Math Problem of the Week March 23

Jill is making beef stew. Unfortunately, her recipe is written entirely in improper fractions. How much tomato sauce does Jill need? How many cups potatoes?

Beef Stew

4/4 cups of onions

6/4 cups of tomato sauce

11/4 cups of potatoes

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Math Problem of the Week March 23

Terry has a bag of four that is 2/3 full. If she uses 3/5 of it to bake bread, how much of the bag of flour is left?

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Math Problem of the Week March 16

Patrick and Luis are building brick walls. So far, Patrick’s wall is 6/9 of a yard tall. Luis’s wall is 10/15 of a yard tall. Whose wall is taller? How do you know?

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Problem of the Week March 4

Patrick and Luis are building brick walls. So far, Patrick’s wall is 6/9 of a yard tall. Luis’s wall is 10/15 of a yard tall. Whose wall is taller? How do you know?

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Math Problem of the Week Feb. 9

Write a number sentence and solve. The school ordered 60 computers. They divided the computers equally among 4 computer labs. How many computers did each computer lab receive?

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Math Problem of the Week Jan. 12

Your family is bringing hamburger buns to the family reunion. You need to bring enough buns for 76 hamburgers. The buns are sold in packages of 8. About how many packages should you buy?

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Math Problem of the Week Dec. 9

Tell what operation. Solve.

Mr. Top is printing programs for the seats at the dinner theater. There are 50 tables that each seat 10 people. How many programs must he print?

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Math Problem of the Week Nov. 24

Write a number expression and then give its value. On the first day in Septmeber, Antonio had $134 in his savings account. On the last day in September, Antonio had $201 in his savings account. How much money did Antonio save in September?

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Math Problem of the Week Nov. 10

Joshua saves $3 a day, 5 days a week. About how much does Joshua save in a year?

(Remember, a year is 52 weeks long.)

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Math Problem of the Week Nov. 3

Winston, Marcus, and Julia collect sports cards. Winston has 400 sports cards. Marcus has three times the amount that Winston has. Julia has the same number as Winston and Marcus combined. How many cards do Marcus and Julia each have?

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