For each of the story problems below, write an arithmetic expression that represents the problem, such as . Do NOT solve the problem. For each problem, explain why your choice of operation is appropriate to the story situation.
(a)
Sarah has of a pound of jelly worms. Katie has six times as many jelly worms as Sarah. How many pounds of jelly worms does Katie have?
(b)
Two and two thirds pans of brownies are left in the kitchen. Johnny eats half of a pan of brownies. How many pans of brownies remain?
(c)
If of a pound of nails costs of a dollar, how many pounds of nails can you buy for one dollar?
(d)
A crew is building a road. So far, the road is mile long. This is the length that the road will be when it is finished. How many miles long will the finished road be?
(e)
Bob has of a gallon of milk. He gives all of his milk to Joe. If Joe had of a gallon of milk before, how much of a gallon of milk does Joe have now?
(f)
Jessie has of a ton of candy. Lisa has of a ton of candy. How much more candy does Jessie have than Lisa?
(g)
If cup of flour makes 1 batch of cookies, then how many batches of cookies can you make with cup of flour?
(h)
Last year, Dr. McNeal bought of a ton of candy for all her Math 1125 students. However, that was only enough for of her students. How many tons of candy were necessary for all her students?
(i)
If I have of a pizza left over from yesterday and I eat of the leftover portion, how much of one whole pizza did I eat?
(j)
Veronica’s Halloween bag is full. Kathy has an identical Halloween bag, and it is full. If they combine their Halloween candy into one of the bags, how full will it be?
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