Estimating Fractions
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Sophia babysat for  hours on Friday. She babysat for  hours on Saturday.


1A. Sophia babysat for about ______ hours on Friday. 

3  1/2

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5. Write 2/5 and 1/3 as equivalent fractions using a common denominator

6/15 and 5/15

other possible answers

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6. Jill brought 2  1/3 boxes of carrot muffins for a bake sale. Mike brought 1  3/4 boxes of apple muffins. What is the total number of boxes of muffins Jill and Mike brought for the bake sale?

4  1/12 boxes

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9. Joshua uses a rule to write the following sequence of numbers 

1/6, 1/2, 5/6, ___, 1 1/2

What is the rule? 

What is the missing number? 

Rule: add 1/3

Missing number: 1 1/6

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Sophia babysat for  hours on Friday. She babysat for  hours on Saturday.


1B. Sophia babysat for about _____ hours on Saturday. 

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7b. The fractions 3/5 and 6/10 are equivalent, True or False? 

True

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4. Jackson picked apples for his family. He picked a total 6 1/2 pounds. He took 2 3/4 pounds to his aunt and 1 5/8 pounds to his mother. How many pounds of apples were left to give to his grandmother? 

2 1/8 pounds

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Name one of Miss K's pets

Munch, Mason, Chip, Queso, Princess Peach

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Sophia babysat for  hours on Friday. She babysat for  hours on Saturday.


1C. Sophia babysat for about _______ hours on Friday and Saturday combined. 

6  1/2

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12. Alana bought 3/8 pound of Swiss cheese and 1/4 pound of American cheese. Which pair of fractions are equivalent to the amounts Alana bought? 

A. 24/64 and 8/64

B. 6/16 and 4/16 

C. 12/32 and 6/32

D. 15/40 and 10/40 

B and D

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2. Rodrigo practiced playing the guitar for 15  1/3 hours over the past 3 weeks. He practiced for 6  1/4 hours the first week and 4  2/3 hours the second week. How much time did Rodrigo spend during the third week? 

4  5/12 hours

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14. Tell which expressions require you to rename mixed numbers before you can subtract. Find each difference. 

A. 2 1/3 - 1 3/4

B. 1 3/4 - 7/8

C. 5 2/3 - 2 5/8

D. 6 1/5 - 2 1/3

Requires Renaming: A, B, D

Does not require renaming: C

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Liam bought  pounds of steak. He used  pounds of the steak for a cookout.


3A-3B. Liam bought about _________ pounds of steak and used about ________ pounds. 

Bought about 6 pounds

Used about 2 pounds 

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16 Part A. 

Tom exercised  hour on Monday and  hour on Tuesday.


Write equivalent fractions with a common denominator

24/30 and 25/30

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16. Tom exercised for 4/5 hour on Monday and 5/6 hour on Tuesday. 


Part B. How much did Tom spend exercising on Monday and Tuesday combined? Explain your answer.

1  19/30 hours

You need to find the least common denominator for 5 and 6. Then you need to add the numerators together. The fraction is 49/30 which is simplified to 1 19/30. 

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11 Part A. Mr. Cohen drives 84 2/10 miles on Tuesday, 84 6/10 miles on Wednesday, and 85 miles on Thursday. What is the rule for the distance?

Add 4/10

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Liam bought  pounds of steak. He used  pounds of the steak for a cookout.


3C. Liam has about _______ pounds of steak left. 

4 pounds

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15.   Mr. Clements painted his barn for  hours in the morning. He painted the barn for  hours in the afternoon. 

A common denominator of the mixed numbers is 20, True or False? 

True

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16. Tom exercised for 4/5 hour on Monday and 5/6 hour on Tuesday. 


Part B. How much longer did Tom spend exercising on Tuesday than he spent on Monday? Explain your answer

1/30 hour

You have to find the difference of 25/30 and 24/30. 25 minus 24 is 1 and the denominator stays the same. 

500

11 Part A. Mr. Cohen drives 84 2/10 miles on Tuesday, 84 6/10 miles on Wednesday, and 85 miles on Thursday. If the pattern continues, how many miles will Mr. Cohen drive on Sunday? 

86 2/10 miles