Adding Fractions
Add the fractions:
2/5 + 2/5
4/5
Subtract the fractions:
3/4 - 1/4
2/4
Bob says that 3/10 of a unit frame is shaded in. Frank says that 30/100 is shaded in. Who is correct?
They both are because 3/10=30/100
Fill in the missing symbol (<, >, =):
30/100 __ 3/100
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Write this fraction as a decimal:
29/100
0.29
Add the fractions:
9/10 + 3/10
1 2/10
Subtract the fractions:
4/10- 10/100
3/10
Billy ate 1/2 of a mini pizza. Bobby ate 1/4 of a giant pizza. Lisa said that Billy ate more pizza because 1/2 is always more than 1/4. Do you agree?
I disagree, 1/2 is only bigger than 1/4 if what we are comparing are the same size! In this instance, Billy had a larger pizza, so he ate more.
Fill in the missing symbol (<, >, =):
7/10 __ 75/100
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Write this fraction as a decimal:
9/10
0.9
Add the fractions:
3/10 + 29/100
59/100
Subtract the fractions:
1 1/6 -3/6
4/6
Hunter ran 25/100 of a mile. His friend Hudson ran 4/10. Who ran farther?
How much did they run altogether?
Hudson ran more.
They ran 65/100 miles altogether.
Fill in the missing symbol (<, >, =):
0.01 __ 0.10
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Write this fraction as a decimal:
2/100
0.02
Add the fractions:
3 3/5 + 4 1/5
7 4/5
Subtract the fractions:
67/100 - 5/10
17/100
Nancy made 2 pans of bread that were the same size. She cut one into 8ths and gave 2/8 to her aunt. She cut the second pan into 12ths and gave 3/12 to her friend. Her sister Debbie said it was not fair because her friend got more than her aunt. Is Debbie correct?
Debbie is not correct. They are the same amount, just cut into different sizes.
Fill in the missing symbol (<, >, =):
0.71 __ 0.7
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Write this decimal as a fraction:
0.31
31/100
Add the fractions:
2 4/6 + 2 2/6
5
Subtract the fractions:
2 2/8 - 1 4/8
6/8
The Bennetts are making potato salad for 6 people. Each person will get 1/4 of the potato salad. How much potato salad do they need to buy to have enough?
1 2/4 or 1 1/2 pounds
Fill in the missing symbol (<, >, =):
0.25 __ 25/100
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Write this decimal as a fraction:
4.82
4 82/100