Fractions Word Problem

Avery was making brownies. The recipe made 24 brownies but she only wanted to make 12. The recipe called for 1 1/2 cups milk. How much milk will she need to make 12 brownies?

• 1 1/2 cups

• 3/4 cup

• 1/2 cups

• 3/8 cups

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Two waiters in a restaurant share 1/4 of their tips with the host. On Saturday, one waiter earned $60 in tips and the other waiter earned $80 in tips. What was the host’s share of their tips?

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Robert needs to earn $450 to buy books for college. He plans to work as a tutor only during the summer, which is 1/4 year. Which is the best explanation of whether he will earn enough money to buy books? Remember, a year is 52 weeks.

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3A

Sandra is making vegetable soup. If she makes 18 cups of soup, how many cups of peas does she need?

• 3/4 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 1 1/2 cups

• 4 1/2 cups

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Charlotte needs to buy ribbon to make daffodil bouquets for the spring flower sale. Each bouquet will contain 6 daffodils. Charlotte will need 1/3 yard of ribbon to make each bouquet. If Charlotte has 360 daffodils, how many yards of ribbon should she buy to make as many bouquets as possible?

• 20 yards

• 30 yards

• 60 yards

• 180 yards

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

Emily needs to buy fabric to make curtain panels for her windows. Each panel will be 4 feet long and 1/2 foot wide. Each piece of fabric that she can buy is 4 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many panels can she make from 1 piece of fabric?

• 1 curtain

• 2 curtains

• 8 curtains

• 4 curtains

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Anna’s garden has an area of 48 square feet. She plants peas in 3/8 of the garden and herbs in 1/4 of it. The rest of her garden is planted with peppers. How many square feet of the garden are planted with peppers?

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

Ms. James has a 6-square-foot bulletin board and a 12 square-foot bulletin board. She wants to cover both boards with index cards without gaps or overlaps. Each index card has an area of 1/4 square foot. How many index cards does she need?

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

One batch of fruit punch contains 1/4 quart grape juice and 1/2 quart apple juice. Colby makes 9 batches of fruit punch. Which of the following questions does NOT need to be answered to find how many cups of fruit punch Colby made?

• How much grape juice did he use for

  9 batches?

• How much apple juice did he use for

  9 batches?

• How many 1/4-quarts and 1/2-quarts

  are in 9 quarts?

• How many cups are in 1 quart?

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Tamara needs tiles to make a border for her bathroom wall. The border will be 9 feet long and 1/3 foot wide. Each tile measures 1/3 foot by 1/3 foot. Each box of tiles contains 6 tiles. How many boxes of tiles does Tamara need?

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1