Simplify Fractions
Solve and simplify.
4/10 + 4/10 + 4/10 = ?
6/5 OR 1 1/6
Solve.
Find the area of a rectangle that has one side as 5/8 and the other side as 7/5. Write your answer in simplest form.
5/8 x 7/5 = 35/40 ÷ 5/5 = 7/8 square units
Solve and simplify.
1/2 x 2 = ?
1
Solve.
At lunchtime, 5/6 of the students at a school buy juice. Of those students 3/4 buy orange juice. What fraction of the students buy orange juice? Write your answer in simplest form.
5/6 x 3/4 = 15/24
15/24 ÷ 3/3 = 5/8 of the students
Solve and simplify.
5/6 x 8/7 = ?
20/21
Solve and simplify.
You practice the drums for 3/4 hour two times each day. How long will you practice the drums in one week?
(3/4 x 2) x 7 =6/4 x 7 = 42/4
42/4 ÷ 2/2 = 21/2 hours OR 10 1/2 hours
Solve and simplify.
3/4 x 7/9 = ?
7/12
Solve and simplify.
A recipe calls for 2 1/4 teaspoons of baking powder per serving. You have 9 teaspoons of baking powder. You want to make 4 1/4 servings. Do you have enough baking powder?
2 1/4 x 4 1/4 = 9/4 x 17/4 = 153/16 = 9 9/16
No
Solve and simplify.
2 1/20 x 4 1/6 = ?
8 3/4
Solve and simplify.
In a pack of 36 trading cards, 1/4 of them are fire animals, 1/6 of them are water animals, and the rest of them are grass animals. How many more cards are grass animals than fire animals?
1/4 x 36 = 9
1/6 x36 = 6
9+6 = 15
36-15 = 21
21-9 = 12 cards