Fraction Basics
When turned into a decimal, does this repeat or terminate: 7/17
It repeats!
(although you might not see it on your calculator!)
7/10+1/5
9/10
1/2-3/8
1/8
What unit fraction can be added to a half to get 7/10
1/5
Convert to an improper fraction: 4 7/9
43/9
1 2/5 + 1 4/5
3 1/5
4 - 2 2/7
1 5/7
A trail mix recipe calls for half a cup of nuts, half a cup of raisnins, a cup and a quarter of pretzels, a cup and a quarter of doritos and 1/2 a cup of M&Ms. How many cups of mix does it make?
4 cups!
Convert to a mixed number: 82/5
16 2/5
3 5/6 + 2 1/4
6 1/12 or 73/12 or 146/24
2 1/3 - 5/8
41/24 or 1 17/24
A pizza is shared between 3 friends. Koko ate 1/3 of a pizza, Ainsley ate 1/4 of a pizza and Jordan ate only 1/6. How much pizza was left over?
3/12 or 1/4
Simplify the following: 54/96
9/16
1/6+1/4+1/2
11/12 or 22/24
1/3 - 1/5 - 1/10
1/30
Today, Elijah ran seven-eighths of a km. Yesterday he ran only three-quarters of a km. How much more did he run today?
1/8 km
Find the missing number: 8/14=?/35
20
If the two fractions were opposites! (one is the negative version of the other)
Is it possible to get a negative answer when subracting fractions?
Of course! If fraction being subtracted from the first is greater than the first fraction, the answer will be negative.
If you add 1/3 to me, I will become 3 times as big, what fraction am I?
1/6