Fraction Operations

Mr. Murray made his world famous brownies. At the end of the day, he had 1/3 of a pan left. He brought it home and shared the rest of the brownies with his dog, Reilly. Which operation will you use to find out how much of the whole pan they each got?

• Multiply fraction by a whole number

• Divide fraction by a whole number

• Multiply a whole number by a fraction

• Divide a whole number by a fraction

When training for a race, Mrs. Forster runs around a 3 mile trail. Last week she ran around the trail 2 1/2 times. Which equation will solve how many miles she ran last week?

• 3 + 2 1/2 =

• 3 ÷ 2 ½ =

• 3 x 2 1/2 =

• (3 x 2) + (2 x 1/2)

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

When Mr. Kane bakes his cookies, he uses ¼ cup of flour for each cookie. If Mr. Kane has 6 cups of flour, what operation would he use to find out how many cookies he can make?

• 6 ➗ ¼ =

• ¼ ➗ 6 =

• 6 x ¼ =

• ¼ x 6 =

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

When Mr. Grimes gardens, he uses ¾ of his land to plant crops. He has decided to use ½ of the land he gardens to plant cucumbers. What operation should he use to figure out how much of the total land will be planted with cucumbers?

• ¾ ➗ ½ =

• ¾ - ½ =

• ¾ + ½ =

• ½ x ¾ =

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4A

Mr. Freebairn used 1/4 of a gallon of milk to make 6 muffins. If he used an equal amount of milk in each muffin, how much milk did he use in each muffin?

• Multiplication

• Divide fraction by whole number

• Divide whole number by fraction

• Subtraction

Mrs. Arrow walked 2/3 of a kilometer on Monday and 1/6 if a kilometer on Tuesday. How far did Mrs. Arrow walk in two days?

• Multiplication

• Divide fraction by fraction

• Addition

• Subtraction

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Mr. Sekulski's best 3 pointer came from 24 3/4 feet. Then he tried another 3 pointer from 31 1/8 feet, and made it! How much longer was his new 3 pointer from his previous best?

• Multiplication

• Subtraction

• Addition

• Division

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Mrs. Moyer had 1/2 of a pizza on the counter. Her two sons at the rest of the pizza and they both had the same amount. How much did each son eat of the whole pizza?

• Multiplication

• Division

• Addition

• Subtraction

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

Miss Brotz was conducting an experiment in class. She weighed two arthropods. One weighed 2 1/2 grams and the other weighed 3 2/3 grams. How much did they weigh in total?

• Multiplication

• Division

• Addition

• Subtraction

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Mr. Cramer wanted to know how much cake each person would get if three people shared 1/4 of a cake. What operation would he use to find an answer to his question?

• Multiplication

• Division

• Addition

• Subtraction

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A