Equivalent Fractions/ Common Denominators
Adding Fractions
Subtracting Fractions
Fractions Word Problems
Vocabulary
100
Rewrite 1/2 and 3/4 with the LCD
What is 2/4 and 3/4?
100
5/12+1/3
What is 3/4?
100
3/5 - 1/3
What is 4/15?
100
Ashlee and Sofia went together to get haircuts. Ashlee got 5/6 of an inch cut off and Sofia got 1/3 of an inch cut off. How much more hair did Ashlee get taken off?
What is 1/2 inch?
100
A number that is made up of a whole number and a fraction
What is a mixed number?
200
Rewrite 5/6 and 3/5 with the LCD
What is 25/30 and 18/30?
200
2/3+3/7
What is 1 and 2/21?
200
7/8 - 1/4
What is 5/8?
200
Leah poured 3/8 of a gallon of water into a bucket. Later, she added 1/2 of a gallon more. How much water is in the bucket now?
What is 7/8 of a gallon?
200
A familiar number used as a point of reference (for example, 0, 1/2, 1)
What is a benchmark?
300
Rewrite 3/4, 2/3, 1/6 with the LCD
What is 9/12, 8/12, 2/12?
300
7 and 2/5 + 4 and 3/4
What is 12 and 3/20?
300
4 - 2 and 3/8
What is 1 and 5/8?
300
Judson walks 3 and 1/4 miles on Monday, and 2 and 5/6 miles on Tuesday. How many miles does he walk in the two days?
What is 6 and 1/12 miles?
300
A number that is a common multiple of two or more denominators.
What is a common denominator?
400
Julianna rewrote two fractions with the LCD. She had 3/21 and 7/ 21. What fractions might she have started with?
What is 1/3 and 1/7?
400
8 and 1/6 + 7 and 3/8?
What is 15 and 13/24?
400
3 and 1/5 - 1 and 2/3
What is 1 and 8/15?
400
Guillermo is practicing for a triathlon. On Sunday, he bikes 12 and 5/8 miles and swims 5 and 2/3 miles. On Monday, he runs 6 and 3/8 miles. How many total miles does Guillermo cover on the two days?
What is 24 and 2/3 miles?
400
A number that is a multiple of two or more numbers
What is a common multiple?
500
Rewrite the fractions with the LCD. 2/3, 1/6, and 11/18.
What is 12/18, 3/18 and 11/18?
500
A tree limb hangs 5 and 1/4 feet from a telephone wire. The city trims back the branch before it grows within 2 and 1/2 feet of wire. Will the city allow the tree to grow 2 and 3/4 more feet? *Hint: Draw a picture
What is no? 5 and 1/4 - 2 and 3/4 = 2 1/2
500
7 and 3/8 - 2 and 7/9
What is 4 and 43/72?
500
Sydney wants to shave 2 and 1/2 minutes off her 5K race time. After a month of hard training, she managed to lower her overall time from 21 and 1/5 minutes to 19 and 1/4 minutes. By how many more minutes does Sydney need to lower her race time?
What is 11/20 minutes?
500
The form of a fraction in which the numerator and denominator have only 1 as their common factor.
What is simplest form?