Transcript OPERATIONS WITH FRACTIONS & MIXED NUMBERS

OPERATIONS WITH FRACTIONS &
MIXED NUMBERS
Dividing
(Taking something and breaking it into
pieces)
Danny spends 10 ½ hours per week
at ice-skating practice. He practices
for 1 ½ hours each time. How many
times does he practice per week?
Luis’s bakery specializes in miniature
loaves of bread. It takes 3/8 pound of
dough to make one loaf. Luis starts
with 11_1/4 pounds of dough. How
many loaves can he make?
Devin had 15 cupcakes.
If he shares 1 ½ cupcakes with
each of his friends, how many
friends get a cupcake?
An extra long sub sandwich
Is 20 feet long. How many
2 ½ foot pieces can be cut
from the sandwich?
Division Practice
1. Errol uses 1/3 can of wet dog food for his dog,
Muddy, each day. How many servings will he get
from 5 cans of dog food?
2. Norberto has 9/10 of a pizza. The pizza will be
divided equally among 6 people. How much will each
person get?
3. DeLila has 4_1/2 pies to divide equally among 9
people. How much will each person get?
4. Jeanne has 3_3/5 yards of fabric. She needs 1_4/5
yards to make a pair of pants. How many pairs of
pants can she make?
5. Del Ray can run 20_1/2 miles in 2_1/4 hours. How
many miles per hour can he run?
Ticket out the Door
1. It takes Kristen’s cookie shop 3 ounces of
sugar to make 1 cookie. Kristen started her
day with 15 ½ ounces of sugar. How many
cookies can she make?
2.
Nelly spends 12 ½ hours walking her dog
each week. Every day she walks her dog for ½
hour. How many times does she walk her dog?