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Give two equivalent fractions for 1/2
What is 2/4, 3/6, 4/8....
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Solve. 7/9 + 1/6
What is 17/18
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What are the names of the top number and the bottom number in a fraction?

The top number is called the NUMERATOR

The bottom number is called the DENOMINATOR

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Solve: 4/9 + 1/9

What is 5/9

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Solve: 1 3/4 + 3 1/8

What is 4 7/8

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Give two equivalent fractions for 8/10
What is 4/5, 16/20, 80/100....
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Solve: 2/3 - 5/12

What is 3/12 or 1/4

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Change  an improper fraction to a mixed number. 23/6

What is 3 5/6

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Solve: 8/12 + 5/12

What is 13/12 or 1 1/12

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Solve, write in simplest form. 3 5/6 + 2 2/3

What is  5 9/6 or 6 3/6 or 6 1/2

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True or False The following are equivalent fractions 3/5 and 18/30
What is true
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Wally took 1/6 of the stickers from the pack. Alex took 1/2 of the stickers. How much more of the pack did Alex take?
What is 1/3
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Why is it important to use common denominators when adding and subtracting fractions?

In order to combine or separate pieces, they must be the same size. The denominator tells the size of the pieces.

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Solve: 10/15 + 5/15

What is 15/15 or  1

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Bobby has 5 1/6 yards of red yarn and 2 5/6 yards of blue yarn. How many yards of yarn does she have in all?

What is 8 yards

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Of the 24 students in Jerry's homeroom, 14 of them brought canned food items for the food drive. What fraction of Jerry's of the students brought food?

What is  14/24 or 7/12

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Sonya takes gymnastics and dance. Today she practiced gymnastics for 3/4 hour and dance for 1/2 hour. How many hours did Sonya spend practicing both activities?
What is 1 1/4 hours
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Reason about the size of the following sum without solving. List 3 things you recognize about the sum.

1) 7/8 is almost 1; the sum will be > 1

2) 3/6 = 1/2; the sum will almost be 1 1/2

3) The common denominator could be 24 or 48

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Solve: 9/18 + 1/18

What is 10/18 or 5/9

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Solve: 5 3/4 - 5 3/8

What is 3/8

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Of the 20 students in Marta's class that have pets, 15 of them have a dog. What fraction of the students do not have a dog?

What is 5/20 or 1/4

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Buster bough 3/8 pound of gummy bears, 1/8 pound of sour patch kids, and 5/6 pound of Skittles. What is the total weight of the candy that Buster bought? Write in simplest form.
What is 1 1/3 lbs
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Without solving, describe how to find the answer to the following problem using the  common-denominator strategy:

Stu had 2 1/3 cartons of ice cream. After school he shared the ice cream with several friends. Now Stu has 1/2 of a carton of ice cream left. How much did Stu and his friends eat?

What is:

 2 1/3 - a = 1/2

2 2/6 - a = 3/6

2 2/6 - 3/6 = ?

1 8/6 - 3/6 = 1 5/6

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Of the students in Mrs. Bybee's class, 11/24 walk to school. Another 3/24 of the students ride their bikes to school. What fraction more of the students walk than ride their bikes?

What is 8/24 or 1/3

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Solve: 97 9/10 + 15 1/10

What is 112 10/10 or  113