Review Operations With Fractions

Of the 95 children in 6th grade, 3/5 went to holiday parties. How many students went to holiday parties in all?

• 158 students went to holiday parties.

• 57 students went to holiday parties.

• 75 students went to holiday parties.

• 50 students went to holiday parties.

Amy has 72 sweets in a bag. She keeps 1 /4 of them for herself and shares the rest with friends. How many sweets will she give to her friends?

• 18 sweets

• 288 sweets

• 36 sweets

• 54 sweets

A train arrives at the station with 150 passengers on board. 2/5 of the passengers get off the train in Seattle, and then 35 passengers board the train. How many passengers are on the train when it leaves the station?

• 60 passengers

• 125 passengers

• 150 passengers

• 75 passengers

Two kinds of fish can be found in a small tank that is 5 1/7 feet long. The blue fish is 2/15 feet long and the orange fish is 7/10 feet long. How much longer is the orange fish? Which expression matches the word problem

• 2/15 - 7/10

• 2/15 x 7/10

• 7/10 - 2/15

• 7/10 ➗ 2/15

Two kinds of fish can be found in a small tank that is 5 1/7 feet long. The blue fish is 2/15 feet long and the orange fish is 7/10 feet long. How much longer is the orange fish?

• The orange fish is 17/30 feet longer than the blue fish.

• The orange fish is 5/5 feet longer than the blue fish.

• The orange fish is 9/30 feet longer than the blue fish.

• The orange fish is 2 times longer feet longer than the blue fish.

John has a rope that is 120 meters long. He cuts it into pieces that are each 1/5 of the original length. How long is each piece?

• Each piece of rope is 5 meters long.

• Each piece of rope is 600 meters long.

• Each piece of rope is 24 meters long.

• Each piece of rope is 20 meters long.

John has a rope that is 120 meters long. He cuts it into pieces that are each 1/5 of the original length. How many pieces does he have? Which expression is used to answer the question.

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:
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

A recipe for muffins calls for 3/4 cup of flour. Carlito is making 6 batches of muffins. How much flour does he need? Which expression matched the word problem?

• 6 - 3/4

• 3/4 + 6

• 3/4 x 6

• 6 / (3/4)