Common Denominators
Find a common denominator and rewrite the fractions as equivalent fraction with a common denominator
1/2 and 1/4
2/4 and 1/4
Other answers accepted by teacher
1/2 + 1/4
3/4
What is 1/3 of 21?
3/32
8/10 x 2/6
16/60
Find a common denominator and rewrite the fractions as equivalent fraction with a common denominator
5/8 and 1/6
15/24 and 4/24
Others answers can be accepted by teacher
6 2/3 + 2 1/6
8 5/6
What is 2/3 of 21?
Draw lines and shade in a rectangle to show how you solve 1/3 of 2/5
2/15
4/7 x 2/3
8/21
Find a common denominator and rewrite the fractions as equivalent fraction with a common denominator
6/12 and 2/24
12/24 and 2/24
7 4/5 - 2 2/3
5 2/15
10 x 6/7
8 4/7
Draw lines and shade in a rectangle to show how you solve 4/7 of 2/9
8/63
Pete has 1/3 liter of pop. He wants to pour it into 3 smaller containers for he and his friends to each have the same amount. How much pop should he put in each container?
1/9
Find a common denominator and rewrite the fractions as equivalent fraction with a common denominator
1/3 and 2/9
3/9 and 2/9
5/8 - 1/6
11/24
15 x 3/5
9
Draw lines and shade in a rectangle to show how you solve 2/3 and 4/5
8/15
Ms. Smith has 7 pounds of paint for her art classes. If she divides the paint into 1/4 pound containers, how many containers will she have?
28
Find a common denominator and rewrite the fractions as equivalent fraction with a common denominator
3/8 and 4/7
21/56 and 32/56
Jacky ate 3 4/9 pieces of brownies on Monday and 1 8/9 pieces of brownies on Tuesday. How many pieces of brownies did she eat on Monday and Tuesday all together?
5 3/9
Look at the problem 12 x 4/5 will the product be greater than 12? How do you know?
No because 4/5 is less than 1 and 12 times 1 would be 12 so it is going to be less than 12.
Draw lines and shade in a rectangle to show how you solve 7/8 of 10/11
245 x 28
6860