Enter Title

Adding/Subtracting

100

1/4 + 2/4

3/4

200

7/8 - 2/8

5/8

300

12/13 - 5/13

7/13

400

Solve the problem and write the answer in its simplest form.

2/10 + 3/10 

5/10 = 1/2

500

Solve the problem and write your answer in simplest form.

5/12 + 4/12

9/12 = 3/4

Vocabulary

100

The answer to an addition equation is called the...

Sum

200

The answer to a subtraction equation is called the...

Difference

300

Any fraction with a numerator of 1 is called a...

Unit Fraction

400

Breaking a fraction into smaller parts that add up to the original fraction is called...

Decomposing

500

Making a fraction smaller by dividing the numerator and denominator by the same number is called...

Simplify

Decomposing Fractions

100

Decompose 5/6 TWO different ways

Examples: 1/6 + 1/6 + 1/6 + 1/6 + 1/6

or 2/6 + 3/6

200

Decompose 7/10 TWO different ways

Ex: 3/10 + 4/10

2/10 + 5/10

300

Decompose 3/4 into its unit fractions

1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4

400

Decompose 11/12 TWO different ways

Ex: 5/12 + 6/12

9/12 + 2/12

500

Decompose 3 2/3 TWO different ways

Ex: 3 + 1/3 + 1/3

or 1 + 2 + 2/3

Word Problems

100

To make cookies, Claire used 1/4 cup of oil and 2/4 cup of water. How much liquid does she use in all?

She uses 3/4 cup of liquid in all.

200

Sully ate 3/8 of a pizza for lunch. Later, he ate 4/8 more. How much of the pizza did Sully eat?

7/8 of the pizza

300

There was 8/8 of a birthday cake. After a party, 5/8 of the birthday cake was eaten. How much birthday cake was left over?

8/8 - 3/8 = 5/8 of the birthday cake left.

400

A hiking trail was 4/5 of a mile long. Bobby has already walked 1/5 of a mile. How much of the trail does he still need to walk?

4/5 - 1/5 = 3/5

Bobby still has to walk 3/5 of the trail.

500

There were 5/8 of a box of markers in the classroom. Then the teacher added 2/8 of a box. Later, students used 3/8 of a box. How much of the box of markers is left?

4/8 or 1/2 of the box is left.

Random

100

9/15 - 7/15 = 

2/15

200

Decompose 5/12 into its unit fractions.

1/12 + 1/12 + 1/12 + 1/12 + 1/12

300

Decompose 4 2/3 TWO different ways

Ex: 4 + 2/3

2 + 2 + 2/3

400

Liam picked 6/10 of a basket of tomatoes. Later, he picked 3/10 more. Then, used 4/10 of the basket to make sauce. How much of the basket of tomatoes was left over?

5/10 or 1/2 of the basket was left.

500

3/10 + 21/100

51/100