Exploring Fraction Word Problems

The video tutorial covers fraction word problems, starting with keywords for operations like addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. It then moves on to solving various fraction word problems, such as calculating the number of teacups that are blue or green, determining how many pizzas were eaten, finding the distance walked around a track, calculating how many dresses can be made from a given amount of fabric, and determining the number of rainy days in a year. Each problem is solved step-by-step, emphasizing the importance of keywords and operations in solving fraction problems.

Which of the following keywords indicates addition?

• Difference

• Sum

• Per

• Half

What does the keyword 'difference' indicate?

• Addition

• Multiplication

• Division

• Subtraction

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

If 1/4 of the teacups are green and 3/5 are blue, what fraction of the teacups are either blue or green?

• 3/4

• 1/2

• 1/5

• 17/20

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

How many pizzas were eaten if 15 people each ate 2/3 of a pizza?

• 30

• 15

• 20

• 10

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

If a track is 1/4 mile long and students walk 2/3 of the way, how far did they walk?

• 2/3 mile

• 1/2 mile

• 1/3 mile

• 1/6 mile

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

What operation would you use to find part of a number?

• Subtraction

• Division

• Multiplication

• Addition

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

How many dresses can be made from 52 yards of fabric if each dress requires 3/4 of a yard?

• 70

• 67

• 69

• 68

What is the reciprocal of 3/4?

• 4/3

• 3/4

• 1/3

• 1/4

If you need to find how many times a fraction fits into a whole number, which operation would you use?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

If it rains on 2/5 of the 365 days in a year, how many days does it rain?

• 170

• 150

• 146

• 160

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C