1/8 + 3/4
1/8 + 6/8 = 7/8
Solve.
5/6 - 1/2 =
5/6 - 3/6 = 2/6 or 1/3
What is 1/3 of 24?
1/3 * 24 = 24/3 or 8
What is the reciprocal of 2/5?
5/2
Rewrite the following fractions as equivalent fractions with common denominators:
1/4 and 2/3
3/12 and 8/12
Solve.
1/5 + 5/6 =
6/30 + 25/30 = 31/30 or 1 1/30
6/8 - 2/3 =
18/24 - 16/24 = 2/24 or 1/12
What is 2/3 of 24?
2/3 * 24 = 48/3 or 16
What is the reciprocal of 3?
1/3
Look at the product 12 * 2/6. Will the answer be greater or less than 12 and why?
The answer will be less because you are multiplying by a fraction of one and therefore it will equal less than 12.
12 * 2/3 = 24/3 = 8
Solve.
6 1/2 + 3 4/6 =
6 3/6 + 3 4/6 = 9 7/6 or 10 1/6
Solve.
2 1/2 - 1 1/3 =
2 3/6 - 1 2/6 = 1 1/6
What is 3/4 of 6/8?
3/4 * 6/8 = 18/32
What is 15 / 1/3?
15 / 1/3 =
15 * 3/1 = 45
Write a number story that matches:
1/5 * 30
Sample:
I have 30 pieces of string that are each 1/5 of a foot. How many feet of string do I have in all?
Rose ate 1 2/5 of a chocolate bar on Monday and 2 3/4 of a chocolate bar on Tuesday. How much chocolate did Rose eat in all?
1 8/20 + 2 15/20 = 3 23/20 or 4 3/20
Solve.
12 1/3 - 8 4/5 =
12 5/15 - 8 12/15 =
11 20/15 - 8 12/15 = 3 8/15
What is 2/3 * 7/9?
2/3 * 7/9 = 12/27
2/3 / 12 =
2/3 / 1/12 = 2/36
Draw a rectangle on your white board and draw lines and shade the correct amount to show:
3/5 * 1/2
3/5 * 1/2 = 3/10
Jack ran 3/5 miles on Wednesday, 4/10 miles on Thursday, and 1 1/2 miles on Friday. How many miles did Jack run in all?
6/10 + 4/10 + 1 5/10 = 1 15/10 or 2 5/10 or 2 1/2
Ralph had to travel 4 1/2 miles. He has already traveled 2 3/4 miles. How many more miles does he have left?
4 1/2 - 2 3/4 =
4 2/4 - 2 3/4 =
3 6/4 - 2 3/4 = 1 3/4 miles left
What is 1 1/5 * 3/6?
1 1/5 * 3/6 =
6/5 * 3/6 = 18/30
Jake had 3/4 gallon of juice. He wants to pour it into 6 equal sized glasses. How much juice will be in eat glass?
3/4 / 6 =
3/4 * 1/6 = 3/24
What is the slowest moving land animal in the world?
A sloth!