Equivalent Fractions
Comparing Fractions
Adding and Subtracting
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Which of these fractions is 4/5 equivalent to? 8/10 5/6 16/24 20/25
8/10 20/25
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Put in the correct sign: >,<,=. Prove your answer with numbers or words. 2/4 6/7
2/4 < 6/7
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2/8 + 6/8 = Write your answer in lowest terms (reduce!)
8/8 = 1
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Write three different equivalent fractions for 1/3.
Possible answers: 2/6 3/9 4/12 5/15 6/18
200
Put in the correct sign: >,<,=. Prove your answer with numbers or words. 4/7 16/28
4/7 = 16/28
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24/30 - 18/30 = Write your answer in lowest terms (reduce!)
6/30 = 1/5
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Write the fraction 4/9 in word form.
four-ninths
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Put in the correct sign: >,<,=. Prove your answer with numbers or words. 4 and 3/6 26/6
4 and 3/6 > 26/6
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Sometimes the denominators of two fractions are not the same. How would you add two fractions with different denominators? What steps would you take to solve the following problem? What would you have to do before adding? Use numbers or words to explain. 2/10 + 3/5
First you need to have a common denominator. Change the 3/5 into tenths (6/10). Then you can add them. 8/10 = 4/5 as simplest form
400
Your family buys two pizzas. Each pizza is cut into sixths. Eight pieces are eaten in all. What fraction of the total pizzas were eaten? (hint- write this as a mixed number) What fraction of the total pizzas were not eaten? Show your work using pictures and numbers.
1 and 1/3 were eaten (or 1 and 2/6) 2/3 was not eaten (or 4/6)
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Susie finished 5/8 of her test today. Nancy finished 3/9 of her test today. Fredrico finished 8/10 of his test today. Who finished the most of the test? Who finished the least of the test? (Hint- draw a number line to help)
Fredrico finished the most. Nancy finished the least.
400
Sandy’s planted a seed that grew 3/8 of an inch the first week. The second week it grew 4/8 of an inch more. How tall was the plant after two weeks?
Sandy's plant was 7/8 of an inch tall.
500
Change the improper fraction of 28/5 into a mixed number.
5 and 3/5
500
Draw three boxes and label them: Closer to 0 Closer to ½ Closer to 1 Put these fractions below in the box where they belong. 4/8 8/9 5/25 2/16 10/12 7/13
Closer to 0 Closer to ½ Closer to 1 5/25 4/8 8/9 2/16 7/13 10/12
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I drank ¾ of a cup of water in the morning, ¾ of a cup at lunch and ¼ of a cup after school. How many cups of water did I drink in all?
I drank 1 and 3/4 cups of water.
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