Fractions!

Adding/Subtracting

100

2/5 + 3/5 = 

5/5 OR 1 

200

7/9 - 4/9 = 

3/9 OR 1/3

300

2/12 + 4/6 = 

10/12 OR 5/6

400

15/20 - 2/5 = 

7/20 

500

1 2/3 + 2 1/3 = 

4 OR 3 3/3

Word Problems

100

Ollie has 5 pieces of candy.  He gives 2 away to his teachers.  What fraction of candy does Ollie give away?

2/5

200

5A has a cheese pizza with 16 slices.  Only 7 students take a slice. What fraction of the pizza is left?

9/16

300

Ryan has 3/5 of a samosa and Quincy has 1/5 of a samosa, what fraction of samosa do they have together?

4/5 of a samosa 

400

Mary eats 9/10 of her lunch and Marta eats 3/5 of her lunch.  How much more of her lunch did Mary eat than Marta?

3/10

500

Ms. Elsie needs to order cake for 18 students.  Each student will get 1/4 of a cake.  How many cakes does Ms. Elsie need to order? How much cake is left over?

4 cakes and 1/2 of a cake is left 

Surprise!

100

What month was your teacher born in?

*teacher answers*

200

What fraction of the months of the year start with the letter 'A'

2/12 OR 1/6

300

What fraction of the days of the week start with 'day'?

0/7  OR ZERO!

400

What fraction of the days of the week are you not in school?

2/7

500

What is 12/5 x 4/7?

48/35

Parts of a Whole

100

Draw a representation of 1/3 

*See boards*

200

What is the the numerator in 10/40?

10

300

What is the denominator in 12 4/5?

5

400

18/4 is an improper fraction.  How many times can 4 go into 18?

4 times 

500

What fraction of these Jeopardy questions are worth 500 points? Must reduce to the simplest form!!!

1/5     

5/25 DOES NOT COUNT FOR POINTS!!!!!

A 'fraction' of everything else

100

What is a fraction?

part of a whole

200

What operation does the fraction bar stand for?

division

300

Write a fraction that is equivalent to 2. 

6/3, 10/5, 12/6, 20/10, 30/15 etc....

400

Which fraction is greater?

3/24 OR 1/8

NEITHER, they are equal! 

500

Reduce the following fraction to its simplest form: 10/24 

5/12