Word Problems
Common Den. and Equiv. Fractions
Adding Fractions
Subtracting Fractions
Miscellaneous
100
A blue jay weighs 2/6 pound. A baby blue jay weighs 1/9 pound.
What was the total weight of the two blue jays?
4/9 pound
100
3/5 and 7/10
50; 30/50 and 35/50
100
2/5 + 3/10
7/10
100
7/8 - 2/3
5/24
100
Mikayla and Bryn were baking cookies. Mikayla put in 5.34 cups of batter in the bowl. Then, Bryn put 2.38 cups of batter in. Mikayla dropped the bowl and 3.2 fell out. How much batter was left?
4.52
200
A recipe for trail mix calls for 2 3/4 cups of peanuts,
2 1/3 cups of m&ms, and 3 2/6 cups of dried fruit.
How many cups of ingredients are used in all?
8 5/12 cups
200
5/6 and 7/18
18; 15/18 and 7/18
200
7 3/4 + 5 1/8
12 7/8
200
4/5 - 2/15
***Double Jeopardy***
2/3
200
Last year, Ronald Acuna Jr. stole 72 bases. He stole 8 times more than Gus. How many bases did Gus steal?
9 bases
300
Danny jumped 3 1/3 feet in a jumping contest.
Colton jumped 2 3/4 feet.
How much farther did Danny jump than Colton?
7/12 feet
300
3/7 and 1/4
28; 12/28 and 7/28
300
1/9 + 5/6
17/18
300
Explain why you must rename 2 7/12 inorder to find
5/6 = 10/12. 7/12 is less than 10/12 so you need to regroup.
300
(2 1/6 + 3 3/4) - 1 5/12
**Double Jeopardy**
4 1/2
400
During a trip, Alex drove 1/6 of the time, Avery drove 2/3 of the time, and Brian drove the rest of the time. What fraction of the time did Brian drive?
2/12 or 1/6
400
What fractions show 5/6 and 7/9 written as a common denominator? * Pick 2!!
a) 10/18
b) 14/18
c) 15/18
d) 27/36
B and C
400
3 9/15 + 5 4/6
9 8/30 or 9 4/15
400
12 - 6 6/8
5 2/8 or 5 1/4
400
Jisella has 5.73 feet of thread. She needs to put them in boxes. Each box can hold 0.13 feet of thread. How many boxes does she need for all the thread?
45 boxes
500
The model below can be used to find the sum of two mixed numbers. What is the sum? What is the difference?
Sum: 4 4/10 or 4 2/5
Difference: 8/10 or 4/5
500
List the first 3 common denominators between 10 and 6.
30, 60, 90
500
Does 2 7/8 make these true, yes or no?
1/6 + 2 7/8= 3 1/24 Yes or No
3 1/2 + 2 7/8= 5 4/5 Yes or No
Yes
No
500
13 1/6 - 8 4/5
4 11/30
500
35 divided by 0.5
70