Adding Fractions
1/4+1/4
What is 2/4 or 1/2
3/5 - 1/5
What is 2/5
LCD of 3 and 4
What is 12
9/4
What is 2 1/4
Sarah has 1 1/2 pizzas. She gives 2/3 of a pizza to her friend. How much pizza does Sarah have left?
What is
5/6 of a pizza
2/3 + 1/6
What is 5/6
3/4 - 5/8
What is 1/8
LCD of 5 and 10
What is 10
11/3
What is 3 2/3
John read 3/4 of a book last week and 1/2 of the same book this week. How much of the book has he read in total?
What is
1 1/4 of the book in total
3/8 + 1/2
What is 7/8
7/10 - 1/5
What is 5/10 or 1/2
LCD of 6 and 8
What is 24
13/4
Emma has 5/6 of a yard of fabric. She uses 1/3 of a yard for a project. How much fabric does she have left?
What is
3/6 or 1/2 of a yard of fabric left
7/10 + 1/5 (using the LCD)
What is 9/10
9/16 - 1/8
What is 7/16
LCD of 7 and 14
What is 14
15/6
What is 2 1/2
A recipe calls for 1 1/4 cups of sugar. If Maria uses 3/5 cups of sugar, how much sugar does she have left for the recipe?
What is
13/20 cups of sugar left
5/12 + 3/10
What is 43/60
7/8 - 2/9
What is 47/72
LCD of 9 and 12
What is 36
17/5
What is 3 2/5
Mia has 1 3/4 yards of ribbon. She uses 1/2 yard of ribbon to wrap a present. Then, she buys another 1 1/4 yards of ribbon. How much ribbon does Mia have now? (simplify your answer)
What is
2 1/2 yards of ribbon (or 2 2/4)