Comparing Fractions
Which fraction is greater?
A) 1/4
B) 3/8
C) 3/9
D) 1/3
B) 3/8
Simplify The Fraction:
8/24 = ?
1/3
DOUBLE JEOPARDY QUESTION:
7/8 - 1/3
IF CORRECT RECEIVE DOUBLE POINTS:
13/24
4 1/8 + 3 4/8 =
7 5/8
Mrs. Place brought 3/4 gallon of ice tea to the 5th-grade graduation party. Funny enough and totally unplanned, Mrs. Painter brought 7/8 gallon of ice tea! How much ice tea was brought to the 5th-grade graduation? Use a tape diagram and show your work!
3/4 + 7/8 =
6/8 + 7/8 =
13/8 = 1 5/8 gallon of ice tea.
6 4/8 - 2 1/8 =
4 3/8
Is It Greater Than or Less Than 1?
1/2 + 4/9
How Do You Know?
Less Than 1
Equivalent Fractions:
3/8 = 9/?
24
3/8 + 3/7 = ?
18 3/8 + 2 2/5 = ?
20 31/40
Mr. Stout ran in the local Upper Dublin 5K last year in 26 1/2 minutes. This year after a long season of training he was able to complete the race in an incredible time frame of 19 3/4 minutes. How much faster did Mr. Stout run the UD 5K this year?
26 1/2 - 19 3/4 = 6 3/4 mins
OR
26.50 - 19.75 = 6.75 mins
8 6/7 - 4 5/7
4 1/7
8.2 > < or = 8 2/10
8.2 = 8 2/10
Make It A Mixed Number:
14/3
4 2/3
Find The LCM For The Following Numbers:
8 and 6 = ? ------ 4 and 6 = ?
24 & 12
3 2/3 + 4 2/3 = ?
5 1/15
Mr. Laird started to paint his neighbor's house over Spring Break. His neighbor had given him all the supplies necessary to complete the job. If he started the painting project with 12 3/5 gallons of paint and ended with 7 and 3/4 gallons of paint, how much paint did Mr. Laird use so far for his neighbor's house?
12 3/5 - 7 3/4 = ?
Mr. Laird used 4 17/20 gallons of paint so far.
9 1/5 - 2 5/8 =
6 23/40
<, >, or =
3 4/7 - 2 3/5 _______ 1 4/7 + 3/5
3 4/7 - 2 3/5 < 1 4/7 + 3/5
Make It An Improper Fraction:
4 13/11
57/11
PEMDAS:
6 x (8 - 3) + 15 - 52
20
15 1/5 + 4 3/8 = ?
19 23/20
DOUBLE JEOPARDY QUESTION:
Mr. Goldberg decided to work on his Power of Yet this weekend. He played 1 1/4 hours on Friday night (because the weekend begins on Friday when school lets out) and 2 2/3 hours on Saturday. How many hours did he practice for on Sunday if he spent a total of 5 hours playing the piano this weekend? Set up a tape diagram and solve.
IF ANSWERED CORRECT RECEIVE DOUBLE POINTS:
5 - (1 1/4 + 2 2/3)
5 - 3 11/12
1 1/12 hour
3 3/5 - 1 1/4= ?
2 7/20
Ms. Adler needs to be 1 3/4 inches taller to ride the new Peloton Elite! Finding a way around the system, Ms. Adler buys a pair of Nike Bike Lifts to add 1 1/6 inches to her height and slips on a soft sole insert to add another 1/8 inch to her height. Will this make Ms. Adler tall enough to ride the new Peloton Elite? Create a <, >, or = problem to show if she can or can not!
Sorry, Ms. Adler... no Peloton for you!
1 3/4 > 1 1/6 + 1/8
=
1 3/4 > 1 7/24
Convert These Decimals To A Fraction and Place On A Number Line:
.75, .50, 0, .25, 1
0 1/4 1/2 3/4 1
PEMDAS (Rewrite & Solve):
81 divided by nine times 3 minus 6
21
15 5/8 + 5 2/5 = ?
21 1/40
Mrs. Youngbood baked an apple pie for a few teachers. Mr. Laird and Mrs. Shapiro ate 1/6, Ms. Adler took 1/4 home and the rest went to Mrs. Adkins. What fraction of the pie went to Mrs. Adkins? Use a tape diagram to solve.
Mr. Laird- 2/12
Mrs. Shapiro- 2/12
Ms. Adler- 3/12
Mrs. Adkins--------- 5/12
7 1/5 - 4 1/3 = ?
2 13/15