Decomposing Fractions
Decompose 11/8
(1 + 3/8) or (8/8 + 3/8) or (5/8 + 5/8 + 1/8)
etc...
3/6 + 2/6 =
5/6
5/6 - 1/6 =
4/6
(1 1/8) + (2 4/8) =
3 5/8
(7 5/8)- (2 4/8)
5 1/8
Decompose 1 3/5
(1 + 3/5) or (1/5+ 1/5 +1/5 + 1/5 + 1/5 + 1/5 +1/5 +1/5) or (5/5 + 3/5)
11/8 + 4/8 =
(15/8) or (1 7/8)
6/8 - 4/8
2/8
(1 1/4) + (2 3/4) =
4
2 4/16
Decompose 9/12
(6/12 + 2/12 + 1/12)
6/5 + 7/5 + 2/5
(15/5) or 3
40/10 - 20/10 =
20/10 or 2
(1 2/3) + (2 2/3) =
4 1/3
(6 1/3) - (5 2/3) =
2/3
Decompose 2 1/2
(1 +1 + 1/2) or (2/2 + 2/2 + 1/2)
11/10 + 11/10 =
(22/10) or (2 2/10)
19/10 - 8/10 =
11/10 or 1 1/10
(4 9/10) + (3 7/10)
8 6/10
7 - (2 1/8) =
4 7/8
Decompose 25/16
( 20/16 + 5/16) or ( 1 + 9/16)
25/5 + 50/5 + 25/5 =
(100/5) or 20
Leah and Josh live the same direction from school and on the same side of Forest Road. Leah's house is 8/10 miles from school. Josh's house is 5/10 mile from school. How much farther does Leah have to walk home once she reaches Josh's house?
3/10
Kit said, "On summer vacation, I spent 1 1/2 weeks with my grandma and one week more with my aunt than with my grandma." How many weeks did she spend visiting family?
4 Weeks
The average weight of a basketball is 21 1/8 ounces. The average weight of a baseball is 5 2/8 ounces. How many more ounces does the basketball weigh?
15 7/8