It’s Wednesday – here are some problems to solve

numbersHere are some basic division problems and some problems that ask you to think about fractions.  Fractions ask you to divide (by the denominator) and then multiply (by the numerator).  Have fun!

Alexis has 110 stickers that she wants to share equally to each of her five friends.  How many stickers will each friend get?

Laird has 72 spinning tops.  He shares them equally among his 5 friends and himself.  How many spinning tops did Laird and his friends get in their share?

Nick has 105 dog houses to build.  He has 5 days to build them.  How many days will it take Nick to build the dog houses if he builds the same amount each day?

The track is 3/5 of a mile long.  If Oliver jogged around the track twice, how far did he run?

Tim orders two pizzas.  They were cut into eighths.  If Tim age 5/8 of a pizza, how many slices were left?

Which apple weights more, one that weights 2/3 of a pound or one that weights 5/6 of a pound?