Fractions

Adding Fractions

100

Sam was planting a flower garden. She planted 1/8 of the garden with daisies and 5/8 of the garden with roses. How much of the garden was planted. Simplify your answer. 

6/8=3/4

200

Amy cut a piece of string 3/4 foot long. Molly cut a piece of string 2/3 foot long. If they put their pieces of string together, how many feet long are they?

17/12 or 1 5/12

300

Mrs. Herbert was learning to add and subtract fractions. She was getting confused when trying to make equivalent expressions. When trying to solve 1 + 1/8 + 4/6, she wrote 4 different expressions. Which expression is equivalent to 1+1/8+4/6?

A) 18/18+2/18+12/18

B) 1/24+3/24+16/24

C) 24/24 +3/24+16/24

D) 24/24+1/24+4/24

C

400

Jack was baking banana bread. He use 3 2/3 cups of flour and 2 1/12 cups of sugar. Which expression could be used to determine the amount of flour and sugar, in cups, Jack used to make the bread? 

A) 3+2+9/12+1/12

B) 3+2+2/3+1/3

C) 3+2+2/12+1/12

D) 3+2+8/12+1/12

D

500

Without adding how do you know the answer cannot be smaller than 1/2?

7/10 + 2/5

7/10 is already greater than 1/2...5/10=1/2

Subtracting Fractions

100

Tyler ate 7/12 of a pizza on Monday and 1/12 more of the pizza on Tuesday. How much pizza does he have left. Simplify your answer. 

6/12=1/2

200

Tyler's water bottle had 4/5 liter of water. He drank 1/2 liter. How much is left?

3/10

300

Pat was walking at the track. He walked 4 3/4 miles on Saturday and 2 2/3 miles on Sunday. How many more miles did he walk on Monday? 

1/12

400

Mr. Mileski kept track of how far he ran everyday on a line plot. 

(see chart paper)

What is the difference between the farthest and the shortest distance he ran? 

 

500

Write a story problem to represent the equation.

1 - ? = 5/6

answers will vary

Decimals

100

2.35 + 0.6

2.95

200

5.6-0.79

4.81

300

(0.2 x 4) + (5.3-2.7)

10.6

400

(0.6 x 3) x (0.2 x 8)

2.88

500

(0.82x6) + (5.1-1.2)

8.82

Numerical Expressions

100

Write the expression that shows the sum of the product of 5 and 3 and the difference of 4 and 2.

(5x3) + (4-2)

200

Find the product of 3 and 2 and then take away 5

(3x2)-5

300

Find a number that is 4 less than, 22 minus 15

(22-15)-4

400

Multiply 7 and 3 and then divide the product by 9

(7x3)/9

500

The sum of 6 and 4, multiplied by the difference of 15 and 3

(6+4) x (15-3)