Adding Mixed Numbers
2 1/3 + 3 1/3 =
5 2/3
4 1/2 - 2 =
2 1/2
You have 2 4/6 bottles of lemonade and 2/6 cans of soda. How much more bottles of lemonade do you have?
2 2/6 more bottles of lemonade
Write 7/7 as a sum of unit fractions
1/7 + 1/7 + 1/7 + 1/7 + 1/7 + 1/7 + 1/7 = 7/7
Change 11/4 to a mixed number
2 3/4
4 1/2 + 6 1/2 =
10 2/2 OR 11
5 3/4 - 2 1/4 =
3 2/4 OR 3 1/2
You need 4/9 yard of blue ribbon and 1 1/9 yards of white ribbon to make a bow. How much ribbon do you need in all?
1 5/9 yards of ribbon
Write 3/5 as a sum of unit fractions
1/5 + 1/5 + 1/5 = 3/5
Change 5 1/2 to an improper fraction
11/2
3 1/3 + 7 + 1 1/3 =
11 2/3
3 2/3 - 2 1/3 =
1 1/3
You biked 2 1/3 hours on Monday, 1 2/3 on Tuesday, and 3 2/3 on Wednesday. How many total hours did you spend biking?
6 5/3 OR 7 2/3 hours spent biking
Write 4/6 as a sum of unit fractions
1/6 + 1/6 + 1/6 + 1/6 = 4/6
Change 3 2/4 to an improper fraction
14/4
2 + 6 + 4 3/4
12 3/4
4 1/3 - 3 2/3 =
2/3
Explain how to change 4/3 into a mixed number.
1) I drew a rectangle with 3 parts. I needed to color in 4 parts so I drew a second rectangle. After coloring 4 parts I have 1 whole rectangle and 1/3 of a rectangle colored in so it's 1 1/3.
2) 3 goes into 4 1 time with 1 left over so my mixed number is 1 1/3.
Write 5/8 as a sum of unit fractions
1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8 = 5/8
Change 7/2 to a mixed number
3 1/2
3 + 4 1/4 + 5 2/4 =
12 3/4
8 1/4 - 6 3/4 =
1 2/4 OR 1 1/2
Three people are trying to sell candy bars. One sold 3 1/2 boxes, another sold 5 1/2 boxes, and the other sold 1 1/2 boxes. How many boxes have they sold in all? Draw a model to show how you found your answer.
9 3/2 OR 10 1/2
Write 4/10 as a sum of unit fractions
1/10 + 1/10 + 1/10 + 1/10 = 4/10
Change 20/3 to a mixed number
6 2/3