Adding/Subtracting Fractions
1/2 + 1/4
75/100 which is equivalent to 3/4
1/2 of 140
70
Abby is 5 1/2 feet tall. Craig is 5 1/3 feet tall.
Who is taller?
Abby is taller.
5 cans for $6 or 8 cans for $10?
5 cans for $6
Mark drove 3/4 of a 36 km trip before he stopped to get gas for his car. How many kilometers had Mark driven at that point?
27
5/6 +1/3 = _____
70/60 which is equivalent to 7/6 which is equivalent or simplified to 1 1/6
1/3 of 27
9
Which fraction is bigger?
3/10 or 6/12?
6/12
$2 for 4 gumballs or $5 for 6 gumballs?
$2 for 4 gumballs
What is the LCD of 1/4 and 1/12 ?
4
5/6 - 1/3
30/60 which is equivalent to 3/6 which is simplified to 1/2
5/10 of 100
50
Shawn had 2 2/3 of lettuce. John had 2 2/4 of lettuce.
Who had more lettuce?
Shawn had more lettuce.
200 water bottles for $60 or 100 water bottles for $25?
100 water bottles for 25
How do you find the GCF of two numbers?
List the factors between the two numbers and find the most common one between them
3 4/15 +2 1/3
5 9/15 which is equivalent to 5 3/5
4/10 of 140
w = 40
Which fraction is larger? 7 8/12 or 7 3/6 ?
7 8/12
5 cans for $6 cans or 8 cans for $10 ?
Both are a better buy
Shawn made a mix of lettuce seeds to plant. The mix has 1/2 cup of green leaf seeds, 2 2/3 cups red leaf seeds, and 1 1/4 cups bronze leaf seeds. How many cups of seeds does Shawn have to plant? Show your work.
Shawn has 4 5/12 cups of seeds to plant.
10/16 - 5/8
0
5/12 of 60
25
Ms. Ortiz's class has a total of 18 students. Out of the 18 students only 10 students ate cupcakes.
Ms. Schwenk's class has a total of 36 students. Out of the 36 students, 22 students are cupcakes.
Which class ate more cupcakes? By how more of a fraction?
Ms. Schwenk's Class by 2/36 more
5 cupcakes for $1.50 or 15 cupcakes for $3.25 ?
15 cupcakes for $3.25
1. Turn mixed to improper fraction.
2.Find the Least Common Multiple of Denominators
3. Find the equivalent fractions.
4. Add the fractions