Gift of Appreciation
Name_______________
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You have been assigned the task of figuring out the amount of brownies, length
of ribbon for a gift and allotted time to create such gifts for your friends. You
baked brownies in appreciation for 3 of your friends. Unfortunately, your family
ate some of the brownies and left you with an odd number. Solve the following
problems to help you get your task done.
1.) There are 5 brownies left. How many brownies will each of the 3 friends
receive? Draw a model of the division. Write a number sentence and write
the answer in a fractional form.
2.) Rewrite your number sentence in #1 as a multiplication problem and
solve.
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feet of ribbon to decorate the boxes with. Figure out the
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maximum amount of ribbon that you can use on each of the 3 boxes. Draw
a model of the division. Write a number sentence and write the answer in
fractional form.
3.) You have 5
4.) Rewrite your number sentence in #3 as a multiplication problem and
solve.
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hours to divide up the brownies, box the brownies
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and tie on the ribbon. What is the maximum amount of time that you would
have to complete each gift? Draw a model of the division. Write a number
sentence and write the solution in fraction form.
5.) You only have 1
6.) Rewrite your number sentence in #5 as a multiplication problem and
solve.
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cup of oil for each pan of brownies, how many
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pans of brownies could you make with
cups of oil? Write a number
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sentence and solve.
7.) If a recipe calls for
8.) If you were making gifts for only 2 friends, would your brownie amount,
length of ribbon and time increase or decrease?
If you were making gifts for more than 3 friends, would you brownie
amount, length of ribbon and time increase or decrease?
9.) What is the inverse rule for dividing fractions?