Adding & Subtracting Fractions

Multiplying Fraction by Whole Numbers

100

1/4 x 44

11

200

2/3 x 24

16

300

Sara ran 2/3 of a 36 km race before she stopped to walk. How many kilometers had she run at that point? 

24 km

400

7/12 x 72

42

500

16/24 x 48

32

Adding & Subtracting Fractions with Unlike Denominators

100

1/4 + 5/8

7/8

200

2/5 + 1/2

9/10

300

7/12 - 1/2

1/12

400

5/6 - 2/12

2/3

500

3/12 - 1/8

1/8

Adding and Subtracting Mixed Numbers with Unlike Denominators

100

4 1/6 + 9 2/3

13 5/6

200

11 1/2- 7 3/8

4 1/8

300

8 1/6 + 4 1/2

12 2/3

400

8 1/12 + 2 2/3

10 3/4

500

9 1/2 - 5 8/12

3 5/6

Fraction Word Problems

100

Victoria is 4 and 1/4 feet tall and Yonathon is 4 1/3 feet tall. Who is taller and how much taller are they? 

Yonathan is 1/12 of a foot taller than Victoria.

200

Camila ran 2/3 of a mile at the high school track and walked 5/6 of a mile. How far did Camila go in all? 

1 3/6 or 1 and 1/2 mile

300

Jorge made his own fruit salad. The recipe called for 2 1/3 cups of strawberries, 1 3/4 cups of grapes and 1 5/6 cups of banana. How many cups of ingredients did Jorge use in all? 

5 and 11/12 cups of fruit

400

Kinzley added 5/7 + 2/5 and got the answer to be 7/12. Do you agree with her? Why or why not? Explain how to find the answer correctly.

500

At a class party, Sam's table got 10 sandwiches to share between 8 students. And Mack's table got 12 sandwiches to share between 8 students. Mack says that the students at Sam's table got more than his table. 

Is Mack correct? Why or why not? 

Mack is wrong. His table got 1 1/2 sandwich and Sam's table only got 1 1/4 sandwiches

Vocabulary for Working with Fractions

100

Answers must be ___________. (Hint: This is the last step you should always complete when working with fractions.)

Simplified

200

12/7 is an example of an _______________. This is not in the simplest form!

improper fraction

300

Fractions must have the same _________ before adding or subtracting. (Hint: This is the 1st step when adding or subtracting fractions)

denominator

400

What do you call two fractions that are the same amount but have a different denominator? 

Equivalent

500

What is the top number of a fraction called?

numerator