adding/subtracting fractions
adding/subtracting mixed numbers
simplest form
patterns with fractions
associative property
100

3/10 + 1/6 = 

7/15

100

7 2/5 + 4 3/4 = 

12 3/20 

100

13/65 = 

1/5

100

What is the rule? 

1 1/12, 5/6, 7/12, 1/3 

subtract 3/12 or 1/4 

100

(2/7 + 1/3) + 2/3 

1  2/7

200

11/12 - 7/15 = 

9/20 

200

4 7/12 - 1 2/9 = 

3 13/36

200

15/80 = 

3/16

200

What is missing in the sequence?

3 1/2,  _____, 6 1/6, 7 1/2 

4  5/6 

200

(2 5/8 + 5/6) + 1  1/8 = 

4  7/12

300

9/10 - ? = 1/5 

7/10 

300

13 1/6 - 3 4/5 = 

9  11/30

300

12/56 =

3/14

300

A baker started out with 12 cups of flour. She had 9  1/4 cups of flour left after the first batch of batter she made. She had 6 1/2 cups of flour left after the second batch of batter she made. If she makes two more batches of batter, how many cups of flour will be left? 

1 cup of flour 

300

(3  7/10   +  5  3/4)   +   3/4

10  1/5

400

Katelyn mixed two liquids for a science experiment. One container held 7/8 cup and the other held 9/10 cup. What is the total amount of the mixture? 

1  31/40 

400

Dakota makes a salad dressing by combining 6 1/3 fluid ounces of oil and 2 3/8 fluid ounces of vinegar in a jar. She then pours 2 1/4 fluid ounces of the dressing onto her salad. How much dressing remains in the jar? 

6  11/24 ounces

400

48/64 =

3/4

400

Write four terms in the sequence.

 Start at 5 3/4, subtract 5/8 

5  3/4,  5  1/8,  4  1/2,  3  7/8

400

Lara has 7 1/6 yards of yellow ribbon, 5 1/4 yards of orange ribbon, and 5 1/6 yards of brown ribbon. How much ribbon does she have altogether? 

17 7/12 

500

On Friday, 1/6 of band practice was spent trying on uniforms. The band spent 1/4 of practice on marching. The remaining practice time was spent playing music. What fraction of practice time was spent playing music? 

7/12

500

Three commercials are played in a row between songs on the radio. The three commercials fill exactly 3 minutes of time. If the first commercial uses 1 1/6 minutes, and the second uses 3/5 of a minute, how long is the third commercial? 

1  7/30 minutes 

500

9/51 = 

3/17 

500

James biked 5  1/4 miles on Monday, 6  7/8 miles on Tuesday,  and 8 1/2 miles on Wednesday. If he continues the pattern, how many miles will he bike on Friday? 

11  3/4 miles 

500

Tina used 10 1/2 yards of yarn to make three yarn dolls. She used 4 1/2 yards of yarn for the first doll and 2 1/5 yards for the second doll. How much yarn did Tina use for the third doll? 

3 4/5 yards