Lesson Learners
What did we learn about this week?
How to add and subtract fractions with like denominators.
Decomposing fractions.
Adding and subtracting mixed numbers.
What does decomposing a fraction mean?
Breaking apart a fraction into different pieces.
What is 3/5 + 1/5?
4/5.
What is 3/8 - 1/8?
2/8
Sue cooks lunch for her family. She had 3 1/8 cups of carrots left when she finished cooking. She used 11 7/8 cups of carrots while cooking. How many cups of carrots did Sue have before she started cooking lunch?
15 cups.
What is the sum of 5/6 and 1/6?
1.
What is 3/12 + 2/12?
5/12
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
What is the difference between 5/6 and 1/6?
4/6.
What does sum mean?
Adding.
What is 3/8 + 3/8?
6/8.
Matt ran a race that was 4 4/7 miles long. He has run 1 1/7 miles. How many more miles must Matt run to reach the end of the race?
3 3/7 miles.
Anna is climbing a ladder that is 10 4/5 feet high. She has already climbed 5 1/5 feet. How many more feet does she need to climb to reach the top of the ladder?
5 3/5.
How would you write "1/6 subtracted from 5/6?"
What is 5/6 - 1/6.
What does difference mean?
Subtracting
What is 4/10 + 3/10?
7/10.
Find the difference of the following mixed numbers:
4 6/8 - 1 4/8.
3 2/8.
Show TWO ways that you can write 4/7 as a sum of fractions.
Answers may vary.
How would you write "5/6 increased by 1/6"?
What is 5/6 + 1/6.
Decompose the following into unit fractions: 4/5.
1/5 + 1/5 + 1/5 + 1/5
Find the sum of the fractions: 1/8 + 2/8 + 3/8.
6/8
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.
George had 2 pancakes. Each pancake was cut into 4 slices. If George ate 3/4 of a pancake, how many slices does he have left?
5 slices