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1/4 + 1/3 = _____
7/12
1/3 - 1/4 = _____
1/12
Jamal uses 1/3 of a ribbon to tie a package and 1/6 yard of ribbon to tie a bow. How many yards of ribbon did Jamal use?
Jamal uses 9/18 or 1/2 yard of ribbon.
Robin used 1/4 of a pound of butter to make a cake. Before she started, she had 7/8 of pound of butter. How much butter did Robin have when she was done baking?
5/8 lb of butter
Mrs. Mosteller had 2/3 liter of salt water. She used 1/5 of a liter for an experiment. How much salt water does Mrs. Mosteller have left?
7/15 liter of salt water
1/3 + 1/5 = _____
8/15
2/3 - 1/2 = _____
1/6
One ninth of the student's in Mr. Sarringar's class list red as their favorite color. Twice as many students call blue their favorite, and three times as many students prefer pink. The rest name green as their favorite color. What fraction of the students say green or pink is their favorite color?
2/3 of the students say green or pink is their favorite color.
Fred jogged around the lake in 1 1/4 hour. William jogged the same distance in 5/6 hour. How much longer did Fred take than William in hours? (write your answer as a fraction)
10/24 or 5/12 hour
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 lb.
2/3 + 2/7 = _____
20/21
3/4 - 2/7 = _____
13/28
Sam had 1 1/2 m of rope. He cut off 5/8 m and used it for a project. How much rope does Sam have left?
7/8 m of rope
Jackson had 1 3/8 kg of fertilizer. He used some to fertilize a flower bed, and he only had 2/3 kg left. How much fertilizer was used in the flower bed?
17/24 kg of fertilizer
Nadia spent 1/4 of her money on a shirt and 2/5 of her money on new shoes. What fraction of Nadia's money has been spent? What fraction of her money is left?
Part 1: Nadia spends 13/20 of her money.
Part 2: She has 7/20 of her money left.
5/7 + 1/2 = _____
1 3/14
1 1/5 - 1/3 = _____
13/15
Stan spent 1/3 of his money on a pack of pens, 1/2 of his money on a pack of markers, and 1/8 of his money on a pack of pencils. What fraction of his money is left?
1/24 of his money
Patrick drank 3/4 liter of water Monday before jogging. He drank 4/5 liter of water after his jog. How much water did Patrick drink altogether?
1 11/20 liter of water
George weeded 1/5 of the garden, and Summer weeded some, too. When they were finished, 2/3 of the garden still needed to be weeded. What fraction of the garden did Summer weed?
2/15 of the garden
3/4 + 5/6 = _____
1 14/24 or 1 7/12
1 2/5 - 1/2 = _____
9/10
Shelby bought a 2-ounce tube of blue paint. She used 2/3 ounce to paint the water, 3/5 ounce to paint the sky, and some to paint a flag. After that, she has 2/15 ounce left. How much paint did Shelby use to paint her flag?
9/15 oz. of blue paint
Jim sold 3/4 gallon of lemonade. Dwight sold some lemonade, too. Together, they sold 1 5/12 gallons. Who sold more lemonade, Jim or Dwight? How much more?
Jim sold 1/12 gallon more than Dwight.
Mrs. Eickmeier mowed 2/7 of her lawn. Her son mowed 1/4 of it. Who mowed the most? How much of the lawn still needs to be mowed?
Mrs. Eickmeier mowed more than her son, and 13/28 of the lawn still needs to be mowed.