Operations with fractions

Amy has 5 bags with 2/3 cup of cereal in each bag. She recorded this expression to show how much cereal she has in the bags:

5 x 2/3

She decided to make more bags by moving her cereal into bags with 1/3 cup in each bag. Which of the following expressions represents Amy’s cereal now?

• 5 x 1/3

• 5 x 2/3

• 10 x 1/3

• 10 x 2/3

Nina ordered 28 cupcakes for a party. She ordered chocolate and strawberry cupcakes. 3/4 of the cupcakes are chocolate. How many cupcakes are strawberry?

• 21

• 7

• 14

• 17

The cattle at the Hodges Family Farm are fed 8 bales of hay each day. The horses are fed 1/4 as much hay as the cattle. How many bales of hay are the horses fed each day?

• 2

• 32

• 4

• 12

Beverly bought a roll with 8 yards of ribbon.

· She used 2 and 1/3 yards for an art project.

· She used 2 and 2/3 yards to wrap a gift.

How many yards of ribbon are left on the roll?

• 5 1/3 yards

• 4 yards

• 3 yards

• 3 2/3 yards

The distance from Bilal’s house to work is 2 and 1/3 miles. If he travels to and from work 5 times this week, how many miles has Bilal traveled?

• between 10 and 12 miles

• between 8 and 10 miles

• between 20 and 22

• between 22 and 24

Savannah is going to wrap 6 presents. She needs 3/8 yards of ribbon for each present. How many yards of ribbon does Savannah need for all of the presents?

• 2 2/8

• 2 3/8

• 3 2/8

• 1 7/8

Javier runs a 36-mile trail every week. On Monday he ran 1/6 of the trail. On Tuesday he ran 2/6 of the trail. On Thursday, he ran the rest of the trail. How many miles did Javier run on Thursday?

• 6 miles

• 12 miles

• 18 miles

• 30 miles

Sydney has a goal to run 8 miles every week. During the first five days of this week, Sydney ran 3/4 mile each day. How many more miles does Sydney need to run to meet her goal this week?

• 3 3/4

• 4 1/4

• 5

• 3