December 1st, 2014

Name: _______________________________
Date: _________________
Directions: Compute each word problem finding parts of a whole.

1. Robert baked a loaf of bread and sliced it into 14 equal pieces. If he used two of the slices on Monday to make a sandwich, set up an equation that shows how many slices of bread he would have left.

2. Brian ordered a large pizza pie which had 8 slices. If Brian, Jon, and Frank each ate 2 slices each, set up an equation that shows how many slices of pizza the three boys ate.

3. Julie baked two dozen cookies for the holidays. She gave one dozen to her brother. Write an equation that shows how many cookies out of the two dozen she gave to her brother.

4. Barry bought 18 bagels. He sliced half of them and put them in the freezer. Write an equation that shows how many bagels out of the 18 Barry froze.

November 26th, 2014

Name __________________________
Date ________________
Directions: The chart below shows the distances between some places in Jim's neighborhood.

From                   To                   Distance
Jim's house          Library           2/8 miles
Library                Bank               5/8 miles
Jim's house         School             4/8 miles
School                Library            1/8 miles
Jim's house        Grocery store   3/8 miles
Grocery store     Bank                3/8 miles

1. Jim walked from his house to school. After school, he walked to the library. How far did he walk?

2. From Jim's house, how much farther is it to the grocery store than the library?

3. Jim walked from his house to the library. Then he walked from the library to the bank. How far did he walk?

4. From Jim's house, how much farther is it to the school than to the library?

5. Jim rode his bike from his house to the grocery store. Then he rode to the bank. How far did he ride?

6. From Jim's house, how much farther is it to the school than to the grocery store?

7. On Friday, Jim walked to the library and back home. On Saturday, he walked to the grocery store and back home. On which day did he walk farther? Explain.

November 25th, 2014

Name ______________________________
Date ______________
Directions: Using the mixed numbers answer the questions below.

Debbie, Ross, and Bridget each went on vacation with their family over the summer. They all spent a different amount of time on vacation. (Remember: There are 7 days in 1 week.)

1. Debbie's family went on vacation for 1 and 2/7 weeks. 
    How many days is that?

2. Ross's family went on vacation for 2 and 1/7 weeks.
    How many days is that?

3. Bridget's family went on vacation for 2 and 6/7 weeks.
    How many days is that?

4. Altogether Debbie's, Ross's, and Bridget's families went on                  vacation for a total of 6 and 2/7 weeks.
    How many days is that?
      

November 24th, 2014

Name ___________________________
Date _____________
Directions: Comparing and ordering fractions. Using the rainfall chart answer the questions below:
Rainfall
March    7/10 of an inch
April      1/5   of an inch
May       1/2   of an inch
June       9/10 of an inch
July       4/5   of an inch

1. During which month did it rain the most?

2. Did it rain more in March or July?

3. During which month did it rain the least?

4. Which month had the lower rainfall, May or March?

5. During which months was the rain fall more than 1/2 of an inch?

6. During which months was rainfall less than 1/3 of an inch?

7. During which months was rainfall more than 3/5 of an inch?

8. Order the months from least to greatest rainfall?

November 21st, 2014

Name _____________________________
Date __________________
Directions: For each fraction, specify whether its format is proper, improper, or a mixed number.

1) 2&1/3    2) 6/2     3) 4/4      4) 10/8      5) 4&5/6      6) 7/8



7) 5/3      8) 5&4/9       9) 9/8     10) 4/8      11) 8&1/2     12) 6/5

November 20th, 2014

Name ______________________________
Date ________________
Directions: Using the information given answer each question below by writing a fraction. 

1. Andy was cutting wood to build a birdhouse. He cut a board into  four pieces of equal size. If he used three of the pieces, write a fraction that shows the amount of pieces he used from the amount that he cut them into.

2. If Andy cut a piece of wood into eight pieces and used six of them, write a fraction that shows how many pieces Andy used out of the amount that he cut the wood into.

3. Andy was measuring how high he should build the birdhouse so cats could not reach it. He decided that he would build the birdhouse ten feet off the ground. Write a fraction that shows what half of ten feet would look like. 

4. Andy bought a twelve pound bag of birdseed so he could put some of it in the birdhouse to feed the birds. He put three pounds of birdseed in the birdhouse. Write a fraction that show the amount of birdseed Andy used out of the bag that he bought.

November 19th, 2014

Name _____________________________
Date __________________
Directions: Use the information given to write fractions that represent what the figure described would look like. You may want to draw the figure itself if it helps you to answer the question.

1. A square divided into four equal pieces, two of which are shaded. Write a fraction that represents what this would look like.

2. A circle divided into sixteen equal pieces, seven of which are shaded. Write a fraction that represents what this would look like.

3. A rectangle divided into eight equal pieces, six of which are shaded. Write a fraction that represents what this would look like.

4. A triangle split down the middle. One side is shaded. write a fraction that represents what this would look like.