Subtract Fractions
What is the difference between 7/8 - 2/3?
The difference is 5/24.
What is the sum of 9/8 + 5/6?
47/24 OR 1 23/24
What is the product of 3 x 1/2?
3/2 or 1 1/2
What is the quotient of 1/3 divided by 2?
1/6
What is the sum of 1/3 + 4/5?
17/15 OR 1 2/15
Paul has a 3/4 inch long bolt. He buys a bolt that is 1/8 inch longer and a bolt that is 1/8 inch shorter than the 3/4 inch bolt. What are the lengths of the two bolts he buys?
Bolt 1: 7/8 inch
Bolt 2: 5/8
Emiliano need 1/2 stick of butter to make corn bread. He also needs 1/4 stick of butter to make apple muffins. What fraction of a stick of butter does he need in all?
Emiliano needs 3/4 stick of butter.
1/3 x 1/3
1/2 x 3/4
Must use an area model
1/9
3/8
Mrs. Putnam wants to cut a 3- foot rope into 1/4 foot pieces. How many 1/4 foot pieces can he cut?
Ask yourself what is being divided!!!
Mrs. Putnam can cut 12 pieces of rope.
What is the area of a rectangular card that is 1/8 yard wide and 1/4 yard long?
1/32 square yard
Gavin has 2/3 pint of water left in his water bottle. He drinks 1/2 pint. How much water is left in the water bottle now?
Gavin has 1/6 pint of water left.
Maggie paddles her kayak 1/2 mile to an island. Then she paddles 4/5 mile to a beach. How far does Maggie paddle her kayak in all?
Mrs. Beaker designs a 1 mile square foot park. She makes a SQUARE with 6/10 mile sides in her park for sports fields. How many square miles of the park does she need to use for sports fields?
Use area
36/100 square miles of sports fields.
Jemma made 5 cups of pancake batter. She uses a scoop that holds 1/3 cup to pour batter onto the skillet to make each large pancake. How many pancakes can Jemma make?
Ask yourself what is being divided!!!!
Jemma can make 15 pancakes.
Grayson lives 4/5 mile from the park. He has already walked 3/4 of the way to the park. How far has Grayson walked?
12/20
On Saturday, Chloe spent 3 1/4 hours at the park with her family. Then she spent 1 2/3 hours riding her bike. How much longer did Chloe spend at the park than riding her bike?
Chloe spent 1 7/12 hours longer at the park.
Jenna spent 1 2/3 hours mowing the back yard. After taking a break, she spent 3/4 hour mowing the front yard. How many hours did she spend mowing the whole yard?
Titus is making flashcards to use for vocabulary review. He cuts out rectangular cards that are 1/2 foot long and 1/4 foot wide. What is the are of one card in square feet?
(use an area model)
1/8 square foot.
Elise picks 6 pounds of apples. She uses 1/2 pound of apples to make 1 container of applesauce. How many containers of applesauce can Elise make with all the apples?
12 containers
Brandon's mother left 3/4 of a pizza on the counter. If Brandon eats 2/3 of the leftover pizza, how much of the whole pizza did Brandon eat?
Brandon eats 6/12 of 1/2 of the pizza.
Charlie is practicing the long jump. His first jump is a distance of 16 5/6 feet. His second jump is a distance of 18 2/3 feet. How much longer is Charlie's second jump?
1 5/6 feet
Cameron has 4 3/4 pounds of raspberries, 2 1/8 pounds of blueberries, and 1/2 pound of blackberries to make a fruit salad. How many pounds of fruit does Cameron have in all?
Cameron has 7 3/8 pounds of fruit. (other answers may be correct)
What is the area of a rectangular paper strip with a length of 1/3 yard and a width of 1/6 yard?
Use an area model
1/18 square foot
Mr. Bartch orders 8 sub sandwiches for a teachers’ meeting. He cuts the subs into two-thirds pieces and puts the mini-subs onto a tray. How many mini-subs are on the tray?
Mr. Bartch can put 12 subs on the tray.
If Darius has 4 kilograms of rice, how many 4/7 kilogram containers can he fill?
Darius can fill 7 containers.