Equivalent Fractions
Which answer is an equivalent fraction to 4/5?
A. 8/12
B. 16/20
C. 2/3
D. 12/14
B
Mikaela uses 16/64 of a gallon of milk for a giant batch of pancakes. She wants to write this fraction in simplest form for her recipe book so it is easier to read. What is the simplest form?
1/4
What is the lowest common denominator for the problem below?
1/4 + 2/3
12
Using the estimates 0, 1/2, or 1. What is the best estimate for 4/9?
1/2
MUZZEY MADNESS QUESTION!!
Answer this question right to get the points!
What is Mrs. Muzzey's favorite flower?
Sunflower
A recipe for fruit punch uses 3/4 of a cup of orange juice. Mr. Henderson wants to make a much larger batch of punch for a school party, so he uses a container that holds 12 cups. To keep the recipe exactly the same, what should the numerator be in the fraction?
9/12
During a math game, three students were asked to simplify the fraction 15/21 as much as possible. Here are their answers:
Courtney: 5/7
Jessica: 10/14
Heather: 3/4
Courtney is correct.
MUZZEY MADNESS QUESTION!!
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What is Mrs. Muzzey's favorite color?
Yellow
Replace each addend with 0, 1/2, or 1. What is the best estimate of the sum of 5/12 + 5/9?
A. 1/2 + 1 = 1 1/2
B. 0 + 1 = 1
C. 1/2 + 1/2 = 1
D. 1 + 1 = 2
C
Avery is making trail mix. She adds 1/3 cup of almonds and 2/9 cup of dried cranberries to a bowl. How much of a cup of trail mix does she have in total?
5/9
MUZZEY MADNESS QUESTION!!
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What is Mrs. Muzzey's favorite coffee shop?
7 Brew
Jessica simplified the fraction 12/18 and got 6/9. Her friend, Heather said the fraction is equivalent, but it is not yet in 'simplest form.'
Is Heather correct?
What should the answer be?
Yes, Heather is correct. The answer is 2/3
What is the sum?
4/7 and 1/3
19/21
Paige and her friend Jessica are both writing a report. Paige wrote 7/8 of her report and Jessica wrote 3/7 of her report. What is the best estimate of how much more Paige write than her friend Jessica?
A. 1/2 - 0 = 1/2
B. 1/2 - 1/2 = 0
C. 1 - 1/2 = 1/2
D. 1 - 0 = 1
C.
A watering can was 7/10 full of water. After watering the tomato plants, the can was 2/5 full. How much of the water was used?
3/10
Maya and Sam are sharing identical large pizzas. Maya eats 3/4 of her pizza, and Sam eats 6/8 of his pizza. Maya claims she ate more because her denominator is smaller. Sam claims they ate the same amount. Who is correct?
Sam
Paige is simplifying the fraction 20/40. She divides both the numerator and denominator by 5 and gets 4/8. Her friend Courtney insists she isn't finishing simplifying. Paige insists she is done. Who is correct?
Courtney is correct. The answer should be 1/2.
What is the difference?
5/6 and 1/4
7/12
Kaleb is making a tropical smoothie. The recipe calls for three different ingredients, but his measuring cup only has marks for 0, 1/2, and 1 cup. Help Kaleb estimate his measurements by rounding each fraction to the nearest benchmark."
Part A: Round each ingredient to 0, 1/2, or 1:
Coconut Milk: 6/10 cup
Mango Chunks: 5/12 cup
Pineapple Juice: 8/9 cup
What is the estimate for each of the ingredients?
Coconut Milk: 1/2
Mango Chunks: 1/2
Pineapple: 1
Heather is making a large fruit salad for a picnic. Her bowl contains the following ingredients:
1/2 pound of sliced strawberries
1/4 pound of blueberries
1/8 pound of raspberries
What is the total weight of the berries in the bowl?
7/8
Leo and Chloe are planting seeds in identical garden boxes. Leo plants seeds in 6/10 of his garden. Chloe wants to plant seeds in the same amount of her garden, but her garden box is divided into 100 equal sections. How many sections of Chloe's garden must be planted to match Leo? Write this as a fraction.
60/100
At a school bake sale, a tray of brownies was cut into 24 equal pieces. By the end of the day, 18 of those pieces were sold. The student in charge of the booth says that 3/4 of the tray was sold. Is the student correct?
Yes, the student is correct. 18/24 can be simplified to 3/4.
Which answer choice below shows the computation problem using common denominators?
4/5 + 1/3
A. 4/15 + 1/15
B. 12/15 + 5/15
C. 7/8 + 6/8
D. 12/8 + 5/8
B.
Jessica is making friendship bracelets. She needs about 3 yard of blue string to finish ere project. She searches her craft bin and finds three leftover pieces of blue string with the following lengths:
Piece A: 7/15 yard
Piece B: 10/11 yard
Piece C: 7/8 yard
Does she have enough to make a friendship bracelet? How do you know?
No, she is still short.
Piece A: 1/2
Piece B: 1
Piece C. 1
Three friends are running a relay race on a 1-mile track. They want to see how much of the track they have covered so far."
Courtney ran 1/5 of a mile.
Mikaela ran 3/10 of a mile.
Paige ran 2/5 of a mile.
How much further do they need to run to finish the 1-mile relay?
1/10