Adding Fractions
1/6 + 3/12=
5/12
Find a common denominator for 3/6 and 1/2.
Possible answers....6, 12
7/8 - 1/2 =
3/8
Name an equivalent fraction: 3/9
1/3, 6/18, 12/36
Jerome lives 2/9 of a mile from school. Shelly lives 1/5 of a mile from school. If both students walk to school, who has the shortest walk?
Jerome
6 1/3 + 1 2/5
7 11/15
Find a common denominator for 1/6 and 2/5.
Possible answers.... 30 , 60
3 1/2 - 1 1/9 =
2 7/18
The sum of 2/3 and 1/4 is...
A) between 0 and 1/2
B) between 1/2 and 1
B) between 1/2 and 1
In a jazz ensemble, 5/10 of the band members play guitar and 2/10 play keyboards. Joe wrote that 7/20 of the band members play guitar or keyboards. Explain what Joe's mistake was and tell what fraction of the band members play guitar or keyboards?
7/10 play the guitar or keyboards
He added the denominators.
Make sure your answer is in SIMPLEST form! 4 4/5 + 3 2/8
8 1/20
What is the least common multiple of 7 and 10?
70
Make sure to SIMPLIFY your answer! 3/4 - 1/12
2/3
Estimate the difference between the following fractions.
9 5/6 and 4 1/5
About 6 (10-4=6)
Kelsey is keeping track of how much her hair grows each month. The first month, her hair grew 1/5 of an inch. The second month, her hair grew 2/5 of and inch. In the third month, her hair grew 1/3 of an inch. How many inches did Kelsey's hair grow in 3 months?
14/15 inches
A recipe calls for 1/4 cup of white sugar and 1 1/3 cups of brown sugar. How much total sugar is needed?
1 7/12 cups of sugar
What is the least common multiple of 6 and 8?
24
Ryan has 8 1/2 cups of paper mache to make a craft. If he uses 5 2/5 cups of his paper mache, how much will he have left?
3 1/10 cups
Which fractions can be added with a common denominator of 18?
5/6 1/3 5/12 7/18 3/4
5/6 1/3 7/18
You have a cake that was cut into 18 pieces. At the end of your party, on half of the cake was left. Then your friend took 5 pieces home for her family. What fraction of the cake do you still have? SIMPLIFY!
2/9
The student council was collecting cans to raise money for a local shelter. They collected 6 4/9 pounds of glass bottles and 9 1/2 pounds of plastic bottles. How many pounds of glass and plastic did the student council collect in all?
15 17/18 pounds
What is the least common denominator for the fractions 1/12 and 2/15?
60
Mary has a length of rope measuring 40 feet. She uses 23 1/4 feet to make a swing for her big oak tree. How much rope does Mary have leftover?
16 3/4 feet
Lina swam 2 3/6 miles this morning and 3 4/10 this afternoon. Which of the following equations can be used to explain how many miles Lina swam altogether.
2 1/2 + 3 2/5 2 1/4 + 3 3/4
15/6 + 34/5 5/2 + 17/5
2 1/2 + 3 2/5
5/2 + 17/5
Alex and Tim rode their bikes from their houses to the library. Alex rode 1 3/4 and Tim rode 2/3 mile farther than Alex. How many miles did the boys ride in all?
4 1/6 miles