Adding fractions
A chef bought 7⁄₁₂ pounds of carrots. If he later bought another 4⁄₁₂ pounds of carrots, what is the total weight of carrots he bought?
11/12
Find the missing value: 2/3 = /27?
18
Sam drew a line that was 8/10 inches long. If he drew a second line that was 2/10 inches longer, what is the length of the second line?
10/10 inches = 1 inch
Evaluate the expression. Write your answer in simplest form. 3 2/12 + 2 4/12.
5 6/12 = 5 1/2
What is 78/8 - 15/8 =
63/8
List 4 fractions that are equivalent to: 2/6
answers may vary ... 1/3, 3/9, 4/12, 5/15, 6/18, 7/21, 8/24
Amy had 9/12 cups of flour. If she used 5/12 cups of flour for baking, how much flour did she have left?
4/12 cups of flour
What is 5/10 + 5/10?
10/10 or 1 whole
Keng bought a box of fruit that weighed 16/24 kilograms. If he gave away 9/24 kilograms of fruit to his friends, how many kilograms does he have left?
7/24
What is the missing value in: 1/3 = ?/15
5
Use <, > and = to compare the fractions: 1/2 and 2/4
Sam spent 8/10 hours working on his reading and math homework. If he spent 2/10 hours on his reading homework, how much time did he spend on his math homework?
6/10 hours
On Monday Terra spent 4 4/5 hours studying. On Tuesday she spent another 7 4/5 hours studying. What is the combined length of time she spent studying?
12 8 /5 = 68/5 hours
A full garbage truck weighed 23/10 tons. After dumping the garbage, the truck weighed 8/10 tons. What was the weight of the garbage?
15/10 = 1 5/10 = 1 1/2 tons
Find the missing value: 6/45 = 48/?
384
Describe how to change an improper fraction into a mixed number
1. You take out a whole from the improper fraction
2. You put the proper fraction out to the side
3. You change the whole fraction into a whole number and add it to the leftover proper fraction.