Fractions Day 6
Presentation Problems
1. Evelyn read 25 pages of a book on Friday morning. She read ¼ of the remainder
on Friday afternoon. If she still had 90 pages to read after Friday afternoon, how many
pages were in the book?
Fri. morn. Fri. afternoon
Evelyn’s pages
3 units = 90
90  3 = 30
1 unit = 30
25
30
30
30
4 units of 30
4 • 30 = 120
120 + 25 = 145
30
= ? (145)
90
There are 145 pages in Evelyn’s book.
2. Chris typed 315 words of his essay on Monday evening. He typed 1/3 of the
remainder on Tuesday evening. If Chris still had 460 words to type on Wednesday
evening, how many words were in his essay?
Mon.
Chris’s essay
2 units = 460
460  2 = 230
1 unit = 230
Tues.
315
Wed.
230
Wed.
230
3 units of 230
3 • 230 = 690
230
= ? (1005)
460
690 + 315 = 1005
There were 1005 words in Chris’s essay.
Milk it! Ask how Chris typed on Tuesday and Wednesday.
3. Marcia makes jewelry to sell at flea markets. Last weekend, Marcia sold 52 pieces
of jewelry on Saturday. She sold 3/5 of the remaining pieces of jewelry on Sunday. If
she took home 44 pieces of jewelry, how much jewelry did Marcia bring to the flea
market?
Sat.
Marcia’s jewelry sales
2 units = 44
44  2 = 22
1 unit = 22
Sun.
Sun.
Sun.
22
22
22
52
5 units of 22
5 • 22 = 110
Remaining
22
22
= ? (162)
44
110 + 52 = 162
Marcia brought 162 pieces of jewelry to the flea market.
Fractions Day 6
Assessment Problems
1. James read 48 pages of a book on Tuesday. He read 1/5 of the remaining pages
on Wednesday. If he still had 148 pages left to read after Wednesday, how many
pages were in his book?
James’s pages
4 units = 148
148  4 = 37
1 unit = 37
Tues
.
Wed.
48
37
37
37
37
37
= ? (233)
148
5 units of 37
5 • 37 = 185
185 + 48 = 233
There were 233 pages in James’s book.
2. Bridget spent 12 minutes at the gym doing warm-up exercises. Of her remaining
time at the gym, she spent ¾ of it jogging on a treadmill. After that, she still had 8
minutes to do cool-down exercises before she left. How long was Bridget at the gym?
Warm up
Bridget’s time at gym
4 units of 8
4 • 8 = 32
12
32 + 12 = 44
Cool down
8
8
Treadmill
Bridget was at the gym for 44 minutes.
8
8
= ? (44)