Adding Fractions
Adding like fractions:
1/2 + 1/2
2/2 = 1
Subtract like fractions:
5/9 - 3/9 =
2/9
Convert mixed numbers to fractions
5 3/5
28/5
Fractions x whole numbers:
3/5 x 3
9/5 or 1 4/5
Elena put 2/5 of a cup of flour into her cookie batter and then added 1/5 of a cup more. How many cups of flour did she put in the batter altogether?
3/5
Adding like fractions:
7/9 + 8/9 =
15/9 = 1 6/9
Subtract like fractions:
15/24 - 3/24 =
12/24 = 1/2
Fractions to mixed numbers:
9/5
1 4/5
Fraction multiplication:
4/7 x 4/3 =
16/21
To make a fruit salad, Becca used 1 3/4 cups of strawberries and 2 1/4 cups of grapes. How many cups of fruit did Becca use in all?
4 cups
Adding fractions
8/10 + 3/5 =
14/10 or 1 2/5
Subtract like fractions
17/18 - 12/18 =
5/18
Equivalent fractions (2 fractions)
3/4 = 6 /_
6/8
Multiplying fractions
3/4 x 5/8
15/32
A chef used 1/2 of a cup of cheddar cheese and 1/3 of a cup of Parmesan cheese in a sauce. How much more cheddar cheese was used than Parmesan?
1/6 cups more of cheddar cheese than parmesan
Adding unlike fractions
5/15 + 1/5 =
8/15
Subtract unlike fractions
3/4 - 1/2
1/4
Simplify fractions:
15/50
3/10
Multiplying whole numbers and fractions
4 x 3/4 =
12/4 or 3
Ken drinks 2/7 of a carton of milk each day. How much milk does he drink in 3 days?
Ken drinks 6/7 of a carton of milk in 3 days.
Adding unlike fractions
3/9 + 4/27 =
13/27
Subtracting unlike fractions
15/16 - 7/8
1/16
Fractions to mixed numbers: 35/57
1 22/57
Multiplying fractions
9/10 x 9/10 =
81/100
The Garcia family volunteers at the Chestnut Street Community Garden. ½ of the garden is used for growing vegetables. ¼ of the vegetable section is used for growing tomatoes. What fraction of the garden is used for growing tomatoes?
1/8 of the garden is used for growing tomatoes