GET RICH WITH FRACTIONS

Word Problems

200

 Amaya is making bracelets. She has a piece of string that is 12 1/4 inches long. She cuts off a piece that is 8 3/4 inches. How much string does she  have left?

3 1/2

300

If 4/15 of the candies in a bag of Skittles are red and 3/10 are yellow, what fraction of the bag are red or yellow? 

7/15

400

Bill has 23 4/5 gallons of water in his aquarium. He adds 18 3/5 more gallons. How much water is in his aquarium?

42 2/5

500

19. Margie had 4 2/5 pans of lasagna. After a party she has 1 1/2 pans left. How much lasagna was eaten at the party?

2 9/10

Simplify the Fraction

100

Simplify the fractions 5/10.

1/2

200

Simplify the fraction 8/12.

2/3

300

Simplify the fraction 6/18.

1/3

400

Simplify the fraction 4/40.

1/10

500

Simplify the fraction 7/49.

1/7

Add or Subtract the fractions

200

Write in simplest form 

-4/15+ -4/5

-16/15 or -1 1/15

300

Write your answer in simplest form: 

1 3/4 + 1/2

9/4 or 2 1/4

400

Write in simplest form: 

11/15 - 1 2/15

-6/5 or -1 1/5

500

Write your answer in simplest form: 

2 1/4 - 3/4

3/2 or 1 1/2

Add the Fractions

100

Add the fractions:   

-2/10 + -5/10

-7/10

200

Add the fractions:  1/4  +  3/16

7/16

300

Add the fractions: 

2/3 + -4/3

-2/3

400

Add the mixed numbers:   2 1/3   +    4 1/2

6  5/6

500

Add the mixed numbers:  

4 1/5 + -1 3/5

13/5 or 2 3/5

Subtract the Fractions

100

Subtract the fractions:   3/5  -  3/10

3/10

200

Subtract the fractions:  

5/14 - 4/7

-3/14

300

Subtract the fractions:  2/5  -  1/10

3/10 

400

Subtract the fractions:  11/14 -  2/14

9/14 

500

Subtract the fractions:   1/6 - 1/36

 5/36

Mixed Number

100

Turn to a mixed number

7/2

3 1/2

200

Turn to a mixed number

13/4

3 1/4

300

Turn to a mixed number

27/5

5 2/5

400

Turn to a mixed number

50/10

5

500

Turn to a mixed number

66/7

9 3/7

Try to answer... If you dare

100

What is the bottom number of a fraction called?

the DENOMINATOR!

200

When it comes to adding & subtracting fractions with unlike denominators, I must...

Find a common denominator!

300

What is a fraction called if the numerator is bigger than the denominator?

Improper Fraction  or Fraction Greater than 1.

400

What is the top number of a fraction called?

Numerator 

500

When adding or subtracting mixed numbers I must do this as a first step (2 possible answer, please write 1)

Find a common denominator OR turn the mixed numbers into improper fractions OR add the wholes then the fractions

LCM

100

Find the LCM of 2 and 8

8

200

Find the LCM of 1 and 6

6

300

Find the LCM of 5 and 15

15

400

Find the LCM of 10 and 15

30

500

Find the LCM of 6 and 15

30