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2/5 + 1/5 + 1/5 =
4/5
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4/5 - 2/5 =
2/5
100
What is x when: x/5 + 3/5 = 4/5
x = 1
100
What is x when: 3/4 - x/4 = 1/2
x = 1
100
What are the names of two parts of a fraction?
numerator and denominator
200
Tarachand drank 5/6 of a glass of water in the morning and 5/6 of a glass in the afternoon. How much water did Tarachand drink in all?
1 2/3
200
At the farmers' market, Donald bought 5/7 of a bag of Red Delicious apples and 2/7 of a bag of Gala apples. How many more bags of Red Delicious apples did Donald purchase?
3/7
200
Joe wanted to know how much more of a candy bar he needed to get a whole candy bar when he already has 3/8 of a candy bar.
5/8
200
Carly had one whole candy bar. The candy bar was divided into eighths, she ate 1/4 of the candy bar. How much more can she eat until there is 1/8 of the candy bar left?
5/8 she can eat
200
Which fraction is greater? 2/4 or 5/8
5/8
300
1/2 + 3/8 =
7/8
300
7/8 - 1/4 =
5/8
300
x = 3 What is x when: x/6 + 5/12 = 11/12
x = 3
300
What is x when: x/7 - 3/14 = 9/14
x = 6
300
Name two equivalent fractions for 1/2.
2/4, 8/16, 20/40..... etc.
400
Marlon stocked up on two kinds of oatmeal: 1/2 of a cup of instant oatmeal and 3/10 of a cup of old-fashioned oatmeal. How much oatmeal did Marlon buy in all?
8/10
400
For a class experiment, Jin's class weighed a log before and after subjecting it to termites. Before subjecting it to termites, the log weighed 3/4 of a pound. After the termites, the log weighed 5/12 of a pound. How much weight did the termites take from the log?
1/3
400
What is x when: 1/3 + 1/6 = x/4
x = 2
400
What is x when: 7/9 - x/3 = 17/18
x = -1/2
400
There are 30 people in a swimming pool. 1/2 of the people are wearing an orange bathing suits, 1/3 of the people are wearing green bathing suits. The rest of the people are wearing black bathing suits. How many people are wearing black bathing suits?
5 people
500
6 4/5 + 3 2/5 =
10 1/5
500
10 1/3 - 2 2/3 =
7 2/3
500
What is x when: 2/3 + x/4 = 5/6
x = 2/3
500
What is x when: 11/14 -2/7 = x/28
x = 14
500
The word “fraction” originates from the Latin word, "fractus", which means?
Broken