Equivalent/Comparing Fractions
Addition and Subtraction
Multiplication
Decimals and Fractions
Word Problems
100
Which fractions are equivalent to 1/2? 5/10 4/6 8/12 4/8 2/4 3/9
What are 5/10, 4/8, and 2/4?
100
Sam cut 3/4 off a piece of ribbon that was 2 inches long. How many inches of the original piece of ribbon were left after the cut?
What is 1 1/4 inches?
100
What is 5 x 3/4? Express your answer as an improper fraction and as an equivalent mixed number.
What is 15/4 or 3 3/4?
100
Lori ran 20/100 mile. How many tenths of a mile did she run?
What is 2/10?
100
Kate has 1 dime, 4 nickels, and 8 pennies. Write Kate's total amount as a fraction in terms of a dollar.
What is 38/100?
200
Compare 5/6 and 7/8. Write an expression using <, >, or = to show your answer.
What is 5/6 < 7/8?
200
Which sums are equivalent to 7/10? 3/10 + 4/10 7/5 + 7/5 2/5 + 5/5 3/5 + 4/5 1/10 + 6/10
What are 3/10 + 4/10 and 1/10 + 6/10?
200
Mark bought 3 packages of grapes. Each package weighed 7/8 pound. How many pounds of grapes did Mark buy? Express you answer as both an improper fraction and as an equivalent mixed number.
What is 21/8 or 2 5/8 pounds?
200
Find the value of n in the following equation. 3/10 + 45/100 = n
What is 75/100?
200
Last week, Meg bought 1 3/4 pounds of fruit at the market. This week, she buys four times as many pounds of fruit as last week. In pounds, how much fruit does Meg buy this week?
What is 7 pounds?
300
Which expression is equivalent to 6 x 2/3? 3 x 1/3 8 x 1/3 4 x 1/3 12 x 1/3
What is 12 x 1/3?
300
Gina has 5 2/6 feet of silver ribbon and 2 4/6 feet of gold ribbon. How much more silver ribbon does Gina have than gold ribbon?
What is 2 4/6 feet?
300
Matthew walks 5/8 mile to the bus stop each morning. How far will he walk in 5 days?
What is 25/8 mile or 3 1/8 mile?
300
Find the difference. 63/100 - 2/10 = n
What is 43/100?
300
Each day, Ms. Erwin knits 1/3 of a scarf in the morning and 1/3 of a scarf in the afternoon. How many days will it take Ms. Erwin to knit 2 scarves?
What is 3 days?
400
Type of Plant Height in Feet Tomato 2/3 Pepper 5/12 Bean 3/6 Put the plants in order from shortest to tallest.
What is bean (3/6), pepper (5/12), and tomato (2/3)?
400
Thomas got 9 1/3 feet of wood to fix his fence. When he finished, he had 3 2/3 feet of wood left. How much wood did Thomas use to fix his fence?
What is 5 2/3 feet?
400
Ann eats 3/4 cups of raisins each day. How many cups of raisins will Ann have eaten after 14 days? Express your final answer as a mixed number.
What is 10 2/4 cups? OR What is 10 1/2 cups? 3/4 x 14 = 42/4 (improper fraction) 42 divided by 4 equals 10 r2, so 42/4 = 10 2/4 or 10 1/2 (if I divide by 2/2).
400
Ned's frog jumped 38/100 meter. Then, his frog jumped 4/10 meter. How far did Ned's frog jump in all?
What is 78/100 meter?
400
A plant grew 3/10 meter in April and 27/100 meter in May. In June, the plant grew another 13/100 meter. How many meters did the plant grow in the 3 months altogether?
What is 70/100?
500
Jasmine ate 1/4 of a pie. Draw a model to represent the fraction of the pie she ate. Then, write at least two fractions equivalent to the amount of pie Jasmine ate. Explain how you determined your answer.
What is 2/8, 3/12, 4/16, 5/20,....
500
Three friends are taking turns filling a tank with water for their science teacher. Sam fills 3/12 of the tank and Myra fills 4/12 of it. Jeremy also takes his turn filling up the tank. After the three friends have taken their turns, the tank is 9/12 full of water. How much of the tank did Jeremy fill?
What is 2/12 of the tank?
500
Emily uses 2/3 cup of milk to make one batch of muffins. Emily wants to make 3 batches of muffins. Emily has misplaced her 2/3 cup measuring cup, but decides she can use her 1/3 cup measuring cup instead. How many times will Emily need to fill the 1/3 cup measuring cup to make all three batches of muffins?
What is 6 times?
500
An artist is covering a tabletop with square tiles. So far, she has put blue tiles on 21/100 of the tabletop and silver tiles on 3/10 of it. How much more of the tabletop needs to be tiled?
What is 49/100?
500
Sarah has 48 dollars. She wants to save 1/3 of her money for a trip. How much money will Sarah be able to spend and still have enough to go on her trip?
What is $32? 1/3 of 48 = 1/3 x 48 = 16 (She needs to save $16 for her trip.) 48 - 16 = 32 (She can spend $32 and still have money for her trip.)