Decompose Unit fractions
What is a Unit fraction?
A fraction that has a 1 in the numerator
Decompose the fraction.
5/6
Various answers. All correct if the numerator adds to 5 and the denominator says 6.
Add the following two fractions.
1/5 + 3/5
4/5
Subtract the following fractions.
5/6 - 2/6
3/6
Todd ran 3/10 of a mile and Jack ran 8/10 of a mile. How much longer did Jack run than Todd.
5/10
Decompose the following fraction into unit fractions.
3/4
1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4
Decompose the following fraction.
7/8
Multiple correct answers.
Add the following.
3/9 + 5/9
8/9
Subtract the following.6/10- 2/10
4/10
At Nasa, 5/8 of the staff are male and 3/8 pf the staff are female. How many more male employees are there than female.
5/8-3/8=2/8
Decompose the following fraction into unit fractions.
6/8
1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8
Decompose the following fraction.
5/8
Add the following
3/4 +2/4
5/4
Subtract the following.
9/4 - 3/4
6/4
Sara ate 5/8 of the pizza and Dan ate 2/8 of the pizza. How much of the pizza is left over.
1/8
Decompose the following fraction into unit fractions.
9/12
1/12 + 1/12 + 1/12 + 1/12 + 1/12 + 1/12 + 1/12 + 1/12 + 1/12
Decompose the following fraction.
8/3
Multiple correct answers
Add the following.
5/6 +4/6
9/6
Subtract the following.
3 4/5 - 1 2/5
2 2/5
The zoo is open for 4/10 of a day on Friday and 9/10 of the day of Saturday. How much total time is the zoo open on the weekend.
13/10
Decompose the following fraction into unit fractions. 9/4
1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4
Decompose the following fraction.
5 3/4
Multiple correct answers
Add the following.
1 2/4 + 1 1/4
2 3/4
Subtract the following.
5 2/6 - 2 1/6
3 1/6
At the aquarium the staff is feeding the fish. in the morning the fish get fed 2/10 of a ton. At lunch they get fed 1/10 more than in the morning. At night they get fed double what they get fed at lunch. How much do the fish get fed at night. (hint: Multiple steps)
6/10