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100

Estimate each fraction and write the whole equation:

1/8 + 2/11 = ?

0 + 0 = 0

100

Jack and Jill are eating a pizza. Jack ate 1/3 and Jill ate 4/9. How much did they eat altogether?

7/9

100

Write the fractions below with a common denominator.

1/4 and 3/5

5/20 and 12/20

100

2/3 + 1/6 = ?

5/6

100

3/4 - 1/8 = ?

5/8

200

Estimate each fraction and write the whole equation:

11/12 - 3/5 = ?

1 - 1/2 = 1/2

200
Stacy jumped 6 3/5 feet. Howard jumped 3 2/3 feet. How much farther did Stacy jump than Howard?

2 14/15

200

Fill in the blank:

9 7/12 = 8 __ /12

8 19/12

200

1/9 + 5/6 = ?

17/18

200

3/5 - 2/15 = ?

7/15

300

Estimate each fraction and write the whole equation:

4/7 - 1/3 = ?

1/2 - 1/2 = 0

300

The trail mix has 1 1/4 cups of peanuts, 2 1/2 cups of almonds, and 1 5/6 cups of cashews. How many cups are there in all?

5 7/12

300

Fill in the blank:

3 4/5 = 2 __ /5

2 9/5

300

3/4 + 1/2 = ?

1 1/4

300

4 7/10 - 2 1/2 = ?

2 2/10

400

Estimate each mixed number to the nearest whole number and write the whole equation:

8 8/10 - 5 1/8 = ?

9 - 5 = 4

400

James was reading a book. James read 1/2 of the book on Monday and 1/10 of the book on Tuesday. James finished the book on Wednesday. What fraction of the book did James read on Wednesday?

4/10

400

Subtract the sum of 1 1/12 and 4 3/8 from 7 3/4

2 10/24

400

2 3/10 + 2 4/5 = ?

5 1/10

400

9 3/7 - 6 2/5 = ?

3

500

2 3/8 + 1 7/12 = ?

2 1/2 + 1 1/2 = 4

500

Bradley passed 1/4 of the video game levels before school and 2/3 of the video game levels after school. Josh is playing the same video game and has passed 4/6 of the levels. What fraction more has Bradley passed than Josh?

3/12

500

Subtract the sum of 5 1/4 and 2 2/3 from 11 1/6

3 3/12

500

2 1/4 + 5 11/12 = ?

8 2/12

500

9 1/3 - 8 5/7 = ?

13/21

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