Adding fractions
Solve the equation: 2/5 + 1/3
11/15
Simplify: 24/60
2/5
Solve the equation: 7/9 - 4/9.
1/3
Maya is baking a cake. She pours 3/8 of a cup of sugar into a bowl, but then realizes she needs more. She adds another 2/8 of a cup. Later, she accidentally spills 1/8 of a cup out of the bowl. How much sugar is left in the bowl?
1/2 cup
What are the three steps to solving a fraction addition and subtraction problem?
1. Match the denominators
2. Add or subtract
3. Ask; can I simplify?
Solve the equation: 2 1/4 + 1 1/2
3 3/4
Simplify: 45/18
2 1/2
Solve the equation: 5/6 - 3/8.
11/24
Sara has 3/4 of a pizza. She gives 1/3 of what she has to her brother. What fraction of the whole pizza does Sara give to her brother?
1/4 of a pizza.
What is the name for a fraction that has both a whole number and a fraction together?
Mixed number
Solve the equation: 1/2 + 2/3 + 1/6.
1 1/3
Simplify: 120/150
4/5
Solve the equation: 5 4/5 - 2 1/2.
3 3/10
A truck's gas tank had 10 1/2 gallons of fuel. After a delivery trip, it had 3 3/4 gallons left. How much fuel was used during the trip?
6 3/4
Convert 4 2/3 into an improper fraction.
14/3
Solve the equation: 3 4/5 + 1 1/2 + 2 3/10.
7 3/5
Simplify: 280/420
2/3
Solve the equation: 4 1/4 - 1 3/4.
2 1/2
An athlete trains for three days. On Day 1, she runs 5 5/6 miles. On Day 2, she runs 4 2/3 miles. On Day 3, she wants her total mileage for the three days to be exactly 15 miles. How many miles must she run on Day 3?
4 1/2
What is the name of a fraction that has a larger numerator than denominator?
An improper fraction
Solve the equation: 12 5/6 + 7 3/4 + 5 2/9 +10 1/2
36 11/36
Simplify 210/462
5/11
Solve the equation: (8 2/3 - 2 1/2) - 3 5/6.
2 1/3
A carpenter starts with a board that is 20 1/8 inches long. He cuts off a piece that is 6 3/4 inches and another piece that is 5 1/2 inches. During the process, he loses 1/6 of an inch of wood to "kerf" (the width of the saw blade) for each of the two cuts. What is the length of the remaining board?
7 3/4
The sum of three fractions is 2 1/6. Two of the fractions are 5/12 and 3/4. What is the third fraction?
The third number is 1