Fractions

Adding fractions/mixed numbers with like denominators

100

2/7 + 3/7

5/7

200

1 2/5 + 2 1/5

3 3/5

300

3/8 + 7/8

Must be a mixed number

1 2/8

400

Jake picked 2 3/10 baskets of apples in the morning and 1 4/10 baskets in the afternoon. How many baskets did he pick in all?

3 7/10 baskets

500

1. A chef used 4/6 cup of sugar for a cake and 5/6 cup for cookies. How much sugar did the chef use altogether?

1 3/6 or 1 1/2 cups

Subtracting fractions and mixed numbers with like denominators

100

3 4/5 - 2 1/5

1 3/5

200

5 7/8 - 2 3/8

3 4/8

300

4 1/6 - 1 4/6

2 3/6

400

A rope measured 6 2/9 feet long. Carlos cut off 3 5/9 feet to tie a box. How much rope is left?

2 6/9 or 2 2/3 feet

500

A pitcher held 7 3/10 cups of lemonade. After pouring some out, only 4 7/10 cups remained. How much lemonade was poured out? 

2 6/10 or 2 3/5 cups

Converting mixed numbers and improper fractions

100

Convert 2 3/4 to an improper fraction

11/4

200

Convert 17/5 to a mixed number

3 2/5

300

Convert 4 2/3 to an improper fraction

14/3

400

A recipe calls for 25/6 cups of oats. Write this as a mixed number so it's easier to measure.

4 1/6 cups

500

Mia ran 5 1/8 miles over the weekend. Her coach wants the distance written as an improper fraction. What is it?

41/8

Add and subtract fractions with 10 and 100 as denominators

100

3/10 + 40/100 =

70/100 or 7/10

200

6/10 + 25/100 =

85/100

300

3/100 +2/10

23/100

400

A worm crawled 7/10 of a meter, then crawled another 18/100 of a meter. How far did the worm travel in all?

88/100 of a meter

500

A container had 80/100 of a liter of juice. Someone drank 3/10 of a liter. How much juice is left in the container? → 50/100 or 1/2 of a liter

50/100 or 1/2 of a liter