Show each expression on a number line. Solve.
Draw a rectangular fraction model to find the sum. Simplify your answer, if possible.
Word Problems
100

2/5 +2/5

4/5th

100

1 /2 + 1 /3 =

5/6

100

Michael saves $423 dollars a month for college. About how much money will he have saved after 4 years?

$20,304

200

3/10 + 3/10 +3/10

9/10

200

1 /3 + 1 /5 =

8/15

200

Tickets to a baseball game are $20 for an adult and $15 for a student. A school buys tickets for 45 adults and 600 students. How much money will the school spend for the tickets?

The school will spend 9,900 dollars

300

1/4+1/4+1/4+1/4

4/4 or 1

300

4/4 X 3/4

3/4

300

The Canadian side of Niagara Falls has a flow rate of 600,000 gallons per second. How many gallons of water flow over the falls in 1 minute?

36,000, 000 gallons

400

4/4-2/4=

2/4 or 1/2

400

1/4 + 1/ 3

7/12

400

In one hour, Ed used 2 /5 of the time to complete his homework and 1 /4 of the time to check his email. How much time did he spend completing homework and checking email? Write your answer as a fraction.

39/60

500

2 × 3 /4 + 1 /4

2

500

2/5+ 4/10

8/10

500

Penny used 2 /5 lb of flour to bake a vanilla cake. She used another 3/ 4 lb of flour to bake a chocolate cake. How much flour did she use altogether

1 3/20 altogether

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