Least Common Denominator
The LCD of
1/6 and 3/4
What is 12
For keeping business records, every three months of a year is called a quarter. How many months are equal to three-quarters of a year?
What is 9 months (3/4)=(9/12)
Rename the fractions into equivalent fractions:
3/4 and 2/5
What is
15/20 and 8/20
Round to the nearest whole number:
7/8
What is 1
There is 1/4 of a cup of oil in Lauren's measuring cup. If Lauren adds 1/4 of a cup more, how much oil will be in the measuring cup? Write your answer in simplest form.
What is
1/2
cup
The LCD of
1/2 and 1/4
What is 4
You give 1/3 of a pan of brownies to Susan and 1/6 of the pan of brownies to Patrick. How much of the pan of brownies did you give away? Write your answer in simplest form.
What is 1/2 of the pan.
(1/3)=(2/6)
(1/6) + (2/6)= (3/6) = (1/2)
Rename the fractions into equivalent fractions:
4/7 and 2/3
What is
12/21 and 14/21
Round to the nearest whole number:
5/12
Of the houses in Keenan's neighborhood, 5/8 are pink and another 1/8 are green. What fraction of the houses are either pink or green? Write your answer in simplest form.
What is
3/4
The LCD of
1/4 and 5/6
What is 12
You go out for a long walk. You walk 3/4 mile and then sit down to take a rest. Then you walk 3/8 a mile. How far did you walk altogether? Write your answer in simplest form.
What is
1 1/8 miles
(6/8) + (3/8) = (9/8) =
1 1/8
Rename the fractions into equivalent fractions:
5/6 and 8/21
What is
35/42 and 16/42
Round to the nearest whole number:
1 3/4
What is 2
Gordon's drive to work is 4/5 of an hour, whereas Jeanette's is 2/5 of an hour. How much longer is Gordon's drive than Jeanette's? Write your answer in simplest form.
What is
2/5
The LCD of
2/3 and 7/9
What is 18
Marty made two types of cookies. He used 2/3 cup of sugar for one recipe and 1/4 cup of sugar for the other. How much sugar did he use in all? Write your answer in simplest form.
What is
11/12
cups of sugar
(8/12)+(3/12)=(11/12)
Rename the fractions into equivalent fractions:
4/10 and 3/8
What is
16/40 and 15/40
Round to the nearest whole number:
3 5/9
What is 4
Put the following fractions in order from LEAST to GREATEST:
7/8 7/10 7/9 7/12
What is
7/12 7/10 7/9 7/8
The LCD of
9/15 and 4/9
What is 45
Ryan bought a packet of 60 biscuits on Saturday. On Sunday he ate half of them. On Monday he ate 19 of them. How many biscuits did he have left for Tuesday?
What is 11 biscuits.
60/2=30. 30-19=11
Rename the fractions into equivalent fractions:
3/7 and 1/4
What is
12/28 and 7/28
Estimate the sum to the nearest whole number:
5 2/5 + 8 2/3
What is 14
Put these fractions in order from GREATEST to LEAST:
8/11 8/9 2/3 4/5
What is
8/9 4/5 8/11 2/3