Mystery
Adding
Subtracting
Mixed Numbers
Word Problems
100

2/4 + 1/3

What is the LCD for the above fractions?

12

100

4/7 + 1/3

19/21

100

2/3 - 1/2

1/6

100

3 2/7 + 1 3/5

1 24/35

100

If Ruth ate 2/3 of the bag of chips and Tommy ate 1/6 of the bag, how much of the bag did they eat?

5/6

200

Describe all four sets to the four square model.

1) problem

2) find least common denominator

3) rewrite the problem

4) solve. simplify.

200

5/3 + 3/4

2 5/12

200

3/4 - 1/2

1/4

200

10 1/3 - 4 1/2

5 5/6

200

A notebook is 10 7/8 inches long and 8 1/4 inches wide. How much longer is it than it is wide?

2 5/8

300

what are the steps to converting an improper fraction to a mixed number?

1) divide the numerator by the denominator

2) the remainder is the new numerator.

3) the denominator stays the same.

4) the whole number is the whole left.

300

1 3/4 + 11/6

3 7/12

300

14/3 - 4/5

3 13/15

300

2 1/2 - 1 1/5

1 3/10

300

Benjamin spent 256 hours working on homework on Tuesday night and 113 hours working on homework on Wednesday night. How much time did he spend working on homework during the two nights?

4 1/3

400

How do you regroup when subtracting mixed numbers?

1) borrow one from the whole.

2) add the whole to the numerator.

400

3 2/4 + 2 1/3

5 5/6

400

6 4/6 - 10/5

4 2/3

400

4 1/3 + 3 2/5

7 11/15

400

A cup is filled with jelly beans. Sarah ate 13 of them. Sarah’s brother ate 38 of them. The fraction of jelly beans left in the cup is ________________.

17/24

500

How to convert a mixed number into a improper fraction.

1) multiply the whole number and the denominator

2) add the numerator

3) denominator stays the same

500

21/5 + 2 4/9

6 29/45

500

10 - 2/3

9 1/3

500

Find the difference for 8 1/6 and 5 3/5.

2 17/30

500

The students at Elmwood Elementary wanted to collect enough cans to fill the recycling can. Suppose the fourth and fifth grades collected 5/8 of the can and the second and third grades composed 3/16 of the can. How much would kindergarten and first grade need to collect to fill the can?

7/16

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