Adding & Subtracting Fractions
Add: 1/4 + 1/4
What is 1/2?
Multiply: 1/2 × 2
What is 1?
Solve: 1/2 ÷ 2
What is 1/4?
Draw or describe a model that shows 3/5.
What is 3 out of 5 equal parts shaded?
You ate 1/3 of a pizza and your friend ate 1/3. How much did you eat together?
What is 2/3?
Add: 3/8 + 2/8
What is 5/8?
Multiply: 1/3 × 1/3
What is 1/9?
Solve: 1 ÷ 1/4
What is 4?
Explain why 4/8 and 1/2 are equivalent.
What is both represent half the whole?
Emma runs 3/5 mile on Monday and 1/5 mile on Tuesday. How far total?
What is 4/5 mile?
Subtract: 5/6 – 1/6
What is 4/6 or 2/3?
Multiply: 4 × 1/5
What is 4/5?
Solve: 1/3 ÷ 4
What is 1/12?
Show or explain 2/3 × 3 using a model.
What is 2 wholes?
A recipe needs 2/3 cup of milk. You only have 1/3 cup. How much more do you need?
What is 1/3 cup?
Add: 2/3 + 1/6
What is 5/6?
Multiply: 3/4 × 2/3
What is 1/2?
If 1/5 of a pan of brownies is shared equally by 2 kids, how much does each kid get?
What is 1/10?
Is 3/4 larger or smaller than 2/3? Explain using a model.
What is 3/4 (more parts of the whole)?
You read 2/3 of a book. Your sister reads 1/6 of it. How much was read altogether?
What is 5/6?
Subtract: 7/12 – 1/4
What is 4/12 or 1/3?
A ribbon is 2/3 yard long. You use 3/4 of it. How much ribbon do you use?
What is 1/2 yard? (2/3 × 3/4 = 6/12)
A recipe uses 1/6 cup of oil per batch. You have 1 cup of oil. How many batches can you make?
What is 6?
Explain how to divide 1/4 ÷ 2 using a fraction model.
What is splitting 1/4 into two equal parts gives 1/8?
A container holds 3/4 liter of juice. Each cup holds 1/8 liter. How many cups can you fill?
What is 6 cups? (3/4 ÷ 1/8)