After Ronaldo's Fourth of July party, 4/6 of his cake was left. How much cake will be left after his cousin, Max, eats another 1/6?
4/6 - 1/6 = 3/6 or 1/2
200
9/2__ 3 1/2
9/2 > 3 1/2
300
At lunch, Alice ate 3/8 of her sandwich. Later, for snack, she ate another 3/8 of the sandwich. Write an addition sentence to show how much of the sandwich Alice ate.
3/8 + 3/8 = 6/8, simplified to 3/4.
300
Terry had 4/8 feet of a piece of string. He cut off 2/8 to give a friend. How much string does Terry have left?
4/8 - 2/8 = 2/8, simplified to 1/4.
300
4/6 ___ 8/16
4/6 > 8/16
400
Gerry folded 3/8 of the pile of shirts. Molly folded 1/8 of the pile of shirts. Together, did they fold more than half the shirts? Explain your answer.
3/8 + 1/8 = 4/8, simplified to 1/2. No, they only folded half the shirts.
400
Harriet has 3/4 tank of gas left in her car. If she needs 1/4 to go to her friend's house and another 1/4 to go back home. How much gas will she in the end?
3/4 - 1/4 = 2/4, then to get back home 2/4 - 1/4 = 1/4. She will have 1/4 tank of gas left.
400
2/3 ___ 3/2
2/3 < 3/2
500
Jacob is making a stew. The stew calls for 3/8 cup of rice. If he triples the recipe, how much will he need? Write an addition problem to show your answer.
3/8 + 3/8 + 3/8 = 9/8 OR 1 1/8 cups of rice.
500
The new football field is being painted. The crew has 10/12 of a can left to paint the remaining few seats. If the crew uses 4/12 of the can, how much paint will be left?
10/12 - 4/12 = 6/12, or 1/2
500
When using a number line to compare fractions, what are you comparing to?