Adding Fractions
Subtracting Fractions
Estimating Fractions
Mixed Bag
Mixed Bag 2
100
Ken Bought 3 3/4 pounds of apples at the farmers' market. Abby bought 2 1/8 pounds of apples. How many pounds of apples did Ken and Abby buy in all?
5 7/8
100
Tom jogged 3/5 mile on Monday and 2/6 mile on Tuesday. How much farther did Tom jog on Monday than on Tuesday?
4/15
100
Dexter rode his bike 9/10 mile from his house to the store. Then he rode 4/10 to his uncle's house. Use benchmarks to estimate how far he rode his bike altogther.
About 1 1/2 miles
100
Evan walked 5/8 mile to his friend's house. Then together they walked 7/12 mile to the movie theater. Which pair of fractions can Evan use to find how far he walked in all?
15/24 and 14/24
100
Define Multiples and Factors
Ask your teacher
200
Gabrielle paints flower pots to sell at the craft fair. She paints 2/5 of a flower pot teal, 1/4 of it yellow, and the rest of it white. What fraction of the pot is painted either teal or yellow?
13/20
200
2 1/4 - 1 2/3=
7/12
200
Sophia baby-sat for 3 7/12 hours on Friday. She baby-sat 2 5/6 hours on Saturday. Which is the best estimate of how many hours Sophia baby-sat altogether?
About 6 1/2
200
Alana bought 3/8 pound of Swiss cheese and 1/4 pound of American cheese. Which pair of fractions cannot be used to find how many pounds of cheese she bought in all? 6/16 and 4/16 9/24 and 6/24 24/64 and 8/64 15/40 and 10/40
24/64 and 8/64
200
George worked on his science project for a total of 2 2/3 hours. He worked on it for 5/12 hour on Monday and 3/4 hour on Tuesday. He finished up the project on Wednesday. How long did George work on his science project on Wednesday?
1 1/2
300
Spencer bought 5 1/2 pounds of potatoes and 3 3/4 pounds of tomatoes to make stew. How many pounds of potatoes and tomatoes did he buy in all?
9 1/4
300
Mason bought 8 1/4 feet of wire. He cut off a piece of wire 3 5/12 feet long and used it for his science project. How much wire did Mason have left?
4 5/6
300
Estimate 3 7/8 + 5 1/3
9 1/2
300
Molly bought 7/8 pound of grapes and 5/16 pound of cranberries. What is the least common denominator of the fractions?
16
300
1 1/4 2 1/2 3 3/4 ???
5
400
Rewrite this problem using the Associative Property of Addition (1 5/8 + 3 7/16) + 2 3/8
(1 5/8 + 2 3/8) + 3 7/16
400
Mr. Clements painted his barn for 3 3/5 hours in the morning. He painted the barn for 5 3/4 hours in the afternoon. How many more hours did he paint in the afternoon than in the morning?
2 3/20
400
Ms. Volkerson bought 3 7/8 yards of fabric. She used 1 1/3 yards to make an apron. Which is the best estimate of how many yards of fabric Ms. Volkerson has now?
3
400
It takes April 7 1/3 hours to drive to her grandparents' house. So far she has driven 3 5/6 hours. How many more hours does April need to drive?
3 1/2
400
Tristan walked for 13 1/4 hours in May and June altogether. In May, he walked 6 4/6 hours. How many hours did he walk in June?
6 7/12
500
(5 2/5 + 7 4/10) + 9 1/10
21 9/10
500
Brayden logged 3 2/3 hours last week in his reading journal and 2 3/6 hours this week. How many fewer hours did Brayden log in his reading journal this week than last week?
1 1/6
500
3/8 - 2/4 + 7/8
1
500
Mr. Cohen drives 84 2/10 miles on Tuesday, 84 6/10 miles on Wednesday, and 85 miles on Thursday. By how many miles does Mr. Cohen increase his driving distance each day?
2/5
500
It takes Evan 6 3/4 hours to mow 3 lawns. It takes him 2 1/3 hours to mow Mr. Gal's lawn and 1 3/4 hours to mow Ms. Lee's lawn. How many hours does it take Evan to mow the third lawn?
2 2/3