Working with Fractions
Simplify 25/40
5/8
52/7 + 36/7 = ?
91/7
3/4 - 5/12 = ?
1/3
Mr. Blazin baked a pepperoni pizza. He gave 1/8 of it to Faye and 1/4 of it to Theo. What fraction of the pizza was left?
Mr. Blazin had 5/8 of the pizza left.
I have 4 granola bars. I'd like to split them evenly amongst 5 children. What fraction of a granola bar does each child get?
Each child gets 4/5 of a granola bar.
What would be the LEAST common denominator of 6 and 10?
30
2/5 + 3/10 = ?
7/10
12/7 - 5/6 = ?
19/42
Mrs. Blazin drove 29/10 miles from Shady Side Academy to Schenley Park. She then ran 13/5 miles to the Cathedral of Learning. How far is the Cathedral of Learning from Shady Side Academy?
The Cathedral of Learning is 41/2 miles from Shady Side Academy.
What is 11 รท 5 as a fraction in simplest form?
21/5
What would be the LEAST common denominator of 6 and 9?
18
51/2 + 21/8 = ?
75/8
72/3 - 25/6= ?
35/6
Mr. Schiff and Mrs. Blazin read Wonder which is 310 pages. Mr. Schiff finished reading the book in 42/3 hours while Mrs. Blazin finished 1/5 hour later. How long did it take Mrs. Blazin to read Wonder?
It took Mrs. Blazin 413/15 hours to read 310 pages of Wonder.
The cafeteria is splitting 12 bags of carrots equally among 19 children. What fraction of a bag of carrots will each child receive?
Each child will receive 12/19 of a bag of carrots.
Simplify 48/60
4/5
12/5 + 3/4 = ?
23/20
5 - 23/4= ?
21/4
Mrs. Smith had 51/3 rolls of white tape. She bought another 23/5 rolls of white tape. Mrs. Smith planned to make a whole crowd of stick people for a Halloween party. She needs 71/5 rolls of white tape. Does she have enough? If no- how much more does she need. If yes- how much tape will she have left?
Yes, Mrs. Smith has enough tape. She will have 11/15 of a roll of white tape left.
Estimate the sum of 4/9 + 1/6 using benchmarks.
The estimated sum will be 1/2.
What is 55/7 as an improper fraction?
40/7
53/4 + 28/9 = ?
823/36
9 - 35/6= ?
51/6
The length of the Nile River is 4,1323/4 miles long. The length of the Ohio River is 3,1515/12 miles less than that Nile River. How long is the Ohio River?
The Ohio River is 9811/3 miles long.
Estimate:
9/10 - 3/7
The estimate would be 1/2.