Malati 17-20

17. Wire Ducks Ducks

1. The children make a small duck from 1/3 of a yard of thin wire. They have 5 ½ yards of thin wire. How many small
ducks can they make? 16

17. 2. In a needlework class, they us ¼ yard of ribbon to trim one apron. If each child is given 2 ½ yards of ribbon, how
many aprons can each child make? 10 aprons

=4 aprons
¼ + ¼ + ¼ + ¼ = 1 yard

= 4 aprons
¼ + ¼ + ¼ + ¼ = 1 yard

=2 aprons
¼ + ¼ = ½ yards

18. Planting Stakes

David needs some stakes to put labels on his vegetable seed-beds. He needs stakes that are

1/5 yard long. He has 1 ½ yards of rod. How many stakes of 1/5 yard can he cut from this rod? 7
19. Spiders

Complete these flow diagrams:

20. Birthday Cake

1. Lisa uses the juice of 1 ½ oranges for a large birthday cake. She has 8 oranges. How many cakes can she bake? 5