Adding fractions
What is 4/12 + 5/12?
Find the answer, then reduce to simplest form.
9/12 = 3/4
5/10 - 3/10 = ?
2/10
Find the missing value: 3/5 = ?/20
12
A chef bought ⁷⁄₁₂ pounds of carrots. If he later bought another ⁵⁄₁₂ pounds of carrots, what is the total weight of carrots he bought?
12/12 = 1 pound
Add the fractions. Write the answer as a mixed number. 2/4 + 1/4 + 3/4 =
6/4 = 1 2/4 = 1 1/2
What is 11/12 - 5/12 in simplest form.
1/2
Find the missing value: 2/3 = /21?
14
Write the improper fraction 27/5 as a mixed number
5 2/5
Sam drew a line that was 2/10 inches long. If he drew a second line that was 4/10 inches longer than the first, what is the length of the second line?
6/10 inches = 3/5 inches
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 as a mixed number?
63/8 = 7 7/8
List 2 fractions that are equivalent to: 2/6
answers may vary ... 1/3, 3/9, 4/12, 5/15, 6/18, 7/21, 8/24
4 3/8 - 2 5/8 =
1 6/8 = 1 3/4
Sven was at the state fair for 1 hour. He spent 3/9 of an hour on the rides, 4/9 of the time playing games, and the rest of his time looking at animals. How long did Sven spend looking at animals?
2/9 of his time looking at animals.
What is 4/10 + 4/10 in simplest form?
4/5
Kendra bought a box of fruit that weighed 23/24 kilograms. If she gave away 19/24 kilograms of fruit to her friends, how many kilograms does she have left? Write your answer in simplest form.
4/24 = 1/6
Use <, > and = to compare the fractions:
3/4 _____ 5/6
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Sam spent 7/10 hours working on his reading and math homework. If he spent 4/10 hours on his reading homework, how much time did he spend on his math homework?
3/10 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?
11 8 /5 = 12 3/5 hours studying
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?
Write your answer as a mixed number in simplest form.
15/10 = 1 5/10 = 1 1/2 tons
Find the missing value: 6/45 = 36/?
270
Is 2 3/4 the same as 2 x 3/4?
Show your work and explain your answer.
No! 2 x 3/4 = 6/4 = 1 2/4 wholes
1 1/2 < 2 3/4 because it has a smaller whole number part. They are not the same.
John had 3/12 more m&ms than Emma. John had 5/12 more m&ms than Jack. Jack had 1 pack of m&ms. How many packs of m&ms does Emma have?
14/12 = 1 2/12 = 1 1/6 packs of m&ms.