Adding Fractions
1/9 + 2/3
7/9
1/2 - 1/4
1/4
5 4/9 + 1 2/3
7 1/9
3 5/6 - 1 2/3
2 1/6
What is 5/10 in simplest form?
1/2
3/5 + 1/3
14/15
6/5 - 3/8
33/40
9 5/7 + 2/3
10 8/21
6 5/6 - 3 1/12
3 3/4
What is 9/12 in simplest form?
3/4
8/8 + 6/7
1 3/4
10/25 - 28/100
3/25
1 5/12 + 3 3/4
5 1/6
10 3/4 - 6 7/8
3 7/8
What is 200/400 in simplest form?
1/2
The George Washington Bridge links Manhattan, NY, to Fort Lee, NJ. The part of the bridge in New Jersey is about 1/2 mile long. The part in New York is about 2/5 mile long. How long is the George Washington Bridge?
9/10
Your friend find 5/8 - 2/5. Explain what he did wrong AND why it is unreasonable.
5/8 - 2/5 = 3/3 = 1
He subtracting the numerator and the denominator.
It is unreasonable because 5/8 - 2/5 estimates to 1/2-1/2 which would estimate to 0. 1 is not close to 0.
23 3/4 inches
A professional basketball player is 6 3/4 feet tall. Your friend is 4 5/6 feel tall. How much taller is the basketball player than your friend?
1 11/12
What is 38/54 in simplest form?
19/27
Your friend needs 1 cup of orange juice. He squeezes 1/2 cup of orange juice from the one orange and 3/8 from another orange. Does your friend need to squeeze another orange?
Yes
7/8 is less than 1
A woodworker has 1 gallon of paint for a tree house. He uses 3/8 gallon to paint the walls and 1/5 gallon to paint the ladder. He needs 1/4 gallon to paint the roof. Does he have enough to paint the roof?
33/40 is less than 1
You have 2 1/2 cups of blueberries. You use 1 1/4 cups for pancakes and 1/3 cup for muffins. What fraction of blueberries do you have left over?
11/12
You have 6 3/4 pounds of clay. You use 4 1/6 pounds to make a medium - sized bowl and 1 1/2 pounds to make a small bowl. How many pounds of clay do you have left?
1 1/12
What is 72/99 in simplest form?
6/11