1 Operation - A
On Monday, 4/5 inches of rain fell. On
Tuesday, 3/10 inches of rain fell. How many
more inches of rain fell on Monday than on Tuesday?
5/10 or 1/2 inches
In the morning, Ian sold 1 1/3 gallons of lemonade at his lemonade stand. He sold 1 4/9 gallons in the afternoon. How many gallons of lemonade did Ian sell in all?
2 7/9 gallons
Kaya and her sister are coloring a picture together. Kaya has colored 1/2 of the picture. Her sister has colored 2/7 of the picture. What fraction of the picture do they have left to color?
3/14 of the picture
Elise said her snow globe weighs close to 1/2 pound. Which fraction could be the actual weight of Elise’s snow globe?
A. 3/8 B. 7/9 C. 1/5
A chef divides 5 heads of lettuce equally among 12 salad plates. How much lettuce will be on each plate?
5/12 heads of lettuce
At the beginning of the week, Nate’s tube of toothpaste was 5/6 full. By the end of week, the tube was only 3/5 full. What fraction of the tube of toothpaste did Nate use this week?
7/30 of the tube of toothpaste
An ice cream parlor sold 7/12 gallons of vanilla ice cream and 1/4 gallons of strawberry ice cream. They sold 5/6 gallons more chocolate than vanilla and strawberry combined. How many gallons of chocolate ice cream did the ice cream parlor sell?
20/12 = 1 8/12 = 1 2/3 gallons
By the time Vince left the library, he had 7/8 of his new book left to read. He read 1/10 of his book on the way home and 2/5 of the book after dinner. What fraction of the book does he have left to read?
15/40 of the book
Anne went to Mardi Gras. At the first parade, she filled her bag 5/8 full with beads. At the second parade, she filled another bag 6/10 full. About how many bags did Anne fill in all?
A. A little less than one bag
B. A little more than one bag
C. A little less than two bags
B. A little more than one bag
A bicycle relay race is 24 miles long. Nikita's team has 7 member2 who will each ride the same distance in the race. How far will each team memeber ride?
3 3/7 miles
Yesterday, Mrs. Jones drank 2 1/3 cups of coffee. Today, she drank 3 5/12 cups of coffee. How many more cups of coffee did Mrs. Jones drink today compared to yesterday?
1 1/12 cups
At a water park, 2/10 of the children are in the wave pool and 2/6 of the children are in the kiddie pool. What fraction of the children at the water park are either in the wave pool or in the kiddie pool?
16/30 = 8/15 of the children
Sally collected seashells by the seashore. She collected 3/10 pound in the morning, 1/8 pound in the afternoon, and 4/5 pound in the evening. How many more pounds of seashells did Sally collect in the evening than she did in the morning and afternoon combined?
15/40 = 3/8 pound
Joelle has many beautiful flowers in her garden. 4/9 of Joelle’s flowers are roses. Is this fraction closest to
0, 1/2, or 1?
1/2
Chris has 3 pints of blueberries for fruit salad. If he splits the blueberries equally into 8 serving bowls, how many pints of blueberries will be in each bowl?
3/8 pints
Ryan spent the afternoon outside. He spent 2/5 hour riding his bike and 3/4 hour gardening. How much more time did Ryan spend gardening than riding his bike?
7/20 hour
Emma and Abby bought a bag of candy. Emma ate 1/8 of the candy in the bag and Abby ate 3/4 of the candy in the bag. What fraction of the bag of candy did the girls eat together?
7/8 bag of candy
Hudson brought 3/4 pound of firewood to his campsite. While he was there, he chopped down another 2 1/6 pounds of wood. That night, he used 1 5/12 pounds of wood to build his fire. How much firewood does Hudson have left?
1 6/12 pounds
Brody won first place in a race! He ran the race in less than 1/2 minute. Which fraction of a minute below could be the time it took for Brody to run the race?
A.) 7/10 B.) 2/5 C.) 3/6
B.) 2/5 minute
Four students shared 9 packages of pencils equally. How many packages of pencils did each student get?
2 1/4 packages
Jordan’s surfboard is 7 2/3 feet long. Noah’s surfboard is 1 1/4 feet shorter than Jordan’s surfboard. How long is Noah’s surfboard?
6 5/12 feet long
Ben and Chad are working on a jigsaw puzzle. Ben completed 2/6 of the puzzle and Chad completed 3/9 of the puzzle. What fraction of the puzzle have they completed in all?
12/18 = 2/3 of the puzzle
Hot dogs were served at a picnic. Of the people eating hot dogs, 4/7 put ketchup on their hot dog and 1/3 put mustard on their hot dog. The remaining people at the picnic ate a plain hot dog. What fraction of the people ate a plain hot dog?
2/21 of the people
Tess is making cookies. She needs 7/8 cups of sugar to make sugar cookies and 7/12 cups of sugar to make chocolate chip cookies. About how many cups of sugar does Tess need to make both?
A. Less than 1 cup
B. About 1 cup
C. About 1 1/2 cups
D. About 2 cups
C. About 1 1/2 cups
Davita brought 6 sandwiches for herself and the 7 other girls in her camp group. If they share them equally, what fraction of a sandwich will each girl get?
6/8 sandwich