Adding Fractions
2/6 + 1/2
5/6
3/4 - 1/6
7/12
Jamie had 4/5 of a spool of twine. He then used 1/2 of a spool of twine to make a friendship knots. How much twine is left over after making the knots?
3/10
1/2 x 2
12 divided by 1/2
24
2/9 + 1/3
5/9
2/3 - 1/4
5/12
Analies cuts 1/2 yard of rope into 8 equal parts. What is the length of each part?
1/16
6/12 x 2
1 whole
1/7 divided by 2
1/14
4/18 + 2/6
10/18
5/6 - 3/4
1/12
Alexander and his friends solved the following numerical expression. The expression was (3/4 - 1/2) +8. Their answer was 8 1/12. Is this true or false. If false, what is the correct answer.
This is False. Correct answer is 8 1/4.
2/3 x 4
8/3 or 2 2/3
1/3 divided by 12
1/36
Mr. Benson spent 3/4 of the monthly budget on rent and 1/5 of the budget on food. How much was spent on rent and food?
19/20
5/9 - 1/6
7/18
Tine spent 1/2 of her paycheck on a trip to the beach. She spent 1/8 of her paycheck on new clothes for the trip. What fraction of her paycheck does she spend on the trip and clothes together?
5/8
Chef Talbot is baking 6 blueberry pies. If he uses 3/4 pint of blueberries in each pie, how many pints of blueberries will he need?
4 1/2 pints
Cooks at a food booth at the state fair made an extra-large 10-foot long funnel cake. If they cut the funnel cake into 1/4 foot servings, how many people will get to eat the funnel cake?
40 people
Yolanda walked 2 1/6 miles. Then she walked 4 5/9 more miles. How many miles did Yolanda walk?
6 13/18
Tiffany ran 8/9 mile. Shayne ran 5/6 mile. Who ran farther? How much farther?
Tiffany ran 1/18 mile farther.
Multi-Step Problem: Tom has 9/10 cup of olive oil. He uses 1/2 cup to make salad dressing and 1/4 cup to make tomato sauce. How much olive oil does Tom have left?
3/20 cup
Ms. Sinclair pours 3/8 pound of dirt in each of his 4 flower pots. How much dirt does Ms. Sinclair use to fill the 4 pots?
1 1/2 pounds
Franklin and his two friends share a burrito equally. The burrito contains 1/5 pound of meat. How much meat does each friend get?
1/15