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 are 5 equivalent fractions for
1/2?
Possible answers
2/4 3/6 4/8 5/10 6/12 7/14 8/16 9/18 10/20 25/50 100/200
Isaiah collected sap from 2 of his maple trees. From the first tree he collected 2/4 gallon of sap. The second tree trees yielded 1/3 gallon of sap.
How many gallons of sap did Isaiah collect in all? Draw a diagram to support your answer.
What is 10/12 or 5/6 gallons?
Draw a rectangular fraction model to solve:
3/4 + 1/5 =
What is
Draw a rectangular fraction model then solve:
2/3 - 1/7
What is
11/21?
Give 3 fractions that are equivalent to
2/3?
Possible answers:
4/6 6/9 8/12 10/15
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.?
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 ?
What are 3 equivalent fractions for:
2/5
What is
4/10 6/15 8/20 10/25 20/50
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
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 equivalent fractions for
3/4
Some possible answers:
6/8 9/12 12/16 15/20
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?