Adding Fractions with unlike denominators
1/3 + 1/7=
10/21
3/4 - 1/8 =
5/8
1/4 x 24 =
6
Ryan is 4 2/4 feet tall. John is 5 1/6 feet tall.
A. Who is taller?
B. How much taller? Show your thinking. Include units in your answer
A. John is taller
B. John is 8/12 taller
26 / 2 =
26 divided by 2
13
2 5/6 + 4/8 =
3 8/24
1 2/5 - 7/10 =
7/10
5/6 x 72 =
60
Mario ran 1/3 of a 21-km race before walking. How many kilometers did Mario run before he started walking? Show your work.
1/3 x 21 = 7km
138 / 3 =
138 divided by 3
46
2 1/4 + ________ = 3
3/4
6/12 - 3/8 =
for an extra 100 points, what is simplified fraction?
3/24 = 1/8
14 of 2/7 is
4
Connor decided to make his own granola. Th e recipe called for 3 1/3 cups of oats, 2 2/4 cups of nuts or seeds, and 1 4/6 cups of dried fruit. How many cups of ingredients did Connor mix in all? Show your thinking. Label your answer with the correct units.
Connor used 7 1/2 cups of ingredients.
45 x 6 =
270
2 7/14 + 3 1/7 =
5 9/14
2 5/7 - ________ = 1
1 2/7
100 x 1/5 =
20
At a class party, Ana's table got 6 sandwiches to share between 5 students. Pilar's table got 8 sandwiches to share between 7 students. Pilar says that the students at Ana's table each got more than the students at her table.
A. Write a division equation for each table that represents how the sandwiches were shared.
B. Do you agree or disagree with Pilar? Show your thinking.
A. 6/5 (6 divided by 5) and 8/7 (8 divided by 7)
Ana's table got: 1 1/5 to share and Pilar's table got 1 1/7 to share.
B. I agree with Pilar bc Ana's table got 1 and 1/5 which is larger of a portion than 1/7th.
136 x 3 =
408
_______ + 1/6 = 2/3
3/6 or 1/2
2 4/7 - _______ = 1
1 4/7
6/4 x 24 =
36
Dawn enjoys exercising on the hiking trail by her house. She ran 1/4 of the trail on Monday and then ran a different 2/3 of the trail on Tuesday.
A. How much of the trail did she cover on the two days? Show your thinking. Include units in your answer.
B. Did Dawn run farther on Monday or on Tuesday?
C. How much farther? Show your thinking. Include units in your answer
A. She covers 11/12 of the trail.
B. She ran farther on Tuesday.
C. She ran 5/12 farther on Tuesday, than Monday.
336 / 6 =
336 divided by 6
56