1. Bell Ringer Week of December 9-13,2013 Created by: Shavonne Burrows, EdS

2. Monday, December 9, 2013
PICNICKING An average ant is ¼ inch long. A picnic blanket is 72 inches long. How many ants long is the picnic blanket?

3. Answer for Monday, December 9, 2013

4. Tuesday, December 10, 2013
WIRE Carmen cuts a 60-inch-long wire into pieces that are ¾ inch long. How many pieces does she have?

5. Answer for Tuesday, December 10, 2013

6. Wednesday, December 11, 2013
AQUARIUM A model of the ocean floor takes up 2/5 of the space in an aquarium. If 3/8 of the model is coral, what fraction of the space in the aquarium is taken up by coral?

7. Answer for Wednesday, December 11, 2013

8. Thursday, December 12, 2013
SPORTS Of the sixth graders in a school, 4/5 play at least one sport. Of those, 2/3 play on a team. What fraction of the sixth graders play a sport on a team?

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10. Friday, December 13, 2013
PARTY For a party, 20 sandwiches are being made. If each sandwich is cut into thirds, how many sandwich pieces are there?

11. Answer for December 13, 2013