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Fraction of a Whole
100

2 1/4 + 3 2/3 =

5 and 11/12

100

1 7/8 - 5/8 = 

1 and 2/8

100

Which is a better buy?
15 pencils for $9 or 10 pencils for $7

15 pencils for $9

100

Ava practices swimming at her local pool. On Wednesday, she swam 5/6 of a lap. On Thursday, she swam 1/4 of a lap.


How much farther did Ava swim on Wednesday than on Thursday?

Ava swam 7/12 of a lap farther on Wednesday than Thursday. 

100

What is 1/3 of 36?

12

200

4 3/5 + 1 7/8 = 

6 and 19/40

200

1 5/6 - 7/12 = 

1 and 3/12 

200

Which is a better buy?
12 bottles of juice for $18 or 8 bottles of juice for $14

12 bottles of juice for $18

200

Ethan is making pancake batter. He pours 1 3/6 cups of milk and 2 5/12 cups of flour into a bowl before stirring.


How many cups did Ethan add in all?


Ethan added 3 and 11/12 cups in all.

200

What is 1/5 of 55?

11

300

1 5/6 + 2 3/10 = 

4 and 4/30

300

 2 1/3 - 4/6 =

1 and 5/6

300

Which is a better buy?
6 notebooks for $8 or 4 notebooks for $6

4 notebooks for $6

300

Luis likes to ride his bike around a park near his home. On Saturday, he rode 3/4 of the loop. On Sunday, he rode 2/9 of the same loop.


How much farther did Luis ride on Saturday than on Sunday?

Luis rode 19/36 of the loop farther on Saturday than on Sunday.



300

What is 2/3 of 24?

16

400

3 7/9 + 1 5/12 = 

5 and 7/36

400

2 2/5 - 3/5 = 

1 and 4/5

400

Which is a better buy?
18 cookies for $12 or 10 cookies for $7

18 cookies for $12

400

Maya is baking a batch of muffins. She added 2 3/5 cups of oats and 1 7/8 cups of flour into a bowl before mixing in the wet ingredients.


How many cups of dry ingredients did Maya use in all?

4 and 19/40 cups of dry ingredients. 

400

What is 5/12 of 24?

10

500

5 1/3 + 2 4/7 = 

7 and 19/21

500

3 3/4 - 5/8 = 

2 and 7/8

500

Which is a better buy?
5 pounds of rice for $10 or 3 pounds of rice for $7

5 pounds of rice for $10

500

Sofia is baking a batch of cookies. She adds 1 1/2 cups of sugar, 2 3/4 cups of flour, and 3/8 cup of cocoa powder to a bowl.


How many cups of dry ingredients did Sofia use in all?

Sofia used 4 and 5/8 cups of dry ingredients in all.

500

What is 7/8 of 48?

42