Adding Fractions
1/6 + 4/6=
5/6
3/4- 1/4
2/4 or 1/2
2 x 1/4
2/4 or 1/2
Top number in a fraction
Numerator
Emma ate 2/8 of a pizza, and her brother ate 3/8.
How much pizza did they eat altogether?
5/8 Pizza
2/8+4/8=
6/8 or 3/4
5/6-3/6
2/6 or 1/3
3 x 2/5
6/5 or 1 1/5
Bottom number in a fraction
Denominator
Mason ran 5/8 of a mile total. He ran 2/8 of a mile in the morning and the rest after lunch. How much did he run after lunch?
3/8 mile
1 3/7 + 3 3/7
4 6/7
5 3/4 - 2 1/4
3 2/4 or 3 1/2
13 x 5/8
65/8 or 8 1/8
Fractions must have the same _________ before adding or subtracting. (Hint: This is the 1st step when adding or subtracting fractions)
Denominator
Each bottle has 3/8 liters of water. There are 3 bottles.
How much water is there in all? Fraction should be written as mixed number or whole number if possible.
1 1/8 liters of water
13 3/5 + 2 2/5
16
8 2/6 - 6 5/6
1 3/6 or 1 1/2
34 x 2/6 Answer has to be in mixed number or whole number
11 2/6 or 11 1/3
12/7 is an example of an _______________. This is not in the simplest form!
Improper Fraction
Noah drank 2 5/10 bottles of juice in the morning and 1 7/10 in the afternoon.
How much juice did he drink in total?
4 2/10 or 4 1/5 bottle of juice
12 3/8 + 4 7/8
17 2/8 or 17 1/4
7 - 4 5/6
2 1/6
120 x 3/4= Answer must be a mixed number or whole number
90
Answers must be ___________. (Hint: This is the last step you should always complete when working with fractions.)
Simplified
A painter needed to paint 3 walls. They painted 5/6 walls on Monday and 1 2/6 walls on Tuesday.
How much is left to paint?
5/6 of a wall to paint