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100

Which is bigger:  2/5 or 3/7?

2/5

100

You have 3/8 of a pizza left. If you eat 1/8, how much pizza will you have remaining?

2/8 or or 1/4 remaining.

100

What is 2/5 + 1/5?

3/5

100

What is 3/5 - 1/5?

2/5

100

Largest organ in human body?

Skin

200

Order the fractions from smallest to largest: 1/4, 3/8, 1/2.

1/4, 3/8, 1/2

200

Sarah has 2/3 of a chocolate bar. She gives 1/3away. How much does she have left?

1/3 left.

200

Calculate 3/10 + 2/10.

5/10 or 1/2.
200

Calculate 4/7 - 2/7.

2/7

200

Which mountain is the tallest in BC? Garibaldi, Waddington, Logan, or Robson?

Mount Robson

300

Which is smaller 5/6 or 2/3?

2/3 is smaller.

300

A recipe requires 3/4  cup of sugar. If you only have 1/2 cup, how much more do you need?

You need an additional 1/4 cup of sugar.

300

Add 3/8 + 1/8.

4/8 or 1/2.

300

If you have 5/8 - 1/8, what is the result?

4/8 or 1/2.

300

Who was the first Prime Minister of Canada?

John A Macdonald

400

If 3/10 and 1/4 are compared, which one is bigger?

3/10 is bigger.

400

In a class, 5/8 of the students are soccer players. If there are 32 students in total, how many are soccer players

20 soccer players.

400

If you have 4/6 + 1/6, what is the sum?

5/6

400

Subtract the fractions: 7/10 - 3/10.

4/10 or 2/5.

400

What is the value of 3² + 4²?

25

500

Convert 5/12 and 2/3 to have a common denominator and then determine which is larger.

5/12 is larger after converting to 5/12 and 8/12.

500

Tom ran 3/5 of a mile. If he has to run a total of 2 miles, how much more does he need to run?

He needs to run 9/10 more miles.

500

Find the sum of 2/3 + 1/6 by changing the denominator.

5/6
500

Find the difference of 4/5 - 1/10 by changing the denominator.

7/10

500

Which famous Canadian author wrote Anne of Green Gables?

L.M. Montgomery