Least Common Multiple
Adding Fractions
Subtracting Fractions
Word Problems
Grab Bag
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What is the least common multiple of 2 and 8?
8
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5/12 + 4/12 =
9/12 = 3/4
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7/8 - 3/8 =
4/8 = 1/2
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Alexa has 13 Snickers, 3 Twix, and 4 Crunch bars. What fraction of the candy bars are Crunch bars?
4/20 = 1/5
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Stevie says that 1/4 + 3/8 = 4/12. Is he correct? Why or why not?
No. He simply added across. The actual answer should be 5/8.
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What is the least common multiple of 6 and 8?
24
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1/2 + 2/6 =
5/6
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1/2 - 2/5
1/10
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Adam and Katie are cleaning their rooms. Adam cleaned 4/5 of his room and Katie cleaned 3/7 of her room. What is the best estimate of how much more Adam cleaned than Katie?
1 - 1/2 = 1/2
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Estimate this problem by changing the fractions to 0, 1/2, or 1. 3/5 + 2/10 =
1/2 + 0 = 1/2
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Which pair has the LCM of 24? 2 and 6 6 and 4 3 and 8 2 and 12
3 and 8
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5/8 + 2/3
31/24 = 1 and 7/24
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5/9 - 2/5
7/45
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Heidi has a ribbon that is 5/8 yard long. She cut 1/4 of a yard off to make a hair bow. How much ribbon does she have left?
3/8 of a yard left
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Estimate the answer to this problem by changing each fraction to 0, 1/2 or 1. 8/10 + 4/7 =
1 + 1/2 = 1 and 1/2
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What is the least common denominator of 2/15 and 1/4?
60
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Anna planted 4/9 of her garden on Monday. Then she planted 1/3 of it on Tuesday. How much of her garden has she planted so far in all?
7/9 of her garden
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Xavier eats 3/4 of a pizza. He feeds 1/8 of it to his dog. How much more pizza did he eat than his dog?
5/8 more pizza
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If hamburgers come in packages of 6 and the buns come in packages of 4, what is the least number of hamburgers and buns you could buy to have the same number of burgers and buns?
12 of each
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8/9 + 4/7 =
92/63 = 1 and 29/63
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What is the least common denominator of 1/5, 2/3, and 1/2?
30
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Three kids are sharing a pizza. One of them eats 1/2, the other eats 1/6, and the last kid eats 1/3. How much of the pizza did they eat all together?
They ate all the pizza!
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Judy got her allowance. She saved 1/3 of it and then spent 2/5 of it. How much of her allowance does she have left?
4/15 of her allowance left
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You have 5 packages of hamburger buns (4 in a pack) and 5 packages of hamburgers (6 in a pack.) What fraction of the total are buns?
20/30 = 2/3
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3 and 1/2 + 4 and 3/4 =
8 and 1/4
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