Adding Fractions
1/4 + 2/3
11/12
5/6 - 1/4
7/12
2 1/3 + 1 1/2
23/6 or 3 5/6
4 1/2 - 1 1/3
19/6 or 3 1/6
Put 17/51 in simplest form.
1/3
2/3 + 3/8
25/24 or 1 1/24
7/8 - 1/3
13/24
3 2/5 + 2 1/4
113/20 or 5 13/20
5 3/4 - 2 1/6
43/12 or 3 7/12
Which is greater: 5 2/5 or 39/7?
39/7
1/2 + 1/5 + 2/3
41/30 or 1 11/30
13/16 - 3/16 - 5/8
0
1 3/4 + 2 2/3
53/12 or 4 5/12
3 5/6 - 1 3/8
59/24 or 2 11/24
During the U.S. Civil War, 5/9 of the states fought for the Union, and 11/36 of the states fought for the Confederacy. The rest of the states were border states. What fraction of the states were border states?
5/36
Lisa walked 3/4 of a mile to school. After school, she walked 2/3 of a mile to the library. How far did she walk in total?
1 5/12 miles
Tom has 5/6 of a pizza. He eats 1/4 of the pizza for lunch and 1/3 of the pizza for dinner. What fraction of the pizza does Tom have left?
1/4
1 5/6 + 2 2/7 + 3 1/2
160/21 or 7 13/21
A recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of sugar. If you have already added 1 3/4 cups, how much more sugar do you need to add?
3/4 cup
A farmer plants beets in a square garden with side lengths of 12 2/3 feet. He plants squash in a garden with a perimeter of 50 1/2 feet. Which garden has a greater perimeter and by how much?
The beet garden's perimeter is 1/6 foot longer than the squash garden's perimeter.
Mike bought 1/7 lb of potatoes, 1/3 lb of parsnips, and 1/2 lb of carrots. He can carry 1 lb of vegetables in his bag. Will he be able to carry all the vegetables he bought?
Yes. He bought 41/42 lb.
Erin ran a race in 9/10 of an hour. Jennie was 1/7 of an hour faster than Erin. In what fraction of an hour did Jennie run the race?
53/70 of an hour
James earned 3 5/8 points for his team in a contest. His partner earned 4 1/5 points. How many points did they ear all together?
313/40 or 7 33/40
A racehorse eats 38 1/2 pounds of food each day. He eats 22 3/4 pounds of hay and 7 1/2 pounds of grains. How many pounds of his daily diet is not hay or grains?
8 1/4 lb
Ali is 8 1/2 inches shorter than Student Blake. Blake is 3 1/4 inches taller than Callie. Callie is 56 3/8 inches tall. How tall is Ali?
51 1/8 inches