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100

1/3 + 2/15 =

7/15

100

9/16 - 1/4 =

5/16

100

2/4 x 5/6 =

5/12 or 10/24

100

3/4 / 1 1/4 = 

12/20 or 3/5 or 6/12

100

Price was packing to go on a beach trip in the summer of 2026. Her suitcase was 3/8 of the way full of outfits and 1/4 full of shoes. What fraction of the suitcase was full?

5/8 of the suitcase

200

5/10 + 15/40 = 

35/40

200

18/36 - 3/12 =

1/4

200

5/7 x 2 6/7 = 

2 2/49

200

3/4 / 1/2 = 

3/8

200

Johnny claimed that the girls were more lazy than the boys in class. 4/19 of the class agreed with him, then 2/38 of the people left that group. What fraction of the class thought girls worked less than boys?

3/19 of the class.

300

2/7 + 5/49 =

19/49

300

3/9 - 8/72 = 

2/9

300

17/51 x 1/3 = 

1/9

300

26/3 / 13 =

* MUST simplify

2/3

*Did you simplify your answer???

300

For summer break, 3/7 of a cake was split among 3 teachers as a going-away treat. The remainder of the cake was split into 5 pieces and given to the students. How much cake did each student get?

4/35 of a cake.

400

13/39 + 5/9 = 

8/9

400

(5/9 - 4/27) - 2/27 = 

9/27 or 1/3

400

4/3 x (5/2 x 6/1) =

20
400

35/100 / 5/7 =

49/100

400

A student measured the lengths of several cats with a standard basis as one foot. If three cats were 1/3 of that length, and 4 were 8/12 of that length, how long were all of the cats combined

3 feet and 8 inches total.

500

3/8 + (1/2 + 2/16) =

1

500

8/9 - (1/3 - 1/9) =

2/21

500

6/7 (1/3 - 2/9) =

6/63 or 2/21

500

2/4/ 7/8 =

2/7

500

A farmer uses 2/3 of his land for wheat, 1/4 of the remaining land for vegetables, and the rest for fruits. What fraction of the total land is used for fruits?

3/12 or 1/4 of the land.