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2.04 Practical problems with fraction operations

Interactive practice questions

Sharon walks $\frac{2}{5}$25 of a kilometer and runs $\frac{1}{7}$17 of a kilometer to get to school.

How many kilometers does she travel?

Easy
2min

Carl has $\frac{3}{7}$37m of ribbon. After he uses some ribbon for a present, he has $\frac{1}{4}$14m left.

How much ribbon did he use on the present?

Easy
1min

Bianca has $\frac{2}{5}$25kg of beads. She shares the beads evenly between $9$9 friends.

How many kilograms does each friend receive?

Easy
1min

At a party, Bill makes a drink by combining $5\frac{1}{3}$513L of water with $1\frac{1}{2}$112L of cordial.

What is the total amount of the drink as a mixed number?

Easy
1min
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Outcomes

6.NS.A.1

Interpret and compute quotients of fractions, and solve real-world and mathematical problems involving division of fractions by fractions (e.g., connecting visual fraction models and equations to represent the problem is suggested). For example, create a story context for (2/3) ÷ (3/4) and use a visual fraction model to show the quotient; use the relationship between multiplication and division to explain that (2/3) ÷ (3/4) = 8/9 because 3/4 times 8/9 is 2/3 ((a/b) ÷ (c/d) = ad/bc). Further example: How much chocolate will each person get if 3 people share 1/2 lb. of chocolate equally? How wide is a rectangular strip of land with length 3/4 mi and area 1/2 square mi?

6.NS.B.2

Fluently divide multi-digit numbers using a standard algorithm.

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