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Grab Bag
100
What is 2/6 + 3/6 ?
5/6
100
14/6 - 9/6
5/6
100
Which fraction is larger? 4/8 or 3/4
3/4
100
Find the sum of 3/7 and 4/5
3/7 + 4/5 = 1 8/35
100
Simplify the following fraction: 4/8
4/8 = 1/2
200
What is 4/10 + 7/10
11/10 simplified to 1 1/10
200
6/8 - 2/8
4/8 simplified to 1/2
200
Choose the smaller fraction : 2/3 or 3/8
3/8
200
2/4 - 3/9
1/6
200
What is 3 ½ as an improper fraction?
7/2
300
Gregorio makes money by mowing lawns. He worked 5 ½ hours on Monday and 4 ½ hours on Wednesday. How many hours did he work altogether?
10 hours
300
Karim’s mother bought 2 3/4 pounds of strawberries. Karim ate 1 1/4 pounds. How many pounds of strawberries were left?
1 2/4 simplified to 1 1/2 pounds of strawberries left.
300
The table below shows rainfall in Honolulu in 2009. Which month had the most rainfall? January 2 3/4 February 2 7/20 March 2 8/10 April 2 11/40
March
300
What is 2/3 + 1/4
11/12
300
What is 27/8 as a proper fraction?
3 3/8
400
Mr. Hayashi is repairing his sidewalk. He mixed 5/9 pound of cement with sand and water to make concrete. The next day he mixed 7/9 pound of cement with sand and water. How many pounds of cement altogether did Mr. Hayashi use?
12/9 change improper fraction to 1 3/9 simplified to 1 1/3 pounds of cement.
400
Diana ran 2 5/6 miles and Paola ran 1 1/6 miles. How much further did Diana run than Paola?
2 5/6 - 1 1/6 = 1 4/6 simplified to 1 2/3 miles further.
400
Genesis bought 4 1/2 yards of string to make shoe laces for her basketball team. She also bought 4 2/3 yards of fabric to make headbands. Which item took more material?
Fabric 4 2/3 yards
400
Bill and Andy were racing to see who could run the farthest in 5 minutes. Bill ran 3/4 of a mile, and Andy ran 5/8 of a mile. How much farther did Andy run than Bill?
Bill ran 1/8 of a mile farther than Andy. 3/4 - 5/8 = 1/8
400
Vanessa has 3 cups of sugar. She wants to use 1 5/8 cups for a cake and 1 1/3 cups for the frosting. Does she have enough sugar?
Yes, she has enough sugar with 1/24 left over.
500
Ms. Gonzalez walked her dog, Milo, 3 1/8 miles on Saturday. Then on Sunday she walked him 5 7/8 miles. How many total miles did they walk?
8 8/8 simplified to 9 total miles.
500
In 5th grade, Meghan was 5 1/4 feet tall. In 6th grade, Meghan was 5 3/4 feet tall. How much did Meghan grow between 5th and 6th grade?
5 1/4 - 5 3/4 = 2/4 simplified to 1/2 feet.
500
Daniel spends 3/7 of his money on rent and 4/9 of his money on food. Does he spend more money on food or rent?
Food 4/9
500
Gabriella’s travel shampoo bottle holds 1/2 cup of shampoo. Before leaving on vacation, she filled the bottle to the top with 1/8 cup of shampoo. How much shampoo was already in the bottle?
1/2 - 1/8 = 3/8 cup of shampoo already in the bottle.
500
3 students threw a football as far as they could. James threw his 1/2 of the distance to the endzone, DJ threw his 2/3 of the distance to the endzone, and Matt threw his 5/9 of the distance to the endzone. Who won?
DJ threw his football the farthest. 2/3 > 5/9 2/3 > 1/2