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100

SOLVE: 2/8 + 4/8

** Make sure to SIMPLIFY**

6/8=3/4

100

SOLVE: 

7/8 - 2/8

5/8

100

Are these fractions equivalent?

2/6=8/24

Yes

100

ESTIMATE: 

Mrs. Johnson makes a punch for the class party. She uses 2 4/5 cups Hawaiian Punch and 1 1/6 cups ginger ale.  

Estimate how many cups of punch she used : 

(2, 2 1/2, 3, 3 1/2)

Estimate how many cups of ginger ale she used

(0, 1/2, 1, 1 1/2)

Estimate how many cups of liquid did she use in all?

Estimate how many cups of punch she used : 3 cups

Estimate how many cups of ginger ale she used: 1 cup

Estimate how many cups of liquid did she use in all? 4 cups

100

SOLVE: 

3.6 + 23.42 + 12.9

39.92


200

Find a COMMON DENOMINATOR and SOLVE: 

2/9 + 1/3

Common denominator- 9

2/9 +  3/9= 5/9

200

Find a COMMON DENOMINATOR and SOLVE:

3/4 -2/3


Common denominator - 12

 9/12 - 8/12= 1/12

200

Are these fractions equivalent?

3/8=21/48

No
200

SOLVE:

Mrs. Brandt bought 2 1/5 pounds of sour worms. Ms. Jensen bought 4 1/2 pounds of bubble gum. How many pounds of candy do they have in all?

**Find a common denominator and solve**

Common denominator- 10

2  2/10 +  4  5/10= 6  7/10 pounds of candy

200

SOLVE: 

143.18-32.4

110.78

300

Find a COMMON DENOMINATOR and SOLVE: 

1/5 + 3/4

Common denominator- 20

 4/20 +  15/20= 19/20

300

Find a COMMON DENOMINATOR and Solve:


9/10 - 4/5

Common Denominator -10


9/10- 8/10= 1/10

300

Are these fractions equivalent?

40/50=4/5

Yes

300

SOLVE: 

Mrs. Johnson ran a race. She took 1 3/4 hours to finish it. Mrs. Anderson ran the same race.  She finished in 2  1/3 hours.  How much longer did it take Mrs. Anderson to finish?

**Find a common denominator, borrow, and solve**

common denominator- 12

 2  4/12- 1  9/12 = 7/12 hour

300

SOLVE:

2426 x 38

92,188

400

Find a COMMOND DENOMINATOR and SOLVE:

5/6 + 2/5

(**SIMPLIFY TO A MIXED NUMBER)

Common denominator- 30

25/30 + 12/30 = 37/30=  1  7/30

400

Find a COMMON DENOMINATOR and SOLVE: 

1 1/5 - 1/2

(**You'll have to borrow)

Common Denominator - 10

1  1/10- 5/10 = 7/10

400

Find the COMMON DENOMINATOR and write the equivalent fractions for 3/5 and 2/3

Common denominator- 15

3/5= 9/15

2/3= 10/15

400

3  7/8; 3  1/4; ______; 2

What is the rule? 

What is the missing number?

**Find a common denominator, solve to find the missing number & rule**

Common denominator - 8

Rule:  Subtract 5/8

Missing number: 2  5/8

400

SOLVE: 

4268 ÷ 12

(Your answer WILL have a remainder (R)... no decimal)

355 R8

500

Find a COMMON DENOMINATOR and SOLVE:

1 5/8 + 2  2/5

(**Make sure to SIMPLIFY and change from an improper fraction to a proper mixed number)

Common Denominator- 40

1  5/8 =  1  25/40

2  2/5=   2   16/40

              3   41/40=  4  1/40

500

Find a COMMON DENOMINATOR and SOLVE:

11  1/9 - 3  2/3

(**You'll have to borrow)

Common denominator- 9

11  1/9 - 3  6/9= 7  4/9

500

Mr. Nordby bought 1/4 pound of swiss cheese and 2/3 pounds of colby. Which fraction pairs are equivalents? (Mark ALL that apply)

A.  3/12 and 8/12 

B.  6/24 and 16/24

C. 3/10 and 4/10

D. 10/16 and 4/16

A.  3/12 and 8/12 

B.  6/24 and 16/24

500

SOLVE:

It took Jackie 7  4/5 hours to rake the yard. It took her 3 days. On day 1 she raked 1 1/3 hours. On day 2 she raked for 3  1/5 hours.  How many hours did she rake on day 3?

**Find a common denominator**

**2 step problem!!!

common denominator- 15

How many hours on day 3= 3 4/15 hours

500

(7 x 8- 4) ÷ (6-2)

13

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