Equivalent Expressions
Create an expression that is equivalent to...
5/12 + 4/12
Example: 4/12 + 5/12
1/12 + 6/12 + 2/12
3/12 + 3/12 + 3/12
Mrs. Holland read 4/6 of her book last night. She read another 1/6 this morning. How much does she have left to read?
1/6 of the book is left because 4/6 + 1/6= 5/6 and 6/6 - 5/6 = 1/6
4 1/6
Create an expression that is equivalent to...
2/12 + 1/12
1/12 + 2/12
1/12 + 1/12 + 1/12
If grandma uses 2 3/4 cups of vegetable broth and 1 1/4 cups of cream, how much does she use in all?
4 cups all together
Show three different ways to decompose 5/10
3/10 + 2/10
1/10 + 1/10 + 3/10
1/10 + 1/10 + 1/10 + 1/10 + 1/10
Create an expression that is equivalent to...
16/12 - 1/12
5/12 + 10/12
11/12 + 4/ 12
On Friday, 1/5 of the students in class were absent. What fraction of the students were NOT absent? EXPLAIN
4/5 of the students are not absent because 5/5 represents the entire class. When you take 5/5 - 1/5 = 4/5.
Tami and Orlando each decomposed 1 3/4. Tami wrote 2/4 + 2/4 + 3/4 and Orlando wrote 4/4 + 3/4. Who is correct?
Both are correct because 2/4 + 2/4 + 3/4 and 4/4 + 3/4 are equivalent expressions.
Create an expression that is equivalent to...
2/12 + 3/12 + 6/12
10/12 + 1/12
2/12 + 3/12 + 6/12
14/12 - 3/12
Cole spent some time working on his history homework. Then, he spent 5/12 hour working on his Spanish homework. Cole spent 1 hour working on homework. What fraction of an hour did Cole spend on history?
Cole spent 7/12 hour because 12/12 - 5/12= 7/12
Show 4/10 + 3/10 = 7/10 on a number line
N/A
What is the simplified version of the following three fractions...
6/12, 9/21, 8/10
6/12 = 1/2 (divide by 6)
9/21= 3/7 (divide by 3)
8/10= 4/5 (divide by 2)
Claire had 4 1/6 feet of string. She used some string to hang party decorations. Now she has 1 5/6 feet of strong left. How much string did Claire use? Draw a model and solve.
2 2/6= 2 1/3
How many cups of soup will be made with all the ingredients?
Chicken Broth- 2 3/4
Water - 1 2/4
Cream- 1 1/4
Vegetable Stock- 2 3/4
8 1/4 cups of soup