Simplify
Reduce
2/12
1/6
1/6 + 2/3
5/6
Are they equivalent? Explain.
1/2 and 2/4
Equivalent: 2/4 simplifies to 1/2
What is an amphibian?
An animal that can live on land and in water.
1/2 xx 3/4
3/8
Kate eats half a pizza and Tony eats 2/9 of the pizza. How much of the pizza did they eat together?
13/18
Reduce
5/25
1/5
3/4 + 3/5
27/20 or 1 7/20
Are they equivalent? Explain.
6/8 and 4/3
Not equivalent: 6/8 simplifies to 3/4, not 4/3.
What London street is home to a famous theater and, in a children's song, to "the Muffin Man"?
Drury Lane
4/10 -: 1/2
4/5
Paul cuts off 2/3 meter of a rope that measure 10 1/2 meters long. How much rope is left?
59/6 or 9 5/6 meters
Reduce
16/56
2/7
3 1/3 - 5/6
5/2 or 2 1/2
Solve for x.
x/15 = 3/5
x=9
In Disney's "Dumbo", Timothy the mouse tricks Dumbo into flying with what?
a "Magic" Feather
6/7 -: 3
2/7
Pam is baking a cake and only has an 1/8 cup measurer. How many will she fill for 1 1/2 cups of sugar?
12 1/8 cup measurers
Reduce
180/200
9/10
5 6/8 + 2 2/9
7 35/36 or 287/36
Equivalent? Explain.
15/105 and 35/245
Equivalent: 15/105 simplifies to 1/7 and 35/245 simplifies to 1/7.
What year did the United States become a country?
1776
2 xx 1 2/5
14/5
Todd has 6 pizzas and wants to divide them evenly between himself and his 8 friends. What fraction of a pizza does each person get?
2/3
Reduce
124/480
31/120
9/4 - 10/12 + 1 2/3
3 1/12 or 37/12
Solve for y.
13/34 = 52/y
y=136
How many days are there in 4 years?
1,461 (a leap year has one extra day, every 4 years)
6 1/4 -: 4 5/6
75/58 or 1 17/58
Maddy reads three-fifths of her 75 page book. How many more pages does she have left to read to finish the book?
30