Math Expressions

To solve the equation:

4p = 16

what needs to be done to both sides to isolate the variable?

• Add 4

• Subtract 4

• Multiply by 4

• Divide by 4

Solve the equation:
4p = 16

• p = 12

• p = 64

• p = 3

• p = 4

Joselin has a ribbon that is 35 inches long. She cuts it into 7 equal parts. Which model shows a representation of the length of each part?

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Ms. Arellano bought 144 mini erasers. She put the mini erasers into 6 equal groups. How many erasers will be in each group?

• 6

• 24

• 7

• 25

Beth had 3 and 1/4 cups of milk. She used 1 and 3/4 cups of the milk to bake a cake. How many cups of milk does Beth have left?
What operation do you use to solve this problem?

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

Solve this problem:
Beth had 3 and 1/4 cups of milk. She used 1 and 3/4 cups of the milk to bake a cake. How many cups of milk does Beth have left?

• 1 and 6/7

• 5 and 11/16

• 5

• 1 and 1/2

Solve this problem:
A recipe for muffins calls for 3/4 cup of flour. Carlito is making 6 batches of muffins. How much flour does he need?

• 6 and 3/4

• 5 and 1/4

• 4 and 1/2

• 8

Solve this problem:
Two-thirds of the students in a class are wearing blue jeans. Two-sixths of the students who are wearing blue jeans are also wearing red shirts. What fraction of the students in the class are wearing blue jeans and red shirts?

• 2/9

• 1/3

• 1

• 1/4

Solve this problem:
There were 12 children at a party. Of those 12 children 3/4 of them had an apple. How many children had an apple?

• 16

• 11 and 1/4

• 12 and 3/4

• 9

Solve this problem:
Mr. Richie’s and Mrs. Madison’s 5th grade classes each have the same number of students. During lunch, 5/8 of Mr. Richie’s class and 3/5 of Mrs. Madison’s class purchased a school lunch. How much more of Mr. Richie’s class bought a school lunch?

• 1/40

• 1 and 9/40

• 3/8

• 1 and 11/24