Word Problem
The total length of two ribbons is 13 meters. If one ribbon is 7 5/8 meters, what is the length of the other ribbon?
13 - 7 5/8 = 5 3/8 meters
3 - 10/12 =
2 2/12
Jack took 2/5 of the ribbon. Ellie took 1/7 of the ribbon. Nancy took the rest of the ribbon. How much ribbon did Nancy take?
2/5 + 1/7 = 19/35
1 - 19/35 =16/35 ribbon
4 1/2 - 1 3/4 =
2 3/4
1/45 + 4/9 =
21/45
It took Sandy two hours to jog 12 miles. She ran 7 1/2 miles the first hour. How far did she run during the second hour?
12 - 7 1/2 = 4 1/2 miles
2/3 - 1/2 =
1/6
2/5 of the team wear Reeboks and 1/3 of the team wear Nike. The rest of the team wears Adidas. What fraction of the team wear Adidas?
2/5 + 1/3 = 11/15
1 - 11/15 = 4/15 of the team wear Adidas
16 1/6 - 9 5/8 =
6 26/48 = 6 13/24
3/72 + 3/8 =
30/72
Jackie brought 3/4 of a gallon of iced tea to the party. Bill brought 7/8 of a gallon of iced tea to same party. How much tea did Jackie and Bill bring to the party?
3/4 + 7/8 = 13/8 = 1 5/8 gallons
2/7 + 2/3 =
20/21
1/6 of the class brought in one canned goods each. 1/4 of the class brought in 5 canned goods each. The rest of the class brought in 2 canned goods each. What fraction of the class brought in 2 each?
1/6 + 1/4 = 5/12
1 - 5/12 = 7/12 of the class brought in 2 canned goods each
17 2/3 - 2 4/5 =
14 13/15
5/56 + 2/7 =
21/56
Madam Curie made some radium in her lab. She used 2/5 kg of the radium in an experiment and had 1 1/4 kg left. How much radium did she have at first?
2/5 + 1 1/4 = 1 13/20 kg
1/6 + 3/4=
11/12 = 22/24
2/18 of the puppies were white with brown patches. 3/9 of the puppies were black. The rest of the puppies were brown. What fraction of the puppies are just brown?
2/18 + 3/9 = 8/18
1- 8/18 = 10/18 of the puppies are brown
DAILY DOUBLE
32 3/7 - 16 3/4 =
15 19/28
3/4 + 7/44 =
40/44
DAILY DOUBLE!
Angie needs 100 pounds of garden soil to landscape a building. In the company's storage area, she finds 2 cases holding 24 3/4 pounds each, and a third case holding 19 3/8 pounds. How much gardening soil does Angie still need in order to do the job?
24 3/4 + 24 3/4 + 19 3/8 = 68 7/8
100 - 68 7/8 = 31 1/8 pounds
On Monday, Kay practiced guitar for 2/3 of an hour. When she finished, she practiced piano for 3/4 of an hour. How much time did Kay practice playing her instruments on Monday?
1 5/12 hour
3/4 of the group of people had brown hair. 1/7 of the people had red hair. The rest were blondes. What fraction of the group were blondes?
3/4 + 1/7 = 25/28
1 - 25/28 = 3/28 of the people in the group were blondes
111 2/5 - 59 5/6 =
51 17/30
6/7 + 7/42 =
1 1/42