Fractions Test Review

Equivalent Fractions

100

Draw a picture: 

Are 1/2 and 4/8 equivalent? 

Yes

200

Draw a picture: 

Are 2/3 and 6/9 equivalent?

Yes they are equivalent

300

Draw a picture: Are 1/3 and 1/6 equivalent? 

No they are not. 

400

Which three fractions below are equivalent to 6/9?

A. 2/3

B. 3/6

C. 4/6

D. 5/8

E. 8/12

A, C, & E

500

You have 3/5 inches of a piece of string. You want to make an equivalent fraction measured in tenths (1/10ths). What is the new fraction? 

6/10

Comparing Fractions

100

Which is larger? 

3/8 or 6/8?

6/8 is larger

200

Which is larger?

1/6 or 1/8?

1/6 is larger. 

300

Which is larger?

4/8 or 5/10?

They're equivalent!

400

Linda ran 5/6 of a mile during track practice, and Cathy ran 7/8 of a mile. Who ran further? Show how you know. 

Cathy ran further. I used a tape diagram to show that the fraction 7/8 is greater than 5/6. 

500

Jimmy and Katie are eating sandwiches. Jimmy has 4/6 of his sandwich left, and Katie has 8/12 of her sandwich left. 

Who has eaten more? (Draw a picture)

They've eaten the same amount.

Adding and subtracting fractions

100

Make sure your answer is written as a mixed number.

4/5 + 3/5 = 

1 and 2/5

200

Make sure your answer is written as a mixed number.

7/3 - 2/3 = 

1 and 2/3

300

4/12 - 3/12 = 

1/12

400

Make sure your answer is written as a mixed number. 

5/8 + 4/8 =

1 and 1/8

500

DAILY DOUBLE! This question is worth 1,000pts if correct. 

51/1,000 - 49/1,000

2/1,000

Multiplying a whole # by a fraction

100

3 x 1/4= 

*use repeated addition OR multiplication

3/4

200

4 x 2/3= 

*use repeated addition OR multiplication

2 and 2/3 

300

3/4 x 3= 

*use repeated addition OR multiplication

2 and 1/4

400

1/8 x 7 = 

7/8

500

4/5 x 8

6 and 2/5

Word problems

100

Two students were in a pizza eating competition to see who could eat more. Devon ate 3/4 of an entire pizza, and Nick ate 6/8 of an entire pizza. Who should win the competition? 

*Draw a picture. 

Neither- they ate the same amount. 

200

Dawn connects 3 strings of lights for her bedroom. Each string is 5/20 meter. What is the total length when all three strings are connected? 

15/20 meter

300

TRIPLE! this question is worth triple points if correct. 

Jasper uses 5/8 of a cup of plant food in his vegetable garden each day. How much plant food does Jasper use over a 16 day period? 

10 cups

400

Ms. Donnelly made 12 brownies for her family picnic. At the picnic, 5/12 of the brownies were eaten. Later that night, her family ate some more brownies. When she woke up in the morning, there was 4/12 of the pan of brownies left. How many brownies were eaten later that night?

*Draw a picture

3/12

500

Tony bought 6 boxes of macaroni. Each box contains 9/10 of a pound of macaroni. How many pounds does he have in all? 

5 and 2/5 pounds