Improper
Fractions
Fractions
London made 10 pizzas. One of her friends ate 3 1/4 of the pizzas and Sydney ate 4 7/8. How much pizza was left? (Draw a picture to help solve the problem)
1 7/8
Write as mixed number: 38/7
5 3/7
Kacen, Jayden, and Lillie had a contest to see who could eat the most apples. Kacen ate 9 4/8 of an apple, Jayden ate 6 5/8 of an apple, and Lillie ate 15 3/8 of an apple. How many apples did they eat in all? Find the simplest form. Draw a picture and write an equation.
31 1/2 apples
Isadora and Evie were making cookies.Isadora has 2 8/12 of a cup of flour. Evie has 50/12 of a cup of flour. How much more flour does Evie have than Isadora??
1 1/2 more
Sydney skated 1 3/4 miles from home to the lake, then went 1 1/3 miles around the lake, and then back home. How many miles did she skate?
4 5/6
The average weight of a basketball is 21 1/10 ounces. The average weight of a baseball is 5 1/4 ounces. How many more ounces does the basketball weigh?
15 17/20 ounces
London and Lillie are trying to buy cookies from Isadora. Isadora says the cookies cost $3.00 a dozen. London wants to buy 2/4 and Lilie wants to buy 3/6. How many are they buying altogether?
A dozen.
A capybara is the world's larges rodent. It can grow to be 1 1/3 m long. Which improper fraction represents the length of the capybara?
4/3 m
Jayden said that 9/4 and 1 1/4 are equivalent. Is he right? Explain.
no, because 1 1/4 as an improper fraction equals 5/4. That is not equal to 9/4
The length of a chameleon can be up to 23 1/2 inches. It can extend its tongue up to 35 1/4 inches to catch its food. What is the total length of a chameleon when its tongue is fully extended?
58 3/4 inches
15 3/8 + 9 4/8 + 6 5/8 =
Simplified
31 1/2
Sydney is dog walking. One dog always stops at a flag pole every 5/4 of a mile. How far do they walk if the dog stops at 5 flag poles on their walk? Write as a mixed number.
25/4 = 6 1/4