Choosing the Operation

John swam 1/4 of a mile. James swam 1/2 of a mile. How much farther did James swim than John?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

I ate 1/2 the cake. Sue ate 1/4 of the cake. How much of the cake did we eat altogether?

• additon

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

What is 3/4 of 8?

• addition

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• multiplication

• division

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

John has a piece of string that is 3 3/4 feet long. He needs to cut it into 12 equal parts. How many parts of string will he have?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

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CCSS.5.NF.B.3

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

Two thirds of the kids are girls. Of the 2/3, 1/4 of them wear glasses. What fraction of the class wears glasses?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

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CCSS.5.NF.B.6

I used 3/4 cup of flour for the biscuits. I used 1/4 cup of flour for the dessert. How much flour did I use in all?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

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CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

There were 3 1/2 cups of sugar. Joe used 1/2 cup of sugar. How much sugar was left over?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

The black dog weighed 12 3/4 lbs. The brown dog weighed 7 1/8 lbs. How much bigger was the black dog?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

Randy swam for 1 1/2 hours. Nancy swam 3 times as long. How long did Nancy swim?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

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CCSS.5.MD.B.2

One fourth of the garden is flowers. Of the flowers, 1/3 are tulips. What fraction of the garden is tulips?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

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CCSS.5.NF.B.6