Fraction Addition/Subtraction
1/2+5/6
8/6 or 4/3 or 1 2/6 or 1 1/3
6-: 1/2
12
4/5-(3/8xx2/3)
11/20
What is the equation for:
3/8
of the sum of
4/5 and 2/3
3/8xx(4/5+2/3)
Sana cuts a rope that is 23 feet long into two pieces of different lengths. The shorter piece is
1/3
of the total length.
Which expression represents the length of the shorter piece?
23-1/3
2/3+3/4
17/12 or 1 5/12
1/5xx9
9/5 or 1 4/5
3/5 × (1/3 + 1/8)
33/120 or 11/40
What is the equation for:
The sum of
2/3
and the difference of
4/5 and 3/8
2/3+(4/5-3/8)
Solve:
Eddie makes 6 bags of snack mix. He has
1/3
pound of raisins. Each bag of snack mix gets an equal amount of raisins. How many pounds of raisins are in each bag?
1/3-:6
3-4/5
2 1/5
4 -: 1/6
24
3 ÷ (6 2/3 − 4 2/3)
3/2 or 1 1/2
What is the equation for:
The difference of
4/5
and the product of
3/8 and 2/3
4/5-(3/8xx2/3)
Solve:
Sasha has
3/5
pounds of flour. She uses
1/2
of the flour to make bread. How many pounds of flour does Sasha use to make bread?
1/2xx3/5
4-2 1/3
1 2/3
1/5 -: 3
1/15
(1/2 + 2/3) × (5/6 − 1/4)
49/72
Write the equation for:
the product of
1/3
and the quotient of
2/3 and 3/5
1/3 xx(2/3-:3/5)
Write a word problem to show:
9-:1/5
(answers will vary)
3/11+6/7
87/11 or 7 10/11
4/7xx3/5
12/35
2/3 + (4/5-3/8)
47/45 or 1 2/45
Write the equation for:
The difference of
2/7
and the sum of
1/8 and 3/10
.
2/7-(1/8+3/10)
Solve:
Blake lives
3/4
miles from school. He walks
2/9
of the distance to school before he stops to tie his shoe. How many more FEET does Blake walk to reach school?
*There are 5,280 feet per mile*
4,400 feet
Blake walked 880 feet, so he needs to walk 4,400 MORE feet to get to school.