Adding fractions
What is 4/12 + 5/12 in simplest form?
3/4
5/10 - 3/10 = ?
Simplest form
2/10 = 1/5
Find the missing value: 3/5 = ?/20
12
Write 3 3/5 as an improper fraction.
18/5
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 and in simplest form.
2/4 + 1/4 + 3/4 =
1 and 1/2
What is 11/12 - 5/12 in simplest form.
1/2
Find the missing value: 2/3 = ?/21
14
What is the definition of the word "numerator"?
the number above the fraction bar that shows the number of equal parts of the whole or set
Sam drew a line that was 2/10 inches long. If he drew a second line that was 4/10 inches longer, what is the length of the second line written as a decimal?
6/10 inches = 0.6 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 =
written as a mixed number?
63/8 = 7 and 7/8
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
Convert 23/3 into a mixed number.
7 2/3
Amy had 6/12 cups of flour. If she used 5/12 cups of flour for baking, how much flour did she have left?
1/12 cups of flour
A professional soccer player buys 16 acres of land. He plans to build a house on the land but wants to use 2/8 of the land to put his soccer filed and facility on. How many acres of land will the soccer player need for his soccer field and facility?
32/8
Keng bought a box of fruit that weighed 23/24 kilograms. If he gave away 19/24 kilograms of fruit to his friends, how many kilograms does he have left? Write your answer in simplest form.
4/24 = 1/6
Bill is looking to rent a storage unit. The storage company told him that their largest storage unit measures 8 feet by 24 feet but Bill doesn't think that he needs all that space. The next size is 6/8 as long and 6/8 as wide. What are the measurements of the smaller storage unit?
6 feet by 18 feet
Use <, > and = to compare the fractions: 3/4 3/3
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Sam spent 7/100 hours working on his reading and math homework. If he spent 4/100 hours on his reading homework, how much time did he spend on his math homework written as a decimal?
3/100 hours = 0.03 hours
Jackson has 3 cats. He feeds 3/4 of a cup of cat food to each cat every day. How many cups of cat food does Jackson need to feed his 3 cats for a week?
15 3/4 cups of cat food
A full garbage truck weighed 23/10 tons. After dumping the garbage, the truck weighed 80/100 tons. What was the weight of the garbage? BONUS: Write your answer as a mixed number in simplest form.
150/100 = 15/10 = 1 and 5/10 = 1 and 1/2 tons
Alexandra has 60 flowers in a vase. She gave 2/10 of the flowers to her neighbors as a random act of kindness. How many flowers does Alexandra still have left in her vase?
48 flowers are left in the vase
The doctors at a hospital need to see 128 patients today. If they have already seen 5/8 of the patients, how many patients do they still need to see today?
48
A text book is 5/6 of an inch thick. If 7 textbooks are stacked on top of each other, how tall is the stack of textbooks?
5 5/6 inches thick