Simplifying and Comparing Fractions
Simplify 8/12 to its lowest terms.
2/3
Which fraction is greater: 11/4 or 2 1/2?
11/4
5/9 + 2/9
7/9
2/5 x 3/5
6/25
Which team has the better winning record: Team A, which won 7/10 of its games, or Team B, which won 3/4 of its games?
Team B
Simplify 25/100 to its lowest terms.
1/4
Convert the improper fraction 17/5 into a mixed number.
3 2/5
1/2 + 1/3
5/6
1/2 รท 3/4
2/3
Leo spent 1/3 of his allowance on snacks and 2/5 on a game. What total fraction of his allowance did he spend?
11/15
List these fractions in order from LEAST to GREATEST: 3/4, 2/3, 5/6.
2/3, 3/4, 5/6
Convert the mixed number 4 3/8 into an improper fraction.
35 / 8
3 1/4 - 7/4
1 1/2 or 3/2
2 1/2 x 1/5?
1/2
You have a plank of wood that is 5/6 meter long. If you cut off a piece that is 1/4 meter long, how long is the remaining plank?
7/12 or 58.3cm
In a class of 30 students, 18 have brown hair. What fraction of the class has brown hair, in simplest terms.
3/5
A recipe needs 15/4 cups of flour. If you have 3 1/2 cups, do you have enough?
No, you have 14/4
If you walk 3/4 km to school and 2/16 km to the store, what total distance did you walk?
7/8 km
A recipe calls for 3/4 cup of sugar. How much sugar do you need to make 1/2 of the recipe?
3/8 cup
n a school, 4/5 of the students have a pet. Of those students, 1/3 own a cat. What fraction of all students in the school own a cat?
4/15
Who ate a larger fraction of their pizza: Sarah, who ate 5/8, or Mike, who ate 9/16?
Sarah
Who ran farther: Jake, who ran 23/3 laps, or Maria, who ran 7 1/2 laps?
Jake. He ran 7 2/3 laps.
A pitcher has 4 1/2 cups of water. If you drink 1 3/4 cups, how much water is left?
2 3/4 cups or 11/4 cups
How many 1/4 cup servings are in 3 1/2 cups of yogurt?
14 servings
A baker has 6 cups of flour. If one batch of muffins requires 3/4 cup of flour, how many batches can the baker make?
8 batches