Write 5 divided by 3 as a fraction
(simplify if you can)
5/3 = 1 2/3
What does the key word: total
tell you to do?
add
Is this question solved correctly? Why or why not?
3/4 + 1/5= 3/20+1/20= 4/20
No they did not multiply the numerator
"whatever you do to the bottom you do to the top"
Is this question solved correctly? Why or why not?
3 2/6 - 2 4/6 = 1 2/6
No because order matters when subtracting so 2-4 is not the same as 4-2
(1 divided by 4) + (2 divided by 6)
1/4 + 2/6
3/12 + 4/12 = 7/12
What does the key word : left over
Tell you to do?
subtraction
2/10 + 3/5
8/10 or 4/5
Adesh has 5 7/ 8 gallons of paint. He uses 1 3/8 gallons to paint a bedroom and 1 2/4 gallons to paint a hallway. How many gallons of paint does Adesh have left?
3 gallons
Write 1 divided by 3 as a fraction
1/3
Mr. Keitt cooks 8 cups of pasta. He divides the pasta equally between 5 bowls.
How many cups of pasta are in each bowl?
8/5= 1 3/5
Is this question solved correctly? Why or why not?
2/4 + 1/6 = 6/12 + 2/12 = 8/12
Yes, they changed the denominator and added across
Decompose the fractions to solve :
2 1/3 - 1 2/4
1 4/3 - 1 2/4 = 1 16/12 - 1 6/12 = 10/12
A soccer team has 12 members. The team orders 5 pizzas to share equally after each game. Which expressions represent how much pizza each team member gets?
A: 5 divided by 12
B: 12 divided by 5
A: 5 divided by 12
Jhaziya uses 3/4 ft of string to make a bracelet. Gianna uses 1/6 more than Jhaziya to make a bracelet. How much string did Gianna use?
9/12 + 2/12 = 11/12
1 1/6 + 2 3/9
1 3/18 + 2 6/18 = 3 9/18 or 3 1/2
3 5/8 - 1 2/4
2 1/8