Subtracting/Adding Fractions
Solve this problem:
7/8 - 4/8 = ?
A) 1/4
B) 3/8
C) 3/9
D) 1/3
B) 3/8
Planet X is 1/2 of a light-year away from Earth. Planet Y is 1/4 of a light-year away from Earth. How much farther away is Planet X?
1/4 of a light year.
Change to a mixed number.
14/3=
4 2/3
4 1/8 + 3 4/8 =
7 5/8
Solve:
22 x 13 =
286
8/10 - 1/2
A) 5/10
B) 8/16
C) 8/10
D) 3/10
D) 3/10
Derek made cookies. He used 3/4 of a cup of flour and 1/8 of a cup of sugar. How much more flour than sugar did Derek use?
Change to an improper fraction (fraction greater than one)
5 1/4
21/4
8 6/7 - 4 5/7
4 1/7
Solve:
43 x 12 =
516
3/4 - 1/6
7/12
Of the ice cream cones sold yesterday at Betty's Ice Cream Shop, 3/8 were chocolate and another 1/2 were vanilla. What fraction of the ice cream cones sold were either chocolate or vanilla?
7/8 of the ice cream cones were either chocolate or vanilla.
Change to an improper fraction (fraction greater than one)
7 3/5
38/5
15 3/9 + 6 2/9 =
21 5/9
Solve:
84 x 62 =
5,208
1/8 + 3/4 =
7/8
Val's construction team was supposed to build a frame 7/10 meters long, but they ended up building the frame 2/10 too long. How long was the frame Val's team built?
9/10 meters
Change to an improper fraction (fraction greater than one)
4 1/6
25/6
10 2/5 - 6 3/5 =
3 4/5
Solve:
246 x 32 =
7,872
2/7 + 1/3 =
10/21
Ruth needs 2 1/4 cups of flour for one cake. She needs 2 3/4 cups of flour for another cake. If she makes both cakes, how much flour will Ruth use all together?
5
128/6
Simplify your answer!
21 1/3
Jessie needs a board 7 9/12 feet long. She has a board 9 1/12 feet long. How much of the length does Jessie need to cut from the board?
1 4/12 feet
Solve:
964 x 23 =
22,172