Word Problems
Reduce Fractions (Simplest Form)
Estimating with Fractions
Adding Fractions and Mixed Numbers
Subtracting Fractions and Mixed Numbers
100

Lyle bought 3/8 pound of red grapes and 5/12 pound of green grapes. How many pounds of grapes did he buy?

19/24 pound

100
Reduce the fraction: 8/28
2/7
100
Estimate if the fraction is closest to 0, 1/2, or 1: 8/9
1
100
3/8 + 3/8
6/8 = 3/4
100
7/8 - 5/8
2/8 = 1/4
200

Paula spent 3/8 of her allowance on clothes and 1/6 on entertainment. What fraction of her allowance did she spend on other items?

11/24

200
Reduce the fraction: 9/36
1/4
200
Estimate if the fraction is closest to 0, 1/2, or 1: 4/7
1/2
200
2/3 + 1/6
5/6
200
7/10 - 1/2
2/10 = 1/5
300

At the deli, Ricardo ordered 3 1/5 pounds of cheddar cheese and 2  3/4 pounds of mozzarella cheese. How many pounds of cheese did he order all together?

5  19/20 pounds

300
Write the fraction in its simplest form: 72/144
1/2
300
Estimate if the fractions are closest to 0, 1/2, or 1, then add or subtract: 1/4 + 5/9
1
300

2 2/5 + 4 1/2

6 9/10

300

4 2/3 - 3 1/12

1 7/12

400

Jacobi bought 7  1/2 pounds of meatballs. He decided to cook 1  1/4 pounds and freeze the rest. How many pounds did he freeze?

6  1/4 pounds

400
Write the fraction in simplest form: 5 12/8
6 1/2
400
Estimate if the fractions are closest to 0, 1/2, or 1, then add or subtract: 11/12 - 1/9
0
400
5/6 + 1/4
13/12 = 1 1/12
400

2 1/4 - 1 3/6

1 1/12

500

Della bought a tree seedling that was 2  1/4 feet tall. During the first year, it grew 1 1/6 feet. After two years, it was 5 feet tall. How much did the seedling grow during the second year?

1  7/12 feet

500
Write the fraction in simplest form: 7 9/4
9 1/4
500
Estimate if the fractions are closest to 0, 1/2, or 1, then add or subtract: 2/3 + 4/5
1 1/2
500

2 3/4 + 1 7/8

3 26/16 = 4 10/16 = 4 5/8

500

4 1/6 - 2 2/3

2 3/6 = 2 1/2

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