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100
3,674 + 4,369=
What is 8,043
100
8,715 - 5, 923=
What is 2,792
100

                                                                  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

100

unit fraction

1/denominator

100

                                               

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

200
6,000 + 3,173=
What is 9,173
200
6000-2,173=
What is 3,827
200

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.

200

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200

                                               

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

300
5,215 + 3,107=
What is 8,322
300
9,534 - 4,085=
What is 5,449
300
Three people had identical containers of worms for fishing. One used 3/8 container, another used 6/8 of a container, and the final one used 7/8. How many total containers of worms did they all use? 

3/8 + 6/8 + 7/8 = 16/8 or 2 containers of worms

300

Multiplication of a whole number by a unit fraction

2 x 1/4

(whole number) x 1/denominator

300

                                               

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

400
43,674 + 3,372=
What is 47,046
400
18,143 - 5,923=
What is 12,220
400
Two years ago, Bob bought a used car that had 14,854 miles on the odometer. Last year, he drove 8,240 miles. This year, he drove 9,273 miles. How many miles does the odometer show now?
What is 32,367 miles
400

Equivalent fractions

fractions that name the same size or amount

e.g. 2/4 is equivalent to 1/2

2/4 = 1/2

400

                                               

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

500
2,869 + 25,946=
What is 28,815
500
The difference in 8,125 and 15,219
What is 7,094
500
George bought a car for $17,067. This price included a leather package for $1,248 and a heated seats for $269. What was the price of the car without these features?
What is $15,550
500

Number on the top of the fraction 

numerator 

500

                                               

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