Adding & Subtracting Fractions
29/100 is what as a decimal?
What is 0.29
jon made 2 pans of cornbread that were the exactly the same size. He cut he first pan into 8 equal pieces and gave 2/8 to his uncle. He cut the second pan into 12 equal pieces and gave 3/12 to his neighbor. Maya said it wasn't far because Jon's neighbor go more cornbread than Jon's uncle. Jon said they both got the same amount. Who is right and why?
Who is Jon?
This is the value of the following as a decimal: 7/10.
What is 0.7?
Lonnie ate 1/2 of a mini pizza. Justine ate 1/4 of a giant pizza. Amber said that Lonnie ate more pizza than Justin because 1/2 is bigger than 1/4. Do you agree or disagree with Amber and why?
What is disagree because they pizzas are different sizes?
This is the value of the following as a decimal: 3/10 + 29/ 100
What is 0.59?
James ran 25/100 of a mile yesterday. Natasha ran 4/10 of a mile. Who ran farther? How do you know?
Who is Natasha because 4/10 is equal to 40/100 and 40/100 is more than 25/100?
This is the answer to 7 2/6-1/6.
What is 7 1/6 ?
This is the value as a fraction: 1.45
What is 1 45/100?
There are 6 people in the Mannon family. For dinner, each person will get 1/4 a pound of chicken. How much chicken will they need to by to have enough?
What is 1 2/4 or 1 1/2 pounds?
This is the answer to 2/10 + 3/10 + 2/10.
What is 7/10?
This is the answer to 1 3/8= 8/8 + 3/8
What is true?
This is the value of the following as a decimal: 3.5 + 4.5+ 0.23
What is 9 23/100?
The 4th graders are painting a wall in the school. They started with 3 1/2 gallons of paint, but that wasn't enough. A parent brought them another 2 1/2 gallons of paint. How much paint did they have in all?
What is 6 gallons?