Blake cuts a piece of paper with a length of 4/6 of a foot. Brody cuts a piece of paper with a length of 2/6 of a foot. If the papers were taped together, what would their combined length be?
a. 1/3 of a foot
b. 5/6 of a foot
c. 1 ft.
d. 2 ft.
c. 6/6 = 1 ft.
100
Jaclyn has 7/8 of a cookie. She breaks off a piece of the cookie that is 4/8 in size and eats it. Which fraction represents how much of the cookie she has left?
a. 3/8
b. 1 3/8
c. 1 1/8
d. 4/8
a. 3/8
100
Patricia found a rock weighing 1/3 of a pound. Robin found a rock weighing 1 2/3 pounds. What is the weight of both rocks?
a. 1 1/3 pounds
b. 2 pounds
c. 1 2/3 pounds
d. 1 pounds
b. 1 3/3 = 2 pounds
100
Henry needs 3 3/4 cups of sugar for a recipe. He has 1 1/4 cups. How much more sugar does he need?
a. 2 2/4 cups
b. 2 1/4 cups
c. 5 cups
d. 1 2/4 cups
a. 2 1/4 cups = 2 1/2
100
Mr. Rodriguez often jogs after school. On Monday, he jogged 2 1/8 miles and on Tuesday, he jogged 1 5/8 miles. How many miles did Mr. Rodriguez jog both days combined?
3 6/8 = 3 3/4 (Simplified)
200
A construction worker has two pieces of wire. One piece measures 3/4 of a foot and the other measures 2/4 of a foot. Which fraction represents the total length of wire that the construction worker has?
a. 1/4
b. 4/5
c. 3/4
d. 1 1/4
d. 1 1/4
200
Two friends are drinking milk. Jessica drank 3/4 of a cup and Melissa drank 1/4 of a cup. How much more did Jessica drink than Melissa?
a. 4/4 of a cup
b. 2/0 of a cup
c. 1/2 of a cup
d. 4/8 of a cup
c. 2/4 = 1/2
200
Two friends are measuring their height. Ben is 4 7/8 feet tall and Maxwell is 5 2/8 feet tall. What is the height of the two boys combined?
a. 9 5/8 feet
b. 10 1/8 feet
c. 1 3/4 feet
d. 1 1/8 feet
b. 9 9/8 = 10 1/8 feet
200
Beth buys 2 3/4 pounds of fudge. She gives 1 1/4 pounds to her mother. How much fudge does she have left?
a. 4 pounds
b. 2 1/2 pounds
c. 1 1/2 pounds
d. 1 1/4 pounds
c. 1 2/4 = 1 1/2
200
Brian bought 6 3/4 gallons of gas the first week of March and 8 1/4 gallons the second week. What is the difference in the amount of gas he purchased the two weeks?
7 5/4 - 6 3/4 = 1 2/4 or 1 1/2 gallons
300
A recipe requires 1/4 cup of milk and 3/4 cup of water. What is the combined amount of liquid needed for the recipe?
a. 1 cups
b. 2 cups
c. 2/4 cups
d. 2 1/2 cups
a. 1 cups
300
Calvin has 4/6 of his homework completed and Tasha has 5/6 of her homework completed. What fraction of his homework does Calvin need to do to have as much done as Tasha?
a. 1 3/6
b. 1/6
c. 11/6
d. 1/3
b. 1/6
300
Amelia and Katie walked around the recreation center yesterday. Amelia walked 4 1/8 laps and Katie walked 6 5/8 laps. How many laps did both women walk altogether?
a. 10 6/8 laps
b. 2 3/4 laps
c. 10 3/8 laps
d. 2 1/8 laps
a. 10 6/8 laps = 10 3/4 (simplified)
300
A mail carrier is weighing two packages. The first package weighs 3 1/2 pounds and the second package weighs 4 1/2 pounds. How much more does the second package weigh than the first package?
a. 2 pounds
b. 1 pound
c. 7 2/2 pounds
d. 1 1/2 pounds
b. 1 pound
300
An artist is making a pot out of clay. She needs 8/9 of a pound of clay to make the pot. She has 4/9 of a pound already. How much more clay does she need to purchase?
8/9 - 4/9 = 4/9 needed!
400
5/6 + 4/6 = ?
9/6 = 6/6 + 3/6 = 1 3/6 or 1 1/2
400
The lengths of three different paperclips are shown in the list below:
Paperclip Length
X 9/9 of an inch
Y 7/9 of an inch
Z 5/9 of an inch
What is the difference in the lengths of paperclip Y and paperclip Z?
7/9 - 5/9 = 2/9
400
Samuel's house is 6 4/5 miles from school. Jason's house is 1 3/5 miles farther away from the school than Samuel's house. How far away is Jason's house from the school?
a. 5 1/5 miles
b. 5 miles
c. 8 2/5 miles
d. 8 1/5 miles
c.7 7/5 = 8 2/5
400
6 1/4 - 5 3/4 = ?
2/4 = 1/2
400
A baby weighs 6 3/4 pounds at birth. A month later, the baby weighs 11 1/4 pounds. How much weight did the baby gain over the course of the month?
10 5/4 - 6 3/4 = 4 2/4 or 4 1/2 pounds
500
Jason has 4/5 of a candy bar. His brother, Jeremy, has 3/5 of the same size candy bar. How much do they have together?
7/5 = 5/5 +2/5 = 1 2/5
500
Mary has 8/9 quarts of orange juice. She drinks 3/9 quarts over the course of a week. How much orange juice does Mary have remaining?
8/9- 3/9 = 5/9
500
A landscaping company mows two different yards every week. One of the yards is 3 1/2 acres and the other is 4 1/2 acres. What is the combined acreage of both yards?
a. 1 1/2 acres
b. 1 acre
c. 7 1/2 acres
d. 8 acres
d. 7 2/2 = 8 acres
500
Sarah buys 3 3/4 pounds of meat and Hillary buys 5 2/4 pounds of meat. How much fewer meat does Sarah buy than Hillary?
a. 1 3/4 pounds
b. 9 1/4 pounds
c. 8 3/4 pounds
d. 1 1/4 pounds
a. 1 3/4 pounds
500
A hair salon is offering free cuts. Debbie goes in and gets 11/12 of an inch cut from her hair. She wanted to get 2 inches cut off. How much more does she need to get cut off?