How much juice does she
need in total?

6.NS.4 Positive Fractions

Emma is making a quilt. She has a piece of fabric that is 2 1/3 yards
long. She needs 1 3/4 yards of fabric for the quilt. How much fabric
will she have left after cutting the piece she needs?

6.NS.4 Positive Fractions

Jack is baking cookies.

●The recipe requires 3/4 cup of sugar.

●Jack wants to double the recipe.

●Jack has 1 1/3 cup of sugar.

After doubling the recipe, Jack realizes he does not have enough sugar.

How much more sugar does Jack need?

6.NS.4 Positive Fractions

Calculate and reduce to lowest terms.

9 ⅔ - 4 ½

a.

4 ¾

b.

4 ⅞

c.

5 ⅙

d.

5 ⅖

6.NS.4 Positive Fractions

Miss Weaver and Mrs. Renfro collected newspapers for recycling. Miss Weaver collected 5 ¾ pounds of
newspaper. Mrs. Renfro collected 2 ¼ pounds of newspaper. What was the total amount of newspapers they
collected?

a.8 ½ pounds

b.8 pounds

c.7 ½ pounds

d.7 pounds

6.NS.4 Positive Fractions

Jasmine’s recipe requires
⅔ cup flour. She only has ½ cup of flour in the pantry. How much more flour does
she need?

a.

7/6 cups

b.

⅗ cup

c.

⅓ cup

d.

⅙ cup

6.NS.4 Positive Fractions

Chuck cut an entire length of rope into 28 pieces, each 1 ½ feet long. What was the length of the rope before Chuck
cut it?

a.14 feet

b.21 feet

c.32 feet

d.42 feet

6.NS.4 Positive Fractions

Sandra bought 4 bags of nails for a carpentry project. The weights of the bags, in pounds (lb), are
shown below.

2 ⅚ lb.
1 ¼ lb.
2 ⅛ lb.
1 ¾ lb.

Which is closest to the total weight of the four bags of nails?
a.10 lb.

b.

8 lb.

c.6 lb.

d.

4 lb.

6.NS.4 Positive Fractions

In a class of 24 students, ⅓ of the class has brown eyes. How many students have brown eyes?

a.3 students

b.4 students

c.6 students

d.8 students

6.NS.4 Positive Fractions

Which fraction is equivalent to

⅚ ÷ ⅓

a.

5/18

b.

⅖

c.

1 ⅙

d.

2 ½