Chapter 2- Fractions and Mixed Numbers

Working with Fractions

100

Simplify 25/40

5/8

200

What would be the LEAST common denominator of 6 and 10?

30

300

What would be the LEAST common denominator of 6 and 9?

18

400

Simplify 48/60

4/5

500

What is 5 and 3/7 as an improper fraction?

38/7

Adding Fractions

100

2/7 + 6/7 = ? 

1 and 1/7

200

2/5 + 3/10= ?

7/10

300

5 and 1/2 + 2 and 1/8 = ?

7 and 5/8

400

1 and 2/5 + 3/4 = ? 

2 and 3/20

500

5 and 3/4 + 2 and 8/9 = ? 

8 and 23/36

Subtracting Fractions

100

3/4 - 5/12 = ? 

1/3

200

7/15 - 1/6 = ? 

3/10

300

7 and 2/3 - 3 and 5/6= ?

3 and 5/6

400

5 - 2 and 3/4= ?

2 and 1/4

500

9 - 3 and 5/6= ?

5 and 1/6

Word Problems

100

Mr. Blazin baked a pepperoni pizza. He gave 1/8 of it to Faye and 1/4 of it to Theo. What fraction of the pizza was left? 

Mr. Blazin had 5/8 of the pizza left. 

200

Mrs. Blazin drove 2 and 9/10 miles from Shady Side Academy to Schenley Park.  She then ran 1 and 3/5 miles to the Cathedral of Learning. How far is the Cathedral of Learning from Shady Side Academy? 

The Cathedral of Learning is 4 and 1/2 miles from Shady Side Academy. 

300

Mr. Schiff and Mrs. Blazin read Wonder which is 310 pages. Mr. Schiff finished reading the book in 4 and 2/3 hours while Mrs. Blazin finished 1/5 hour later. How long did it take Mrs. Blazin to read Wonder? 

It took Mrs. Blazin 4 and 13/15 hours to read 310 pages of Wonder. 

*Bonus- or 4 hours and 52 minutes*

400

Mrs. Smith had 5 and 1/3 rolls of white tape.  She bought another 2 and 3/5 rolls of white tape.  Mrs. Smith planned to make a whole crowd of stick people for a Halloween party. She needs 7 and 1/5 rolls of white tape.  Does she have enough? If no- how much more does she need.  If yes- how much tape will she have left? 

Yes, Mrs. Smith has enough tape. She will have 11/15 of a roll of white tape left. 

500

The length of the Nile River is 4,132 and 3/4 miles long. The length of the Ohio River is 3,151 and 5/12 miles less than that Nile River. How long is the Ohio River? 

The Ohio River is 981 and 1/3 miles long. 

Random

100

I have 4 granola bars. I'd like to split them evenly amongst 5 children. What fraction of a granola bar does each child get? 

Each child gets 4/5 of a granola bar.

200

What is 11 divided by 5 as a fraction in simplest form?

2 and 1/5

300

The cafeteria is splitting 12 bags of carrots equally among 19 children.  What fraction of a bag of carrots will each child receive? 

Each child will receive 12/19 of a bag of carrots. 

400

Estimate the sum of 4/9 + 1/6 using benchmarks.

Using benchmarks of 1/2 and 0, the estimated sum will be 1/2. 

500

Estimate: 

9/10 - 3/7

Using benchmarks of 1- 1/2, the estimate would be 1/2.