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A painter mixed 1/4 quart of red paint and 3/4 quart of blue paint to make purple paint. How many quarts of paint did the painter mix? Simplify your answer.
1 quart
Gina has 5 and 2/6 feet of silver ribbon and 2 and 4/6 feet of gold ribbon. How much more silver ribbon does Gina have than gold ribbon? Simplify.
2 and 2/3 feet
Define unit fraction.
A fraction with a numerator of 1; 1/12.
Derek and his friend shared two small pizzas. Derek ate 7/6 of the pizzas. Which mixed number shows how much pizza Derek ate?
1 and 1/6
Ellie’s mom sells toys online. She sold 7/10 of the toys. Write 7/10 as a sum of fractions.
Answers may vary:
1/10 + 1/10 + 1/10 + 1/10 + 1/10 + 1/10 + 1/10
5/10 + 2/10
A pet store has two kittens. One kitten weighs 15/6 pound. The other kitten weighs 12/6 pound. What is the difference in the weights of the two kittens?
3/16 pound
Complete the sentence. A number is in simplest form when:
the only common factor is 1.
A recipe calls for 2 and 3/4 cups of milk. How many cups of milk, written as a fraction greater than one, are used in the recipe?
11/4 cups
Teresa planted marigolds in 2/8 of her garden and petunias in 4/8 of her garden. What fraction of the garden has marigolds or petunias? Simplify your answer.
3/4
A quarter is 1/4 dollar. Nonny has 28 quarters. How much money does she have?
7 dollars
Define mixed number.
A whole number and a fraction.
Justin lives 4 and 3/5 miles from his grandfather's house. What fraction greater than one can you write for 4 and 3/5?
23/5 miles
Bobby biked 1 and 2/3 hours on Monday, 2 and 1/3 hours on Tuesday, and 2 and 2/3 hours on Wednesday. What is the total number of hours Bobby spent biking?
6 and 2/3 hours
Travis jogged 3 and 7/12 miles in the morning. In the afternoon, he jogged 2 and 5/12 miles. How many fewer miles did Travis jog in the afternoon than in the morning? Simplify
1 and 1/6
A denominator determines the ________ of the pieces in a fraction.
size
Alicia had 3 and 1/6 yards of fabric to make a tablecloth. When she finished, she had 1 and 4/6 yards of fabric left. How many yards did Alicia use to make the tablecloth?
1 and 3/6
Three girls are selling cases of popcorn to earn money for a band trip. So far, Emily sold 2 and 3/4 cases, Brenda sold 4 and 1/4 cases, and Shannon sold 3 and 1/2 cases.
How many cases of popcorn have the girls sold in all?
10 and 1/2 cases
Carson’s album is 8/12 vacation photos and 3/12 holiday photos. What part of Carson’s album is not vacation or holiday photos?
1/12
Define improper fraction.
A fraction greater than 1; the numerator is greater than the denominator.
Jill is making a long cape. She needs 4 and 1/3 yards of blue fabric for the outside of the cape. She needs 3 and 2/3 yards of purple fabric for the lining of the cape. How much more blue fabric than purple fabric should Jill buy? Explain how you found your answer.
2/3 yard