Converting Fractions
Convert the improper fraction to a mixed number: 5/2
What is 2 1/2?
Don, Jonathan, and Eric played in a basketball game last week. Don scored 2/5 of his attempts. Jonathan scored 7/10 and Eric scored 2/3. One player scored on less than half of his attempts.
Who is Don?
Elliot's cookie recipe calls for 1/3 cup of chopped pecans and 1/3 cup of chopped walnuts. Elliot needs ____ nuts for his cookie recipe.
What is 2/3?
Convert the improper fraction to a mixed number: 18/3
What is 6?
Jonah has read 3/5 of a book. Lupe has read 3/4 of the same book. More of the book has been read by...
Who is Lupe?
Dori needs 2 3/4 yards of string to make some necklaces. She has 1 1/4 yards of string. Dori needs ____ more yards of string.
What is 1 2/4 yards? (5 bonus points for the simplified answer 1 1/2 yards)
Convert the improper fraction to a mixed number: 20/6
What is 3 2/6? (5 extra points for the answer 3 1/2)
Rick's dad mixed 1/4 quart of red paint with 4/16 quart of yellow paint. Write a comparison statement for these two fractions. (<>=)
1/4 = 4/16
Maya has 10 movie tickets. She gives 4 tickets to her friends, 2 to her parents, and uses 1 for herself to see a new movie. Maya did not use ___ tickets (in fraction form).
What is 3/10?
Convert the improper fraction to a mixed number: 38/12
What is 3 2/12? (5 bonus points for the answer 3 1/6)
Tracy and Linda made lasagna in the same size pan for a fundraiser. Tracy cut her lasagna into 8 pieces. Linda cut her Lasagna into 10 pieces. After the fundraiser, Tracy took 1 pieces home and Linda took 2 pieces home. Write a comparison statement to represent the fraction of each lasagna that was EATEN.
What is 7/8 > 8/10?
Sammy has a dozen video games. He gives 3/4 of the games to Jeff. Sammy gives ___ games to Jeff.
What is 9?
Convert the improper fraction to a mixed number: 34/6
What is 5 4/6? (5 bonus points for the answer 5 2/3)
Jake and Brian are cutting lawns for the summer. At lunch time Jake cut 3/4 of the front yard and Brian cut 1/2 of the back yard. By lunch time, who as cut more of the yard?
TRICK QUESTION: The two can't be compared because the wholes are not the same! (front yard vs back yard)
Kendra is making a cake for her family reunion. She needs to make 26 servings. One serving requires 1/3 cup of chocolate chips. How many cups of chocolate chips does Kendra need to BUY AT WALMART?
What is 9 cups?