Interpret Fractions as Division
(2 ÷ 5) + (3 ÷ 10)
7/10
2/5 + 10/15
16/15 or 1 1/15
4/9 + 5/6
23/18 or 1 5/18
Emily is baking cookies and cupcakes for a school fundraiser. She uses 2/3 cup of sugar for the cookies and 5/6 cup of sugar for the cupcakes. How many cups of sugar does Emily use in all?
Emily uses 9/6 or 1 3/6 cups of sugar.
(4 ÷ 7) - (6 ÷ 14)
1/7 or 2/14
6/8 - 2/4
2/8 or 1/4
7/12 + 5/8
29/24 or 1 5/24
Liam had 5 1/4 liters of lemonade for his party. By the end of the party, 3 2/3 liters were consumed. How much lemonade does Liam have left?
Liam has 1 7/12 liters of lemonade left.
(5 ÷ 8) + (1 ÷ 4)
7/8
2/3 - 8/15
2/15
4/11 - 2/8
10/88
Sofia had 2 2/5 gallons of paint in one bucket and 4 3/7 gallons of paint in another bucket. How much paint does Sofia have in total?
Sofia has 6 29/35 gallons of paint in total.
(9 ÷ 12) - (1 ÷ 4)
2/4 or 6/12
6/9 + 2/18
7/9 or 14/18
5/6 - 3/8
11/24
Jake had 5 3/8 gallons of water in one container and added 2 5/6 gallons of water from another container. How much water does Jake have in total?
Jake has 8 5/24 gallons of water in total.
(10 ÷ 15) + (3 ÷ 5)
19/15 or 1 4/15
8/14 - 2/7
2/7 or 4/14
13/15 - 7/12
17/60
A teacher had 10 2/5 packs of markers at the start of the school year. After giving 6 3/4 packs to her students, how many packs of markers does the teacher have left?
The teacher has 3 13/20 packs of markers left.