Fractions as Division
Word Problems
Adding Fractions
Subtracting Fractions
100

Write 5 divided by 3 as a fraction

(simplify if you can)

5/3  =  1  2/3

100

What does the key word: total


tell you to do?

add

100

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"

100

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

200

(1 divided by 4) +  (2 divided by 6)

1/4  +  2/6

3/12 + 4/12  = 7/12

200

What does the key word :  left over

Tell you to do?

subtraction

200

2/10 + 3/5  

8/10 or 4/5

200

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

300

Write 1 divided by 3 as a fraction

1/3

300


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

300

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

300

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

400

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

400

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

400

1  1/6   +    2   3/9

1  3/18 +  2  6/18  = 3   9/18 or   3   1/2

400

3   5/8 -  1  2/4

2  1/8

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