Adding and Subtracting
3/10 + 3/10 =
(Answer must be reduced)
3/5
Provide an equivalent fraction to 3/4 that does not have a denominator of 8 or 100
Answers will vary (e.g. 9/12, 12/16)
For the fractions below, what is a common denominator that is less than 10?
1/3 and 1/9
9
Mr. Bate is tired, makes a typo, and says that a fraction between 1/2 and 1 could be 3/6. Change the numerator so that he is correct.
4/6 (aka 2/3)
5/2
2 1/5
1/2 + 2/1 =
2 1/2
True or False? 2/3 is equivalent to 10/18
(If false, provide correct answer)
False
True or False? 1/5 and 1/6 have a common denominator of 40
False (30)
Provide one fraction between 1/5 and 4/5 that does not have a denominator of 5.
4/10, 6/10, (or denominators of 15, 20, etc)
Reduce this fraction to lowest terms:
50/90
5/9
6/7 + 3/14 =
15/14 or 1 1/14
True
What is the lowest common denominator for the following fractions? 1/8 and 1/3
24
What is a fraction between 1/2 and 3/4?
Answers will vary
If you subtract 1 from 13/12, how much are you left with?
1/12
5/6 - 3/4 =
1/12
Find 2 equivalent fractions for 5/6. One of them must have a denominator greater than 20.
Answers will vary (e.g. 10/12 and 20/24)
1/2, 1/3, and 1/5 all have a common denominator that is greater than 10 and less than 40. What is it?
30
Sam and Joseph are trying to figure out if 6/7 fits in between 3/5 and 5/6. Joseph says "yeah" and Sam says "no". Who is correct?
Sam is correct
Looking between 60% and 83%
6/7 = 86%
Reduce this fraction to lowest terms: 144/168
12/14 --> 6/7
14/3 - 15/4 =
11/12
Reduce each fraction to determine if they are equivalent: 16/18 and 80/90.
They are equivalent (both are 8/9)
1/2 and 3/4 could have a common denominator of 4. They could also have a common denominator of 68. True or False?
True (2 x 34 = 68 and 4 x 17 = 68)
Find a fraction (that can be reduced) between 15/30 and 20/30.
16/30 can be reduced to 8/15
18/30 can reduced to 3/5
An improper fraction will always be greater than 1. True or False?
True of course!