Improper Fractions and Mixed Numbers
Reduce Fractions (Simplest Form)
Word Problems
Adding Fractions
Subtracting Fractions
100
Write the improper fraction as a mixed number: 5/2
2 1/2
100
Reduce the fraction: 8/28
2/7
100

Dave has a purple extension cord that is 5 1/10 feet long and a yellow extension cord that is 5 1/10 feet long. If Dave plugs one extension cord into the other, how far will the cords reach?

10 1/5

100
3/8 + 3/8
6/8 = 3/4
100
7/8 - 5/8
2/8 = 1/4
200
Write the mixed number as an improper fraction: 4 1/3
13/3
200
Reduce the fraction: 9/36
1/4
200

Ethan's chemistry textbook weighs 9 4/5 pounds and his geometry textbook weighs 1 1/5 pounds. How much more does the chemistry textbook weigh than the geometry textbook?

8 3/5

200
2/3 + 1/6
5/6
200
7/10 - 1/2
2/10 = 1/5
300
Write the improper fraction as a mixed number: 23/12
1 11/12
300
Write the fraction in its simplest form: 72/144
1/2
300

At Erica's Closet, 2/5 of the clothes are white and another 3/10 are black. What fraction of the clothes are either black or white?

7/10

300
2/5 + 1/2
9/10
300
2/3 - 1/12
7/12
400
Write the mixed number as an improper fraction: 3 3/4
15/4
400
Write the fraction in simplest form: 5 12/8
6 1/2
400

Professor Bullock weighed two pieces of metal for an experiment. The piece of iron weighed 5/8 of a pound and the piece of aluminum weighed 1/4 of a pound. How much more did the piece of iron weigh than the piece of aluminum?

3/8
400
5/6 + 1/4
13/12 = 1 1/12
400
4/6 - 1/4
5/12
500
Write the improper fraction as a mixed number: 23/4
5 3/4
500
Write the fraction in simplest form: 7 9/4
9 1/4
500

Kurt made a fruit salad with 5/6 of a pound of melon and 1/2 of a pound of berries. How many pounds of fruit did Kurt use in all?

8/6 or 1 1/3

500
3/4 + 7/8
26/16 = 1 10/16 = 1 5/8
500
5/6 - 3/9
9/18 = 1/2