Lesson 13 Multi-step Measurement Problems with Fractions
Let’s solve multi-step measurement problems.
Warm-up True or False: Some Number Times a Fraction
Decide whether each statement is true or false. Be prepared to explain your reasoning.
Activity 1 Info Gap: Noah’s School Day
Activity 2 Info Gap: Noah’s School Day
Your teacher will give you either a problem card or a data card. Do not show or read your card to your partner.
Pause here so your teacher can review your work.
Ask your teacher for a new set of cards and repeat the activity, trading roles with your partner.
Activity 3 Shopping List
Here are six ingredients that a shopper bought and some clues about each quantity.
The items are listed in order of weight, from least to greatest.
The heaviest item weighs 4 times the weight of tofu.
One ingredient weighs
pound. The item that weighs 10 pounds is 10 times the weight of shrimp.
The carrots are 3 times as heavy as the shrimp.
The carrots are 2 times as heavy as the tapioca flour.
Brown rice weighs 20 times as much as the weight of noodles.
Use the clues to find out the weight of each ingredient in both pounds and ounces.
ingredient | pounds | ounces |
---|---|---|
rice noodles | ||
shrimp | ||
tapioca flour | ||
tofu | ||
carrots | ||
brown rice |
Practice Problem
Problem 1
Han makes sparkling juice by mixing 1.5 liters of juice and 500 milliliters of sparkling water.
How many milliliters of sparkling juice did Han make?
How many times more juice did Han use than sparkling water?