Adding Fractions
1/3 + 2/4 + 2/6
What is
1 2/12 or 1 1/6
1/2 - 1/3 =
What is
1/6?
What fraction is larger? Why? Explain.
2/4 or 3/6
What is they are equal? (Supporting answers will vary)
Isaiah collected sap from 4 of his maple trees. From the first tree he collected 2/4 gallon of sap. The last three trees yielded 1/3 gallon sap each.
How many gallons of sap did Isaiah collect in all? Draw a diagram to support your answer.
What is 1 1/2 gallons?
1/4 + 2/6 =
What is
7/12?
2 xx 3/4 + 1/4
What is
7/4 or 1 3/4
Draw a rectangular fraction model then solve:
2/3 - 1/7
What is
11/21?
Put these fractions in order of size from smallest to largest:
1/2 3/4 2/3
What is
1/2 2/3 3/4 ?
Isaiah collected sap from 4 of his maple trees. From the first tree he collected 2/4 gallon of sap. The last three trees yielded 1/3 gallon sap each.
After collecting sap, Isaiah found decided to make syrup. After boiling the sap into syrup, he only had 3/4 gallons left. How much sap disappeared during the boiling process? Support your answer using a diagram, numbers, and words.
What is 3/4 gallon?
1 5/6 - 7/9 = ?
What is
19/18 or 1 1/18?
Draw a rectangular fraction model to solve:
3/4 + 1/5 =
What is
Mr. Stanhope had 2/3 liter of salt water. He used 1/5 of a liter for an experiment. How much salt water does Mr. Stanhope have left?
7/15 L
Give 3 fractions that are equivalent to
2/3?
Possible answers:
4/6 6/9
4/6 6/9 8/12 10/15
Isaiah collected sap from 4 of his maple trees. From the first tree he collected 2/4 gallon of sap. The last three trees yielded 1/3 gallon sap each.
He used some sap and only had 3/4 sap left.
With the remaining 3/4 of syrup, Isaiah decided to make some maple waffles and maple cheesecake. The waffles needed 1/6 gallon of syrup and the cheesecake needed 1/3 gallon of syrup. How much syrup will be left over after Isaiah is done baking? Give your answer in simplest form.
What is 3/12 or 1/4 gallon left?
Which one is smaller and why?
7/8 or 9/10?
7/8 is smaller because
7/8 = 35/40 and 9/10 = 36/40
4/5 + 1/2
Simplify if possible
What is
13/ 10 or 1 3/10
Use a model to solve:
1 1/5 - 1/3
What is
13/15 ?
Give 3 equivalent fractions for
3/4
Some possible answers:
6/8 9/12 12/16 15/20
Leylani decided to make more baked goods for the bake sale. She used 1/8 lb. less flour to make bread than to make cookies. She used 1/4 lb. more flour to make cookies than to make brownies. If she used 1/2 lb. of flour to make the bread, how much flour did she use to make the brownies? Explain your answer using a diagram, numbers, and words.
What is 3/8 lb.?
Hunter and Reagan sold lemonade. Hunter sold 3/4 gallon. Together, they sold 1 5/12 gallons. Who sold more lemonade, Hunter or Reagan? How much more?
What is Hunter and 1/12 gallon more?
Kadin drank 3/ 4 liter of water Monday before jogging. He drank 4/5 liter of water after jogging. How much water did Kadin drink altogether? Write as a mixed number.
1 11/20 L
What is 1 hour faster?
What fraction is bigger? How do you know?
1 3/5 or 1 4/6?
1 4/6 is larger because:
1 3/5 = 8/5 = 48/30 and 1 4/6 = 10/6 = 50/30
Mr. Cook bought a gallon of paint. He used 3/8 of a gallon to paint a bookshelf. He used 1/4 of a gallon to paint a cabinet. He used some to paint a bench and has 1/8 of the gallon left. How much of the paint did he use for the bench?
What is 1/4 gallon?
Carter bought 2/5 kg. of blueberries. Kristen bought 1/10 kg. of blueberries less than Carter. How many kilograms of blueberries did they buy together?
What is
7/10 kg.?