Math-1
Compare 1/2 and 1/8.
1/2 > 1/8 because the pieces are larger.
Compare 3/4 and 7/8. (You may need to find a common denominator.)
3/4 < 7/8
Find a.
3/5 + a = 1
What is 2/5.
Compare. 4/8 and 6/12.
4/8 = 6/12
Compare 11/7 and 8/16.
11/7 > 8/16 because it is more than a whole.
Mary mixed 3/4 cup of wheat flour and 2/4 cup of rice flour for her bread dough. How many cups of flour did she put in her bread in all?
What is 5/4 or 1 1/4 cups.
Subtract. If the fraction is improper, change to a mixed number.
9 fifths - 3 fifths
6/5 which is equal to 1 1/5.
Decompose 7/4 and rewrite as a mixed number.
7/4 = 4/4 + 3/4 = 1 3/4
Decompose the sum and record your final answer as a mixed number.
8/12 + 6/12
14/12 = 12/12+ 2/12 = 1 2/12
Subtract.
1 - 3/8
5/8
Subtract.
1 1/5 - 2/5
6/5 - 2/5 = 4/5
Sue ran 9/10 mile on Monday and 7/10 mile on Tuesday. How many miles did Sue run in the 2 days?
16/10 or 1 6/10 miles.
Maria spent 4/7 of her money on a book and saved the rest. What fraction of her money did Maria save?
3/7
Find a common denominator and then add the two fractions together.
2/5 + 3/10
7/10
Solve.
5 4/6 + 5/6
5 9/6 = 5 + 6/6 + 3/6 = 6 3/6
Solve.
2 5/8 + 3 5/8
5 10/8 = 6 2/8
4 1/5 - 2/5
3 4/5
Ruby and Emma are reading the same book. Ruby has read 3/8 of the book, and Emma has read 3/4. Are these fractions equivalent? Explain how you know.
No they are not equivalent. 3/8 is less than half and 3/4 is more than half.
Name a fraction that is equivalent 10/12. (divide to find your answer.)
5/6
Kyle drank 2/3 cup of apple juice. Name a fraction equivalent to 2/3.
Answers will vary.
A pet store has two kittens. One kitten weighs 15/16 pound. The other kitten weighs 12/16 pound. What is the difference in the weights of the two kittens?
3/16 lbs.
Jack and Jill ate pancakes before school. Jack ate 3 1/4 pancakes and Jill ate 2 3/4 pancakes. How many more pancakes did Jack eat than Jill?
2/4 pancakes
Jake's morning bus ride took 1/3 of an hour. The bus broke down on the way home, making that ride take 1 2/3 hours. How much more time did Jake spend on the bus that afternoon?
1 1/3 hours.
Fill in the blank.
2 1/2 + ? = 5
2 1/2
1/3 + 5/6
7/6 or 1 1/6