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Division as Fractions Name:

Solveeachproblem.Makesuretowriteyouranswerasafraction.

. 1)A fast food restaurant had 12 pounds of flour. If they split the flour evenly among 3 batches
of chicken, how much flour would each batch use?

. 2)A teacher had 74 packages of paper she wanted to split equally into 7 piles. How much should
be in each pile?

. 3)A pet store had 3 cats. If they wanted to split 19 ounces of cat food amongst them, how much
should each cat get?

. 4)A toy store had 4 boxes that weighed a total of 34 kilograms. If each box had the same
amount of weight, how much did each box weigh?

. 5)A doctor gave his patient liquid medicine and told him to drink 14 cups over the next 4 days.
How much should the patient drink each day?

. 6)A blanket shop had 27 feet of fabric. If they wanted to use the fabric to make 5 blankets, each
the same length, how long would each one be?

. 7)Sam had collected 66 leaves to feed to his caterpillar collection. If he wanted to split the
leaves equally amongst the 7 cages, how much should he put in each cage?

. 8)Downtown, 8 artists were painting a mural that was 86 feet long. If they split the canvas
evenly, how much will each artist get to paint?

. 9)A farmer had 23 acres he wanted to split amongst his 8 children. If each child gets the same
amount of land, how much should each one get?

. 10)A sub sandwich maker had a sandwich that was 28 meters long. If he wanted to cut the sub
into 3 pieces, each the same length, how long would each be?

. 11)Kaleb had collected 18 leaves to feed to his caterpillar collection. If he wanted to split the
leaves equally amongst the 3 cages, how much should he put in each cage?

. 12)A farmer had 26 acres he wanted to split amongst his 2 children. If each child gets the same
amount of land, how much should each one get?

. 13)A sub sandwich maker had a sandwich that was 55 meters long. If he wanted to cut the sub
into 10 pieces, each the same length, how long would each be?
. 14)A fast food restaurant had 52 pounds of flour. If they split the flour evenly among 8 batches
of chicken, how much flour would each batch use?

. 15)A lawn care company had 54 feet of weed eater string. If they wanted to give each of their 6
weed eaters the same amount, how much should they give each one?

. 16)A candy maker had a piece of taffy that was 18 inches long. If he chopped it into 3 equal
length pieces, how long would each piece be?

. 17)A toy store had 7 boxes that weighed a total of 56 kilograms. If each box had the same
amount of weight, how much did each box weigh?

. 18)Adam wanted to collect 64 pounds of cans in 8 days. How much should he collect each day
to reach his goal??

. 19)A pet store had 2 cats. If they wanted to split 11 ounces of cat food amongst them, how
much should each cat get?

. 20)A blanket shop had 21 feet of fabric. If they wanted to use the fabric to make 2 blankets,
each the same length, how long would each one be?

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Melissa Rosanio

407B

Cohen

13 Oct 2015

Assignment Modification

The assignment I am modifying is for a student named Skylar. The math class he takes

part in is classified as a Co-op Contemporary Math course for students who are underachieving

in mathematics. 18 out of the 36 students have specific learning disabilities and have difficulty

with math. Skylar faces many difficulties with the majority of his courses but math has proven to

be the most challenging subject for him. After speaking with the instructor I learned that Skylar

along with the majority of students in this class require longer periods of time for every

assignment. Skylar also utilizes a partner-method for some assignments.

The assignment I chose to modify was originally a timed quiz with twenty questions.

Students are given the entire class period (90 minutes) to complete quiz. The quiz is meant to test

students knowledge of division of fractions derived from word problems. For the quiz, students

are given a sheet of paper with the questions printed and a sheet of lined notebook paper. No

electronics are permitted as many of the students are easily distracted by technology.

In order to modify this assignment in a way that would be appropriate for the majority of

students in the class I decided to take the quiz and make it a partnered assignment. Each of the

students assignment sheets will have the directions and/or specific rules for solving printed
along the top of the page. There will also be an example problem following the directions.

Students will split the work, each student choosing to do either the odd numbers or the even

numbered problems. Before turning in the assignment students need to walk their partner through

how they solved their specific set of problems. Each pair will be allowed a calculator, multiple

pieces of scratch paper, and a white board to work out their problems. The time limit will also be

reduced down to 60 minutes considering the work each student will be doing has been reduced. I

believe that turning this assignment into classwork is more beneficial for the students in this

class because they can work with partners who may have more experience or are at a higher level

with mathematics. I also know from experience that reducing the amount of quizzes by turning

assignments into class work helps students who have testing anxiety.

The materials I will provide for the students include loose-leaf paper, whiteboards,

markers, calculators, pencils, and the assignment sheet. I believe a whiteboard and marker is

another great medium that can be used by students to work out math problems. Calculators

should not be required for this assignment but students should have access to them in the event

that they would like to check their work.

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Division as Fractions Name:

Solveeachproblem.Makesuretoincludeunitswitheveryanswer.

Example:Lesliedecidedtoorderdonutsforastaffof24employees.Eachboxcamewith12
donuts.HowmanyboxesofdonutsmustLeslieordertoensurethateachpersongetsatleastone
donut?

Ifoneboxofdonutscontains12donutsandLeslieneedsatleast24,shewillneedtopurchaseat
leasttwoboxesofdonuts.24dividedby12=2.

Lesliewillneedtopurchasetwoboxes.

. 1)A fast food restaurant had 12 pounds of flour. If they split the flour evenly among 3 batches
of chicken, how much flour would each batch use?

. 2)A teacher had 74 packages of paper she wanted to split equally into 7 piles. How much should
be in each pile?
. 3)A pet store had 3 cats. If they wanted to split 19 ounces of cat food amongst them, how much
should each cat get?

. 4)A toy store had 4 boxes that weighed a total of 34 kilograms. If each box had the same
amount of weight, how much did each box weigh?

. 5)A doctor gave his patient liquid medicine and told him to drink 14 cups over the next 4 days.
How much should the patient drink each day?

. 6)A blanket shop had 27 feet of fabric. If they wanted to use the fabric to make 5 blankets, each
the same length, how long would each one be?

. 7)Sam had collected 66 leaves to feed to his caterpillar collection. If he wanted to split the
leaves equally amongst the 7 cages, how much should he put in each cage?

. 8)Downtown, 8 artists were painting a mural that was 86 feet long. If they split the canvas
evenly, how much will each artist get to paint?

. 9)A farmer had 23 acres he wanted to split amongst his 8 children. If each child gets the same
amount of land, how much should each one get?

. 10)A sub sandwich maker had a sandwich that was 28 meters long. If he wanted to cut the sub
into 3 pieces, each the same length, how long would each be?

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