Comparing and Equivalent Fractions
Insert a <, >, or = to make the following true:
2/5 ___ 7/8
2/5 < 7/8
Ava went to the movies with three friends. The four of them shared 3 buckets of popcorn. If they each ate the same amount, how much of a bucket did they each eat?
*include a unit*
They each ate 3/4 of a bucket of popcorn
Find the sum of the following:
3/8 + 1/4 = ?
3/8 + 1/4 = 5/8
What is 1/4 of 24?
6
Estimate the following using benchmarks. Show your estimation number model and the answer to get the points.
3/8 + 5/8
1/2 + 1/2 = 1
What number is missing: ?/6 = 20/30
4/6 = 20/30
Shauna had 25 cups of flour to make cookies. If each of her 7 batches got the same amount of flour, how many cups did each batch receive?
*Include a unit*
Each batch of cookies received 3 & 4/7 of a cup of flour.
Find the difference:
17/12 - 3/4
17/12 - 3/4 = 8/12 OR 2/3
There are 48 beads on a bracelet. 1/4 of the beads are green. How many beads are green?
*include a unit*
12 beads are green.
Estimate the following using benchmarks. Show your estimation number model and the answer to get the points.
7/10 + 5/12
1/2 + 1/2 = 1
Insert a <, >, or = to make the following true:
7/6 __ 6/5
7/6 < 6/5
Quincy bought 8 bags of candy for his party guests to share. If there were 24 people in total, how much of a bag did each person get?
*Write your answer in lowest terms and include a unit*
Each person got 1/3 of a bag of candy
Find the sum. Express your answer in mixed number form:
4/6 + 2/5 = ?
4/6 + 2/5 = 1 & 2/30 OR 1 & 1/15
Franny went to the farmers market and bought 8 kg of strawberries. She wants to keep 1/3 of the berries and give the rest away. How many kg will she keep for herself?
*include a unit*
Franny will keep 2 & 2/3 kg of strawberries
Estimate the following using benchmarks. Show your estimation number model and the answer to get the points.
9/10 - 3/7
1 - 1/2 = 1/2
Simplify the fraction.
12/36
1/3
Perry spent 29 hours crocheting 4 plushies. If he spent the same amount of time on each plushie, how long did it take him to crochet 1 plushie?
It took him 7 & 1/4 hours to crochet one plushie.
Sydney was making fruit punch. She added 2/3 of a cup of guava juice and 5/4 of a cup of watermelon juice. How much juice does she have in all?
*Express your answer in mixed number form. Include a unit*
She has 1 & 11/12 cups of juice
Frank is making a cake. He has 72 grams of flour in total. He needs to put in 3/4 of his flour to make his cake. How many grams of flour did he use?
*include a unit*
He used 54 grams of flour in total
Estimate the following using benchmarks. Show your estimation number model and the answer to get the points.
12/15 - 8/11
1 - 1/2 = 1/2
Insert a <, >, or = to make the following true:
1 & 3/5 ___ 24/15
1 & 3/5 = 24/15
Stephan ran 5 laps around the school track. If it took him 21 minutes in all, how many minutes did it take for him to run one lap?
*include a unit*
It took him 4 & 1/5 of a minute to run one lap.
Polly had 1 & 2/6 cups of hot chocolate. She gave 3/4 of a cup to Mike, how much hot chocolate does Polly have left?
*include a unit*
Polly has 14/24 OR 7/12 of a cup of hot chocolate left.
Lena is making cookies. For her recipe, she needs 1/4 cup of sugar. However, she wants to half the recipe. How much of a cup of sugar does she need?
*include a unit*
Lena needs 1/8 of a cup of sugar.
Estimate the following using benchmarks. Show your estimation number model and the answer to get the points.
9/4 + 5/9
2 + 1/2 = 2 1/2