Adding and subtracting fractions
1/4+7/8=
1 1/8
1/5 x 12/4
3/5
the middle / means divided by
1/3 / 2/5
5/6
A zoo has two elephants. The first elephant weighs 2/3 of a ton and the second elephant weighs 1/3 of a ton. How much more does the first weigh than the second?
1/3
3/4
2/7+1 2/3
1 20/21
4 x 3/7
1 5/7
the middle / means divided by
2/7 / 4/11
11/14
At the farmers' market, Brady bought 1/3 of a pound of steak and 1/4 of a pound of lamb. How many more pounds of string beans did Brady purchase?
1/12
14/42
1/3
3 4/7-6/14=
3 1/7
6/10 x 5/12=
1/4
the middle / means divided by
3/5 / 6/7
7/10
For a lesson on earthquakes, a science class is researching a nearby fault line. The fault line moved 3 1/2 inches during the past year and 3 inches this year. How far did the fault line move in all?
6 3/6
33/88
3/8
7 3/7-4 2/5
3 1/35
9/17 x 17/18=
1/2
the middle / means divided by
5/12 / 10/16
2/3
Christopher bought 4 5/8 liters of Apple juice and 1 2/8 liters of grape juice. How much more did the Apple juice weigh than the grape juice?
3 3/8
18/72
1/4
6 1/3+4 6/7=
11 4/21
3/5 x 4/9=
4/15
the middle / means divided by
8/15 / 4/9
1 1/5
An aquarium has two whales. One whale weighs 3 11/12 tons and the other whale weighs 8/12 of a ton. How much more does the male weigh than the female?
3 3/12 or 3 1/4
36/90
2/5