Adding
2/5 + 4/3
1 11/15
1/2 - 1/3
1/6
2/15 xx 3/5
2/25
2/3 -:1/6
4
3 xx 1 2/5
4 1/5
2 1/5 + 3 1/2
5 7/10
7 1/3 - 2 5/9
4 7/9
2 1/3 xx 4 3/4
11 1/2
5 1/3 -: 2 2/5
2 2/9
5 -: 2/3
7 1/2
Charlie, Dan and Ellie each made a paper chain. Charlie's was 9 1/2 feet long, Dan's was 6 1/3 feet long and Ellie's was 8 1/3 feet long. When put together, how long were the three chains?
24 1/6 feet long
Maria's hair was 2/3 of a meter long. Her hair dresser cut off 1/6 of a meter of her hair. How long is Maria's hair now?
5/6 meters long
The whole class of 26 students made friendship bracelets. Each bracelet took 2/3 of a yard of yarn to make. How many yards of yarn were used in all?
17 1/3
I just bought 4 1/2 pounds of cat food. My cat, Mr. Whiskers eats 3/8 of a pound of cat food everyday. How many days will the cat food last?
12 days
Mariana is cutting bows out of ribbon which will be used to wrap gifts. If she needs 4/17 of a foot of ribbon to make a bow, and she has 16 feet of ribbon, then how many bows can Mariana make?
68 bows
Mr. Gregory is making his costume for the class play. The jacket needs 2 1/3 yards of fabric and the pants need 1 3/4 yards of fabric. How much fabric does Mr. Gregory need?
4 1/12
7/8
Alex uses 1 1/3 cups of milk when he makes a milkshake. How much milk will he use to make 7 1/2 milkshakes?
10 cups
A group of friends shared a dozen donuts. Each person at 1 1/2 donuts. How many friends shared the donuts?
8 friends
Students in 6th grade are raising money for an end of the year camping trip. So far, they have raised $240. This is 2/5 of the cost of the trip. How much does the trip cost?
$600
Daniel is building a wall. The bricks he is using are 2 2/3 feet tall. He is putting a layer of cement, 3/4 of a foot thick in between each brick. How tall is Daniel's wall if he used 10 bricks? (Remember to include the cement layer in between the bricks)
33 5/12 feet
Amber's hair measured 16 2/5 inches before her haircut. After the cut, it measured 9 2/3 inches. How much did Amber let the hairdresser cut?
6 11/15 inches
2/15 of the class of 30 students are wearing red shirts today. How many students are wearing red shirts?
4 students
The area of a rectangular picture frame is 30 1/2 square inches. The length of the frame is 6 1/2 inches. What is the width of the frame?
4 9/13 inches
Nicolle is training for a marathon and runs 2 1/3 miles three times a week. How far will she run in six weeks?
42 miles