Add Fractions
2/8 + 3/8 =
5/8
8/10 - 5/10 =
3/10
Write the fraction as a decimal number.
54/100
54/100 = 0.54
2/4 __ ¾
2/4 < ¾
Write 3 equivalent fractions for 1/2 using the denominators 4, 8, and 100.
2/4, 4/8 and 50/100
2/10 + 33/100 =
53/100
⅝ - 2/8 =
3/8
Write the fraction as a decimal number.
2/10
2/10 = 0.2
4/6 __ 4/8
4/6 > 4/8
If the numerator is the same, you can use the denominator to help: the bigger the denominator, the smaller the piece!
If 4 eggs are shaded in on a 12 egg carton, what three fractions could that represent?
4/12, 2/6, and 1/3
2 4/12 + 6 3/12 =
8 7/12
5 4/10 - 2 2/10 =
3 2/10 or 3 1/5
Write the fraction as a decimal number.
9/10
9/10 = 0.9
⅚ __ 2/4
⅚ > 2/4
If 9 eggs are shaded in on a 12 egg carton, what two fractions could that represent?
9/12, 3/4
Allison has a piece of ribbon that is 3 ⅙ feet long. She found another piece that is 4 2/6 feet long. How many feet of ribbon does she have in all?
3 ⅙ feet + 4 2/6 feet = 7 whole feet. Then add the fractions ⅙ + 2/6 = 3/6 or ½. So, Allison has 7 ½ feet of ribbon.
Addie ate ⅞ of her sandwich. Grady ate 3/8 of his sandwich. How much more of her sandwich did Addie eat than Grady?
⅞ - ⅜ = 4/8 or ½
Write the fraction as a decimal number.
63/100
63/100 = 0.63
60/100 __ 6/10
60/100 = 6/10
If 6 squares are shaded in on a geoboard out of 16 squares, what two fractions could that represent?
6/16, 3/8
Kendra ate 3/10 of a pizza. Arjun ate 47/100 of a pizza. How much of the pizza did Tim and Arjun eat altogether?
Kendra ate 3/10 of a pizza, which equals 30/100. Arjun ate 47/100.
30/100 + 47/100 = 77/100
Chloe wants to jog 5/10 of a mile. So far, she has jogged 35/100 of a mile. How much farther does Chloe need to jog?
Chloe wants to jog 5/10 of a mile. 5/10 is equivalent to 50/100.
50/100 - 35/100 is 15/100.
She still needs to jog 15/100.
Fill in the blank with the correct symbol.
0.80 __ 0.08
0.80 > 0.08
Michael made 2 pizzas that were exactly the same size. He cut the first pie into 8 equal pieces and the second pie into 6 pieces. He gave 4/8 of the first pie to his brother, Joe. He then gave 3/6 of the second pie to his sister, Sally. His sister, Sally, said it wasn’t fair because Joe got more pie. Joe said they got the same amount. Who is right? Explain why.
Joe is correct because 4/8 is equivalent to 3/6. They both equal ½.
Kelly says 30/100 of the grid is shaded in. Sonny says that 3/10 of the grid is shaded in. Who is correct?
Explain why.
They are both correct. 3/10 is equivalent to 30/100. There are 10 hundredths in each tenth, so 3 tenths equals 30 hundredths.