fraction math task cards

June is baking cupcakes for you birthday party.  She has enough batter to make 16 chocolate cupcakes and 8 strawberry cupcakes.  What fraction of the cupcakes are chocolate? Give your answer in its simplest form.

• 2/3 of the cupcakes are chocolate
• 8/16 
• 16/24
• 24

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CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

The cupcakes at Sweet Tooth Bakery are on sale.  If you buy one, you get the second one 3/4 off.  How much do two cupcakes cost if one cupcake cost if one cupcake costs $2.00?  

• Two cupcakes cost $4.00
• Two cupcakes cost $2.75
• Two cupcakes cost $2.50
• Two cupcakes cost $2.00

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Seven people go to the ice cream shop and each person gets three scoops.  Ten of the scoops are chocolate.  Four of the scoops are strawberry.  The rest of the scoops rare vanilla.  What fraction of the ice cream scoops are vanilla?

• one half of the scoops are vanilla
• One third of the scoops are vanilla
• One fourth of the scoops are vanilla
• three fourths of the scoops are vanilla

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

Ella and Noah are baking cookies.  The recipe calls for 2 and 1/4 cups of flour and 3/4 cups of sugar.  They decide to make a double batch.  How much flour and sugar will they need in all?

• 4 and 1/2 cups of flour and 1 and 1/2 cups of sugar
• 4 cups of flour and 1 and 1/2 cups of sugar 

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

Terrance the turtle travels 5/8 mile one day and 1 and 1/8 miles the next day.  How much farther did he travel on the second day than the first day?

• He traveled 1 and 1/2 miles less the second day.
• He traveled 4/8 of a mile or 1/2 of a mile more on the second day

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

The elephant calf's truck is 5/6 m long.  The adult elephants's truck is three times as long as the bay's trunk.  How long is the adult elephant's trunk? Express your answer as a mixed number.

• The adult elephant's truck is 2 and 2/3 meters long.
• The adult elephant's truck is 2 and 1/2 meters long

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

The geese are flying south for winter.  They fly 7 and 1/3 miles one day, 9 and 1/3 miles the next day, and 3 and 2/3 miles the third day.  How many miles do they fly in all?

• the geese travel 16 and 2/3 miles
• The geese travel 20 and 1/3 miles

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CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

There are five kilograms of food for fifteen kangaroos to share equally.  How much food will each kangaroo get?

• Each kangaroo will get 1/3 kg of food
• 15/5 = 3 kg of good for each kangaroo

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.3

Sal thee sloth takes one hour to travel 7 and 1/2 feet if he continues to travel at the same rate, how long will it take him to travel 30 feet.

• It will take the sloth 4 hours to travel 30 feet.
• It will take the sloth 225 minutes to travel 30 feet.

Tags

CCSS.7.RP.A.1

Wilma he walrus took a nap in the sun for 5/6 

• 1 hour longer
• The walrus napped 2/6 or 1/3 of an hour longer ( 20 minutes)

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3