1/3 + 1/2
1/6 + 1/6 = 2/6 =
1/3
What's the mistake?
What is not multiplying the numerator and denominator by the same factor?
3/10 + 1/10 =
What is 2/5?
1/3 x 1/2 =
What is 1/6?
In order to add or subtract fractions, this must be the same.
What is the denominator?
Jorge ate 2 1/4 pies while Jesus ate 5/8 of a pie. How much more pie did Jorge eat than Jesus?
What is 1 5/8 more pie?
3 1/8 - 1 1/4 =
3 - 1 = 2
1/8 - 1/4 = 7/8
2 7/8
What's the mistake?
What is not turning the mixed number into a fraction before subtracting?
7/8 - 1/2 =
What is 3/8?
4/3 \ 1/2?
\ - means divided by
What is 8/3?
This strategy is used only for dividing fractions.
What is Copy, Dot, Flip?
On Monday, Zahara brought 20 pieces of gum to school. She chewed 1/4 of her gum before school was over, how many pieces of gum did she chew?
What is 5 pieces of gum?
Aaron eat 1/3 of 5 pizzas. How many pizzas did Aaron eat?
1/3 \ 5 = 1/3 x 1/5 = 1/15
What's the mistake?
What is dividing fractions instead of multiplying fractions?
3 1/2 - 3/2 =
What is 2?
5 x 2/3 =
What is 3 1/3?
This must be done when finding equivalent fractions.
What is do the same thing to the numerator and the denominator?
For a potluc party, Mr. Martin brought in 6 liters of soda. He poured each student in his advisory 2/3 of a liter. How many students did Mr. Martin pour drinks for?
What is 9 students?
The mixed number 3 4/5 is written as an improper fraction.
3 4/5 = 17/5
What's the mistake?
What is multiplying denominator times the numerator and adding the whole number instead of multiplying the denominator times the whole number and adding the numerator?
2 7/12 - 2 1/4 =
What is 1/3?
1/6 \ 1 1/2 =
In order to correctly multiply fractions we must find a common denominator. True or False.
What is false?
Mr. Gibson's dog needs to eat 1 1/2 pound of food each day. Mr. Csongei's puppy eats 2/3 pound of food each day. How much more food does Gibson feed his dog in a week?
What is 5 5/6 pounds more?
The reciprocal of 1
1/0
What's the mistake?
What is putting 1/1 as 1/0? The reciprocal of 1/1 is 1/1.
2 1/4 + 1 2/3 =
What is 3 11/12?
What is 4 1/2 x 2 2/3?
What is 6?
The best way to add, subtract, multiply, or divide mixed numbers involves.
What is converting them into improper fractions?
A recipe for one pizza requires 3/4 cup of flour. Adithya has 10 2/3 cup of flour. How many pizzas can he make?
What is 8 pizzas?