Adding/Subtracting
4/5 - 1/3
8/15, 24/60
1/3 + 2/8
14/24
1/3 x 9
3
John spends 2 1/3 of an hour eating dinner, 1 1/4 of an hour doing his homework, and 2/6 of an hour reading. How much time did he spend in all?
3 55/60, or 3 hours and 55 minutes
Better Buy? 8 for 10 or 18 for 20?
8 for $10. .80 cents each, .90 cents each
3/4 - 1/2
1/4, 2/8, 3/12, 15/60, 25/100
1 3/8 + ___ = 2
5/8
3/4 x 12
9
Sarah spends 5 1/4 hours on her homework a month. John spends 5 1/3 hours on his homework. Who spent more time? How much more?
John. 1/12 more, or 5 minutes.
30 for $36. $1.20 each.
2 2/3 + 1/4
2 11/12, 2 22/24
__ + 1/4 = 6/8
1/2, 2/4, 4/8
1/4 x 36
9
Steve ran 2/5 of a mile and then 2/10 of a mile. How far did he go in all?
6/10
Who is going to get more? A table of 5 students sharing 6 pieces of candy or a table of 6 kids sharing 7 pieces of candy?
5 students sharing 6 pieces of candy. They would get 1 1/5 pieces, the other table would get 1 1/6.
3/4 - 1/8
5/8, 10/16
8/12 - 3/8
7/24
3/4 X 16
12
Joey ran 2/3 of a 24 mile trail. How many miles had he gone?
16 miles
I bought 5 pounds of granola for $6 at Food Lion and 7 pounds of granola for $9.10. Which was cheaper? How much cheaper?
Food Lion. $0.10 cheaper.
1 1/5 - 3/10
9/10
3/14 + 2/7
7/14, 1/2
2/12 X 72
12
Susy used 2/5 of a cup of granola on Monday and 1/3 of a cup on Tuesday. How much did she use all together? On which day did she use more granola? How much more?
11/15, Monday. 1/15 more
Mrs. Boyd's class is sharing 7 pieces of candy with 6 students and Ms. Sullivan's class is sharing 9 pieces of candy with 8 students. Mrs. Copsey thinks that Mrs. Boyd's class is getting more candy than Ms. Sullivans. Do you agree?
I agree. Mrs. Boyd's class is getting 1 1/6 pieces of candy each, Mrs. Sullivan's is getting 1 1/8 pices of candy each.