Fractions
Comparing Fractions
Addition/Subtraction
Multiplication
Division
100

Any fraction equivalent to one half has this in common.

What is the numerator is half of the denominator?

100

True or False? Justify your reasoning. 2/3 < 1/2

What is false? 2/3 > 1/2

100

56,145 + 37,298

What is 93,443?

100

2,345×4

What is 9,380?

100

Divide 1,056 by 4. Show your work.

What is 264?

200

Decompose the fraction 3/4 into the sum of unit fractions.

What is 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4?

200

5/12 compared to 2/3. Provide proof.

What is 5/12 < 2/3?

200

89,300 - 45,150

What is 44,150?

200

12 x 15

What is 180?

200

15 divided by 4

What is 3 r.3?

300

True or False? 2/3 and 4/6 are equivalent. Justify your answer.

What is True?

300

3/4 and 6/8. Prove it.

What is equivalent?

300

The Garden High School Auditorium holds 1,650 people when all seats are occupied. When the usher took the attendance, he noticed that 247 seats were empty. How many seats were occupied?

What is 1,403?

300

3,472 x 8

What is 27,776?

300

The fourth grade is taking a field trip.  They need to rent minivans to get there.  There are 125 people going.  Each minivan can only hold 8 people.  How many minivans does the school need to rent?

What is 16 minivans?

400

Decompose the fraction 5/6 with NO unit fractions.

What is 2/6 + 3/6?

400

Which is bigger, and how do you know? 2/5 or 3/8

What is 2/5? The common denominator is 40. 16/40 > 15/40.

400

The American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX can seat 18,532 fans for a hockey game. If 4,622 seats were sold to the fans of a visiting team during their last game, how many seats were remaining for local fans?

What is 13,910?

400

A group of 5 students each collected 18 boxes of recycled water bottles for the school Recycle Drive.  Each box contained a dozen used water bottles. How many water bottles did the students collect for their school in all?

What is 1,080 water bottles?

400

Mrs. Taylor, the librarian at Comstock Elementary, ordered new graphic novels for 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders. She purchased 18 boxes of books. Each box contained 48 books. She split them evenly between the three grade levels. How many books will each grade receive?

What is 288 books?

500

Model the addition of 1/4+2/4 showing your work.

What is 3/4?

500

Explain how you can determine if two fractions are equivalent.

What is cross-multiply and compare?

500

Dr. Banks had 330 toothbrushes to give away to his patients. He gave away 53 toothbrushes in January. He gave away 67 toothbrushes in February. In March he gave away 46 toothbrushes. How many toothbrushes does he have left?

What is 164 toothbrushes?

500

There are 23 bags of marbles inside a crate. There are 15 marbles in each bag.  If a toy store buys 4 crates, how many marbles will the toy store have all together?

What is 1,380?

500

Dan was going on vacation to the beach. The total distance of the trip was 240 miles.

  • On the first day, he drove 70 miles.

  • On the second and third days, he drove an equal number of miles.

How much did he drive on the third day?

What is 85 miles?