+/- with Like Denominators
3/6 + 4/6
1 1/6
7 3/4 - 1 1/12
6 2/3 or 6 8/12
Simon bought a box of biscuits that weighed 1 ½ kg. Anna bought a box of biscuits that weighed 1 ¼ kg. Which box weighs more and by how much?
Simon's box weighs more by 1/4 kgs.
Answers must be ___________. (Hint: This is the last step you should always complete when working with fractions.)
Simplified
3/4 - 1/4
1/2 or 2/4
8 1/4 + 8 5/6
17 1/12
11 1/2- 7 3/8
4 1/8
Susan swims a race in 29 2/5 seconds. Patty swims the race in 33 3/10 seconds. How much faster was Susan than Patty?
3 9/10 seconds faster.
9/10 - 7/10
1/5 or 2/10
8 4/6 + 4 3/5
13 4/15 or 13 8/30
17 - 8 2/3
8 1/3
The combined height of two pieces of wood was 6½ inches. If the first piece of wood was 3 ⅘ inches high, how tall was the second piece?
The second piece was 2 7/10 inches.
Fractions must have the same _________ before adding or subtracting. (Hint: This is the 1st step when adding or subtracting fractions)
denominator
2 + 4/12
2 1/3 or 2 4/12
5/6 - 2/12
3/4 or 8/12
8 7/9 + 2 2/3
11 8/18 or 11 4/9
7 4/5 - 2 9/10
4 9/10
While exercising Adam jogged 6 3⁄10 kilometers and Jim jogged 6 5⁄6 kilometers.Who jogged more and by how much?
Jim by 16/30 km or 8 /15 km
Use __________ fractions after finding the LCM or common denominator before adding or subtracting. (Hint: This is the 2nd step when adding or subtracting fractions)
equivalent
2 - 1/8
1 7/8
3/12 - 1/8
1/8 or 3/24
10 5/6 + 8 14/15
19 23/30
9 1/2 - 5 8/12
4
A pitcher contains 4 3/4 pints of orange juice. After you pour 3/8 of a pint into a glass, how much is left?
4 3/8 is left.
This is the fraction our 5th grade class to the total number of upper grades at Bluff Elementary
1/4