Welcome to the Big Show

You and your friends are going to a sports complex where there will
be all sorts of athletic action going on! You plan on attending as
many events as possible!

1. There are two options for entry into the arena. The first option is
a day pass, a discount of ½ the full price. The second offer is a 5
game pass for ⅓ of the full price. Which offer is the better deal?

2. The day pass lets you into the sports complex for 8 ¾ hours. If
there is a football game you want to catch that lasts about 3 2/4
hours, how much time will you have left to watch the other
sporting events?

3. At the concession stand you order a smoothie. The worker puts

strawberries, pineapple, raspberries, and cherries in your
smoothie. If he put ⅔ cup of each fruit into your smoothie, how
many cups of fruit are in your smoothie? Express your answer as
an improper fraction or a mixed number.

4. Upon entering the arena, you see that the Home side is 7/12 full.
The Visitors side is 3/12 full. What fraction of seats are currently
occupied in the arena? What fraction of seats can still be filled?
 Football Fractions **
It’s time to cheer on the Cleveland Browns! You show up just in time
to catch the end of the second quarter. You notice the teams’ stats
for the first quarter and second quarters so far up on the
Jumbotron. Fill in the chart below to see how well your team has
done so far:

Team Passing yards Rushing yards Total Yards

Browns 9 3/12 12

Browns 5 6/12 10 6/12

Steelers 6 2/12 6 11/12

Steelers 3 5/12 6

Which team had the most amount of passing yards so far in the
football game? Which team had least amount of rushing yards?

Baker Mayfield is the quarterback for the Browns. He

completed 9/10 of his passes. Mason Rudolph only
completed half of his passes so far. What is the difference
between the two players’ completed passes?

The Steelers kicker, Chris Boswell, made 3/4 of his field goals. Austin
Seibert, the Cleveland Browns’ kicker, only made ¼ of his field goal
attempts. How many more attempts did Boswell make than Seibert?

The Browns had the ball for nine minutes in the second quarter. The
Steelers had the ball for 3 ½ minutes less than the Browns did. How
many minutes did the Steelers have the ball in the second quarter?
 Football Fractions
It’s time to cheer on the Cleveland Browns! You show up just in time
to catch the end of the second quarter. You notice the teams’ stats
for the first quarter and second quarters so far up on the
Jumbotron. Fill in the chart below to see how well your team has
done so far:

Team Passing yards Rushing yards Total Yards

Browns 9 3/12 12 5/12

Browns 5 6/12 10 5/12

Steelers 6 2/12 6 3/12

Steelers 3 5/12 6

Which team had the most amount of passing yards so far in the
football game? Which team had least amount of rushing yards?

Baker Mayfield is the quarterback for the Browns. He

completed 9/10 of his passes. Mason Rudolph only
completed half of his passes so far. What is the difference
between the two players’ completed passes?

The Steelers kicker, Chris Boswell, made 3/4 of his field goals. Austin
Seibert, the Cleveland Browns’ kicker, only made ¼ of his field goal
attempts. How many more attempts did Boswell make than Seibert?

The Browns had the ball for nine and a half minutes in the second
quarter. The Steelers had the ball for 3 ½ minutes less than the Browns
did. How many minutes did the Steelers have the ball in the second
quarter?
 All Set to Ace Fractions **
Get ready to cheer on your Lady Sailors Volleyball team! The
tournament is about to start, so head to the bleachers and get
ready to watch an exciting set.

1. A volleyball net is set up higher for middle school teams than it is

for high school teams. The net on Court A is 7 4/12 feet tall. On
court B, the net is 7 ⅚ feet tall. Which court is for the middle school
team and which court is for the high school team?

2. Your friend says that a volleyball player has to stand 29 9/12 feet
away from the net t o serve the ball to the other team. The rule
book says a player has to stand 29 ¾ feet away from the net. Is
your friend right? How do you know?

3. You were excited to watch the Sailors’ best server. In the last
game, 5/8 of her serves were aces. This means her team
automatically got a point! Today, 2/8 of her serves were aces. In
total how many of her serves were aces?

4. The first game in the volleyball match lasted ⅔ of an hour. The

second game lasted ⅓ of an hour. The final game of the
volleyball match lasted ⅔ of an hour. What was the total amount
of time you and your friend spent watching volleyball?
 All Set to Ace Fractions
Get ready to cheer on your Lady Sailors Volleyball team! The
tournament is about to start, so head to the bleachers and get
ready to watch an exciting set.

1. A volleyball net is set up higher for middle school teams than it is

for high school teams. A middle school net is 7 4/12 feet tall. A
high school net is 7 10/12 feet tall. How much taller is a high
school net than a middle school net?

2. Your friend says that a volleyball player has to stand 29 9/12 feet
away from the net t o serve the ball to the other team. The rule
book says a player has to stand 29 ¾ feet away from the net. Is
your friend right? How do you know?

3. You were excited to watch the Sailors’ best server. In the last
game, 5/8 of her serves were aces. This means her team
automatically got a point! Today, 2/8 of her serves were aces. In
total how many of her serves were aces?

4. The first game in the volleyball match lasted ⅔ of an hour. The

second game lasted ⅓ of an hour. The final game of the
volleyball match lasted ⅔ of an hour. What was the total amount
of time you and your friend spent watching volleyball?
 Soccer **
You hear a commotion out on the soccer field. You realize that all of
the noise is surrounding Alex Morgan, your favorite U.S. Women’s
Soccer Team player. You decide to go watch her play.

In the first half of the game, Alex Morgan has 8 shots

on goal. Of those 8 shots, she scored on 3 of them. H
her teammate, Megan Rapinoe, also shot 8 times, but
she scored four times. How many total goals did the two players
score?

2. Alyssa Naeher is the goalie for the team. In the first half, she had 4
saves out of 6 shots from the other team. In the second half, she saved
all six out of six shots. How many more shots did she save in the
second half? What is the fraction for the total number of saves she
made?

3. When warming up for the second half, the team practiced penalty
shots in case the game might end in a tie. The team made 7/10 penalty
shots. This was better than when they practiced before the game.
Before the game they made, 5/10 penalty shots. What is the difference
in the fraction of shots made during halftime compared to before the
game?
 Soccer
You hear a commotion out on the soccer field. You realize that all of
the noise is surrounding Alex Morgan, your favorite U.S. Women’s
Soccer Team player. You decide to go watch her play.

In the first half of the game, Alex Morgan scored 3 out

of 8 tries. Her teammate, Megan Rapinoe, scored 4 out of 8 times. How
many total goals did the two players score?

2. Alyssa Naeher is the goalie for the team. In the first half, she had 4
saves out of 6 shots from the other team. In the second half, she saved
5 out of six shots. How many more shots did she save in the second
half? What is the fraction for the total number of saves she made?

3. When warming up for the second half, the team practiced penalty
shots in case the game might end in a tie. The team made 7/10 penalty
shots. This was better than when they practiced before the game.
Before the game they made, 5/10 penalty shots. What is the difference
in the fraction of shots made during halftime compared to before the
game?
 Slam Dunk Fractions
You and your friends have won a contest to shoot free throws and
3-pointers during halftime of the basketball game! Fill in the chart
to record your shots.

Free Throw Shots 3-Point Shots

Contestant #1 /10 /10

Contestant #2 /10 /10

Contestant #3 /10 /10

Contestant #4 /10 /10

Which contestant made more than half of their free throw shots AND
3-point shots? Which contestant made less than ¼ of their free throw
shots?

Lebron James makes 88/100 of his free throw shots. Which contestant
made a greater fraction of shots than Lebron? Explain your answer.
 Slam Dunk Fractions **
You and your friends have won a contest to shoot free throws and
3-pointers during halftime of the basketball game! Fill in the chart
to record your shots.

Free Throw Shots 3-Point Shots

Contestant #1 /10 /10

Contestant #2 /10 /10

Contestant #3 /10 /10

Contestant #4 /10 /10

Which contestant made more than half of their free throw shots AND
3-point shots? Which contestant made less than ¼ of their free throw
shots?

When Lebron James played against the Miami Heat, he made 10/10 of
his foul shots. The next day, he played the Celtics and he made 8/10
foul shots. The following week at practice, he made 7/10 foul shots at
the beginning of practice and 4/10 foul shots at the end of practice.
What fraction of foul shots did Lebron make in all?
 Track and Field
You all decide to head to the track meet. There are several events
going on at the same time! Use the tables below to answer the
questions and figure out who will win!

Long Jump Distance 1. The person who jumps the furthest

distance wins! She will move onto the
Grace 14 ¾ ft. next tournament tomorrow. Write the
name of the person who moves on
Maley 15 6/12 ft. and put a circle around it. The
jumper who jumped the smallest
Kat 15 4/12 distance will be eliminated. Write the
name of the person who will be sent
Abby 14 ½ ft home and put an “X” on the name.

2. How many total minutes did the

boys run? Mile Run Times

Cole 6 ⅙ min.

Roman 6 3/6 min.

3.What is the difference between the Mitch 6 ½ min.
fastest runner and the slowest
runner? Trevor 6 4/6 min.