Ray, Robin, and Freddy went fishing. They spent 1/6 of their money on water, 4/6 of their money on lunch, and the rest on worms. What fraction of their money was spent on worms?
1/6 + 4/6 = 5/6
6/6 - 5/6 = 1/6
1/6 of their money on worms
unit fraction
1/denominator
Isla walked 3/4 mile each way to and from school on Wednesday. How many miles did Isla walk that day?
6/4 or 1 1/4 miles
Can a water bottle that is 1/2 full be larger than one that is 3/4 full?
Yes, depends on the size of the water bottle.
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Zach spent 2/3 hour reading on Friday and 1 1/3 hours reading on Saturday. How much more time did he read on Saturday than on Friday?
1 1/3 - 2/3 = 2/3 more time on Saturday
3/8 + 6/8 + 7/8 = 16/8 or 2 containers of worms
Multiplication of a whole number by a unit fraction
2 x 1/4
(whole number) x 1/denominator
Mrs. Cashmore bought a large melon. She cut a piece that weighed 1 1/8 pounds and gave it to her neighbor. The remaining piece of melon weighed 6/8 pound. How much did the whole melon weigh?
1 1/8 + 6/8= 9/8 + 6/8= 15/8 or 1 7/8 pounds all together
Equivalent fractions
fractions that name the same size or amount
e.g. 2/4 is equivalent to 1/2
2/4 = 1/2
Marcia baked 2 pans of brownies. Her family ate 1 5/6 pans. What fraction of a pan of brownies was left?
2 - 1 5/6= 12/6 - 11/6 = 1/6 fraction of the pan of brownies was left
Number on the top of the fraction
numerator
Joanie wrote a letter that was 1 1/4 pages long. Katie wrote a letter that was 3/4 page shorter than Joanie’s letter. How long was Katie’s letter?
1 1/4 - 3/4= 5/4 - 3/4= 2/4 long