Adding Fractions
5: Express in simplest form
1/2 + 3/7
13/14
8: Express in simplest form
7/9 - 1/4
19/36
24: Ivan bought 7 pounds of apples and gave them to his 4 friends. His friends shared the apples equally among themselves.
A. How many pounds of apples did each person receive?
1 and 3/4
7: Express this division sentence into a fraction in simplest form.
6 divide 8 =
6/8
What is the purpose of life?
42
6: Express in simplest form
1/6 + 3/10
7/15
7: Express in simplest form
7/8- 1/2
3/8
24: Ivan bought 7 pounds of apples and gave them to his 4 friends. His friends shared the apples equally among themselves.
B. Two friends put their apples together. How many pounds of apples did two of his friends have?
3 and 1/2
2: Express this division sentence into a fraction in simplest form.
10 Divide 3
3 and 1/3
9:Use Benchmarks to estimate
4/9-3/7
0
11: Express in simplest form
7 + 2 and 5/6
9 and 5/6
15: Express in simplest form
7 and 1/3 - 2
5 and 1/3
24: Ivan bought 7 pounds of apples and gave them to his 4 friends. His friends shared the apples equally among themselves.
C. The two friends used 1 and 2/3 pounds of apples they received to make applesauce and the remaining to make apple pies. How many pounds of apples did they use to make apple pie?
1 and 5/6 pounds to make apple pies
3: Write each fraction as a division sentence
4/11
4 divide 11
10: Use Benchmarks to estimate
7/9 + 4/7 + 1/6
1 and 1/2
12: Express in simplest form
3 and 3/8 + 2 and 1/4
5 and 5/8
16: Express in simplest form
4 and 1/2 - 1 and 1/4
3 and 1/4
28: Kevin estimated the difference between 11/12 and 4/7 as less than 1/2
- Estimate the two fractions
- Explain whether Kevin is correct
- 11/12 closer to 1
4/7 closer to 1/2
1-1/2= 1/2
4: Write each fraction as a division sentence
6/7
6 Divided by 7
22: Use Benchmarks to estimate
8 and 11/12 - 2 and 11/20
6 and 1/2
13: Express in simplest form
6 and 1/3 + 4 and 3/4
11 and 1/2
20: Express in simplest form
12 - 7 and 5/10
4 and 1/2
23: Jacob spent 1/3 of an hour cleaning the tables and 3/10 of an hour mopping the floor. After he finished the housework, he spent 2/3 of an hour reading a book. How much more time did he spend reading than doing housework?
1/6
Write each fraction as a division sentence
21/22
21 divided by 22
21: Use Benchmarks to estimate
4 and 3/5 + 2 and 3/8
7