Adding Fractions
Adding unlike fractions:
1/2 + 7/12
13/12
Subtract unlike fractions:
5/9 - 1/3 =
2/9
Convert mixed numbers to fractions
5 3/5
28/5
A wooden flooring strip is 20 and 1/2 inches long. If you cut off 4 and 3/4 inches from one end, what will be the new length of the strip in inches?
15 and 3/4
1.44 ÷ 0.3
4.8
Adding unlike fractions:
7/9 + 3/18 =
17/18
Subtract unlike fractions:
3/24 - 3/12 =
3/24 or 1/8
Fractions to mixed numbers:
9/5
1 4/5
A box of cereal costs $4.69. The package label says that the box contains 19 servings. What is the cost of 1 serving to the nearest cent?
$0.25
2.45 x 6.3
15.435
Adding fractions
8/10 + 3/5 =
14/10 or 1 2/5
Subtract like fractions
17/18 - 12/18 =
5/18
Equivalent fractions (2 fractions)
3/4 = 6 /_
6/8
Unleaded gasoline sells for $2.869 per gallon. How much would 10 and 1/2 gallons cost? Round your answer to the nearest cent.
$30.12
1/4 ÷ 9/10
2 and 1/2
Adding unlike fractions
5/15 + 1/5 =
8/15
Subtract unlike fractions
3/4 - 1/2
1/4
Simplify fractions:
15/50
3/10
Gina is paid $8 an hour. If she earned $258 in 1 week, how many hours did she work?
2/5 ÷ 1/2
4/5
Adding unlike fractions
3/9 + 4/27 =
13/27
Subtracting unlike fractions
15/16 - 7/8
1/16
Find common denominators for the following fractions:
2/6 and 1/4
4/12 and 3/12
Susan scheduled 84 appointments for patients at a hospital outreach clinic. Only 56 patients kept their appointments. What fraction of the scheduled appointments were kept?
2/3
5/9 x 2 and 1/4
1 and 1/4