Adding Fractions
2/6 + 3/6
5/6
8/9 - 1/3
5/9
Estimate the sum using benchmark fractions
6/9 + 1/5
1
6 1/2 - 3 5/10
3
Mrs. Thomas spends 2/3 of an hour making sub plans Monday, and then spends 3/4 of an hour Tuesday grading papers. How much total time does she spend making sub plans and grading papers?
1 5/12 hour
2/3 + 4/5
1 7/15
6/8 - 2/3
1/12
Estimate the sum using benchmark fractions.
4/9 + 5/8
1
7 2/5 - 4 1/2
2 9/10
A store sells 3/5 pound of carrots and 1/3 pound of asparagus. How many more pounds of carrots did the store sell?
4/15 of pound
4/5 + 2/6
1 2/15
9/10 - 4/5
1/10
Estimate the difference using benchmark fractions
8/9 - 3/5
1/2
8 1/2 -2 2/3
5 5/6
Annie spent 3 1/3 hours reading a novel and 1 1/3 hours reading poetry. How many hours did Annie spend reading?
4 2/3 hours
7/3 + 4/6
3
6/7 - 3/4
3/28
Round the mixed number using benchmark fractions
3 4/5
4
9 1/3 - 4 3/5
4 11/15
Frank is putting up wallpaper in his bedroom. His bedroom measures 1 1/8 feet long and 9 3/4 feet wide. What is the perimeter of Frank’s bedroom
21 3/4 ft
1 2/3 + 4 3/4
6 5/12
6/9 - 3/5
1/15
Estimate the sum of mixed numbers.
2 5/6 + 2 6/7
6
8 1/4 - 3 3/10
4 19/20
Rafi feeds his cat 5/6 of a can of cat food in the morning and 2/3 of a can in the evening. How many cans of cat food will Rafi need in order to feed his cat for 5 days?
8 cans