Adding and Subtracting Fractions
1/4 + 3/8=
5/8
2/5 + 1/10= _____ + ______= ________
1/4 of 40
40/4= 10
1 2/5 = _______= 3
1 3/5
Ms. Krystal ran 1/3 of a mile and then walked 2/6 of a mile. How far did Ms. Krystal go?
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2/6 + 2/6= 4/6 of a mile or 2/3 of a mile
15/16 - 7/8=
1/16
1/4 + 1/6= _____ + _______= ________
3/12 + 2/12 = 5/12 or
6/24 + 4/24 = 10/24
3/8 of 32
96/8= 12
2 3/8 - ________= 1
1 3/8
Mr. Daniel hiked a trail on vacation. He ran 3/5 of a mile one day and then 2/3 of a mile the next day.
How far did Mr. Daniel go?
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9/15 + 10/15= 19/15 miles or 1 4/15 miles
2 1/2 + 1 3/5=
3 1/10
5/6 - 1/3= _____ - _______= ________
5/6 - 2/6 = 3/6 or 1/2
1/ 12 of 144
144/12= 12
_____ + 1/3 = 5/6
1/2 or 3/6
What is the better buy?
12 cans for $5 or 6 cans for $3?
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6 cans for 3$ is the better buy
1 3/6 - 1/4=
1 8/24 or 1 4/12 or 1 1/3
7/10 - 1/4 = _______ - _______= _______
14/20 - 5/20= 9/20 or
28/40 - 10/40 = 18/40
2/9 of 54
108/9= 12
4 1/2 - ______= 3 1/4
1 1/4
Ms. Cottier was baking and gathered ingredients to make brownies. She gathers 1 1/3 cups of sugar, 2 2/4 cups of flour, and 1 1/6 cups of nuts.
How many cups of ingredients did Ms. Cottier mix together?
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1 4/12 + 2 6/12 + 1 2/12= 5 cups of ingredients
2 1/2 - 3/4=
1 3/4
5 1/6 - 2 1/3 = _________- __________ =__________
4 7/6 - 2 2/6 = 2 5/6
3/5 of 25
75/5= 15
1 3/4 + ______= 3 1/2
1 3/4
Ms. Donna is 6 1/2 feet tall and Ms. Bull is 5 1/4 feet tall.
Who is taller? How much taller?
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6 2/4 - 5 1/4= 1 1/4 feet taller
Ms. Donna is taller than Ms. Bull