Adding/Subtracting
Adding/Subtracting
Fractions X Whole Number
Word Problems
Better Buy
100

4/5 - 1/3

8/15, 24/60

100

1/3 + 2/8

14/24

100

1/3 x 9

3

100

John spends 2 1/3 of an hour eating dinner, 1 1/4 of an hour doing his homework, and 2/6 of an hour reading.  How much time did he spend in all?

3 55/60, or 3 hours and 55 minutes

100

Better Buy? 8 for 10 or 18 for 20? 

8 for $10. .80 cents each, .90 cents each 

200

3/4 - 1/2

1/4, 2/8, 3/12, 15/60, 25/100

200

1 3/8 + ___ = 2

5/8

200

3/4 x 12

9

200

Sarah spends 5 1/4 hours on her homework a month.  John spends 5 1/3 hours on his homework.  Who spent more time? How much more? 

John. 1/12 more, or 5 minutes. 

200
Better Buy? 24 for $30 or 30 for $36? 

30 for $36. $1.20 each. 

300

2 2/3 + 1/4

2 11/12, 2 22/24

300

__ + 1/4 = 6/8

1/2, 2/4, 4/8

300

1/4 x 36

9

300

Steve ran 2/5 of a mile and then 2/10 of a mile. How far did he go in all? 

6/10

300

Who is going to get more? A table of 5 students sharing 6 pieces of candy or a table of 6 kids sharing 7 pieces of candy? 

5 students sharing 6 pieces of candy. They would get 1 1/5 pieces, the other table would get 1 1/6. 

400

3/4 - 1/8

5/8, 10/16

400

8/12 - 3/8

7/24

400

3/4 X 16

12

400

Joey ran 2/3 of a 24 mile trail. How many miles had he gone? 

16 miles

400

I bought 5 pounds of granola for $6 at Food Lion and 7 pounds of granola for $9.10. Which was cheaper? How much cheaper? 

Food Lion. $0.10 cheaper. 

500

1 1/5 - 3/10

9/10

500

3/14 + 2/7

7/14, 1/2

500

2/12 X 72

12

500

Susy used 2/5 of a cup of granola on Monday and 1/3 of a cup on Tuesday. How much did she use all together? On which day did she use more granola? How much more? 

11/15, Monday. 1/15 more

500

Mrs. Boyd's class is sharing 7 pieces of candy with 6 students and Ms. Sullivan's class is sharing 9 pieces of candy with 8 students. Mrs. Copsey thinks that Mrs. Boyd's class is getting more candy than Ms. Sullivans. Do you agree? 

I agree. Mrs. Boyd's class is getting 1 1/6 pieces of candy each, Mrs. Sullivan's is getting 1 1/8 pices of candy each.