Fraction Frenzy

Adding

100

1/4 + 5/8 =

1/4 + 5/8 = 7/8

200

1/6 + 4/9 =

1/6 + 4/9 = 11/18

300

Mr. Adam brought in 4/7 of a pound of Halloween candy to share with the teachers. Mr. True brought in 1 and 1/3 pounds. How much was there all together?

There was 1 19/21 pounds in all. 4/7 + 1 1/3 = 1 19/21

400

In PE class, Owen jumped 3 2/5 feet. Then he jumped 2 and 5/6 feet. How many feet did he jump in all?

Owen jumped 6 and 7/30 feet. 3 2/5 + 2 5/6 = 6 7/30

500

14 7/8 + 17 9/10 =

14 7/8 + 17 9/10 = 32 31/40

Subtracting

100

7/9 - 1/3 =

7/9 - 1/3 = 4/9

200

4/5 - 2/6 =

4/5 - 2/6 = 7/15

300

A piece of string is 4 2/3 inches long. I cut off 1 2/5 inches. How much string it left?

There are 3 4/15 inches left. 4 2/3 - 1 2/5 = 3 4/15

400

Ezekiel has 5 1/3 pounds of apples. He uses 2 3/4 pounds for a pie. How many pounds of apples does he have left?

Ezekiel has 2 7/12 of a pound left of apples. 5 1/3 - 2 3/4 = 2 7/12

500

21 3/4 - 17 5/6 =

21 3/4 - 17 5/6 = 3 11/12

Multiplying

100

1/4 * 5/6 =

1/4 * 5/6 = 5/24

200

2/3 * 9/16 =

2/3 * 9/16 = 3/8

300

2 1/3 * 1 1/2 =

2 1/3 * 1 1/2 = 3 1/2

400

2 1/3 * 1 5/6 =

2 1/3 * 1 5/6 = 4 5/18

500

Ms. Kluss has 4 1/4 pounds of candy. She passes out 1/3 of it to her students. How many pounds of candy does she give her students?

Ms. Kluss gives her students 1 5/12 pounds of candy. 1/3 * 4 1/4 = 1 5/12

Mixed Practice

100

In Ms. Kriska's class, 1/9 of the students received A's and 1/3 received B's. What fraction of the students received either A's or B's?

4/9 of the students earned either an A or a B. 1/9 + 1/3 = 4/9

200

Liv made cookies. She used 2 1/2 cups of flour and 5/12 of a cup of sugar. How much more flour than sugar did Liv use?

Liv used 2 1/12 cups more flour than sugar. 2 1/2 - 5/12 = 2 1/12

300

When Piper had one cat, she needed to serve 1/4 of a can of cat food each day. Now that Piper has adopted a second cat, she needs to serve a total of 1/3 of a can each day. How much extra food is needed to feed the second cat?

Piper needs 1/12 of a can to feed the second cat. 1/3 - 1/4 = 1/12

400

Boone made strawberry jam and raspberry jam. He made enough strawberry jam to fill 2/5 of a jar. If he made 2 3/5 times as much raspberry jam as strawberry jam, how many jars will the raspberry jam fill?

Boone made 1 1/25 jar of jam. 2/5 * 2 3/5 = 1 1/25

500

Last week, Kama's Fruit Stand sold 7 3/4 boxes of oranges. Down the road, Pokii's Fruit Stand sold 1 1/2 times as many boxes of oranges as Kama did. How many boxes of oranges did Pokii's Fruit Stand sell?

Pokii sold 11 5/8 boxes of oranges. 7 3/4 * 1 1/2 = 11 5/8