Equivalent Fractions
Benchmark Fractions
Adding and Subtracting Fractions
Simplifying and more adding and subtracting
fractions
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This is an equivalent fractions of 1/2.

What is 4/8? example.

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11/12 is close to this number. Hint (0, 1/2, or 1)
What is 1?
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What is the LCD for 1/5 and 1/3.
What is 15?
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4/7 + 1/4.
What is 16/28 + 7/28 = 24/28 = 12/14 = 6/7.
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0.5 as a percent and simplified fraction

1/2 and 50%

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This is an equivalent fraction of 5/15.
What is 1/3. what is 10/30....etc?
200
5/13 is close to this number. Hint 0, 1/2, or 1.
What is 1/2?
200
Paul has 3/11 of a sandwich, Rosa has 4/22 of a sandwich. How much of the sandwich do that have in all? Find the LCD and solve.
What is 22. 6/22 + 4/22 = 10/22 = 5/11.
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4/5- 1/10.
What is 8/10 - 1/10 = 7/10.
200

0.05 as a fraction and percent

5% and 5/100 or 1/20

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Cara had the fraction 5/7. She wrote her equivalent fraction as 25/35. Is she correct? What did she multiply her fraction by to make a new equivalent fraction?
What is yes? She multiplied both the numerator and denominator by 5
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Paul had 1/9in of rope. Keith had 4/5in of rope. Estimate using benchmark fractions the amount of rope they had in total. Hint (0, 1/2, and 1).
What is 0 + 1 = 1in.
300
Solve 5/6 - 2/8.
What is 20/24 - 6/24 = 14/24 = 7/12?
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8/14 + 3/7
What is 8/14 + 6/14 = 14/14 = 1
300

0.2 as a percent and simplified fraction

20% and 1/5

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Paul had 1/4 of the pizza at his birthday party. Write three equivalent fractions that show the amount he ate.
What is 2/8, 3/12, and 4/16?
400
I have 5/8 of a sandwich and my wife bought 8/9 of a sandwich more. Estimate using benchmark numbers how much I have in all. Hint (0, 1/2, 1).
What is 1/2 + 1 = 1 1/2?
400
Rhonda rode her bike 1/2mi, Rich rode his bike 1/4mi, and Teddy rode his bike 7/16mi. How far did they ride in all? Find the LCD and solve.
What is 16? 8/16 + 4/16 + 7/16 = 19/16 = 1 and 3/16?
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11/12 - 3/8
What is 22/24 - 9/24 22/24 - 9/24 = 13/24.
400

Write 1/8 as a percent and decimal.

0.125 and 12.5%

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Explain how you find equivalent fractions.
What is multiply the numerator and denominator by any whole number. You must remember. Whatever you do to the numerator, you must do to the denominator and vise versa.
500
Ben ate 3/5 of a sandwich. His sister ate 1/7 of the sandwich. What is the best estimate how much more Ben ate than his sister.
What is 1/2 - 0= 1/2?
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Bill ate 5/12 of a pizza. Leah ate 7/10 of a pizza. Who ate more pizza? How much more did that person eat? Find the LCD.
What is 60? Bill = 25/60 Leah = 42/60. Leah ate 17/60 more..
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Simplify - (2/9 + 3/10) - 14/30
What is (20/90 + 27/90) - 42/90. 47/90 - 42/90 = 5/90 = 1/18.
500

0.1666666 as a fraction and percent

1/6 and 16.6%

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