Super Sums
What is 3/5 + 1/5?
4/5
What is 3/8 - 1/8?
2/8
In November, all the leaves were falling off the trees and making a huge mess. Vince worked 1/4 hour one day raking the leaves on his front lawn. He worked 3/4 hours the next day. How many hours did Vince slave away raking leaves on his lawn?
4/4 hours or 1 hour.
What is 2/7 + 1/7?
3/7
What is 4/5 - 1/5?
3/5
Rosario helped her mother with the laundry. She did 1/8 of it on Monday and 3/8 of it on Tuesday. What fraction of the laundry had she done?
4/8 of the laundry.
What is 1/4 + 3/4?
4/4 or 1 whole
What is 12/15 - 2/15?
10/15
John went to the Sacramento Railroad Museum to see model trains. He saw 2/5 mile of track on the first floor of the museum. He saw 4/5 mile of track on the second floor. How much more track did John see on the second floor of the museum than the first?
2/5 mile
What is 1/5 + 3/5?
4/5
During lunch recess, Ms. Day and Ms. Law decided to have a race. Ms. Day ran 13/18 of a mile, and Ms. Law ran 7/18 of a mile. How much farther did Ms. Day run than Ms. Law?
5/18 of a mile.
In Ms. Day's class, the students use the following abbreviations when they chat with their friends online: TTYL- 9/29; IDK- 5/29; CUL8R- 3/29; BRB- 5/29; LOL- 3/29; What fraction of these students use LOL and IDK when chatting online?
25/29
7/9 + 1/9?
8/9
On Monday through Saturday, it rained 3/8 inches. On Sunday, the total rainfall for the week was 7/8 inches. How much rain fell on Sunday alone?
4/8 inches.
Replace the x to make a true sentence. 3/11 + x/11 = 9/11
x = 6.