Like-Denominators
1 2/3 - 4/3 =
1/3
3/4 + 1/3 = ?
1 1/12
4/5 - 2/3 = ?
2/15
Ms. Irsa went to her son's hockey tournament this past weekend. They played 4 games. In the first game they scored 4 goals. In the second game they scored 2 goals. In the third game they scored 6 goals, and in the last game they scored no goals.
How many goals did they score in total? Represent each game's amount as a fraction of the total amount of goals.
They scored 12 goals in total.
Game 1: 1/3 Game 2: 1/6 Game 3: 1/2
Game 4: 0/12 = 0.
REDUCTION OPPORTUNITY - Both teams participate.
Estimate Mr. G's age. Closest group experiences no impact. Furthest group loses 100 points.
25
28/56 - 8/56 - 3/56 + 11/56 = ?
1/2
2/3 + 1/6 = ?
5/6
1/10 - 1/20 = ?
1/20
Emily participated in a spelling bee over the weekend and had to spell the word 'MONOSACCHARIDE'. Represent the amount of each letter as a fraction, given that the word has 14 letters.
M: 1/14 N: 1/14 S: 1/14 A: 1/7
O: 1/7 C: 1/7 H: 1/14 R: 1/14
I: 1/14 D: 1/14 E: 1/14
Represent 6 3/8 as an improper fraction.
51/8
3 3/5 - 2 4/5 = ?
4/5
1/3 + 5/19 = ?
34/57
7/10 - 3/9 = ?
11/30
DAILY DOUBLE - Worth 600 Points!
Our class is responsible to collect toilet paper, Kleenex, paper towels, and band-aids for the Holiday Drive. We have collected a total of 18 items. We have 5 rolls of toilet paper, 4 rolls of paper towel, and 6 boxes of band-aids.
a. Represent each item as a fraction. How many Kleenex boxes have we collected?
b. How many more rolls of toilet paper do we have than paper towels? Represent answer as a fraction.
a. TP: 5/18 PT: 2/9 BA: 1/3 KX: 1/6
We have collected 3 Kleenex boxes.
b. We have collected 1 more roll of TP than paper towel. It represents 1/18 of all of the items.
A SCIENCE SURPRISE
Earlier this week we talked about a heating system that the Romans invented and used in 100BC. They used it to heat their homes and Roman baths. What was it called?
A Hypocaust
DAILY DOUBLE - Worth 800 Points
Solve, reduce, turn into a mixed number if necessary, and state the GCF.
33/30 + 6/30 + 1 = ?
2 3/10; GCF = 3
State the LCM and then solve:
1/3 + 1/6 + 2/9 = ?
LCM = 18;
13/18
1/2 - 1/3 - 1/6 = ?
0
Mr. G realized that the amount of milkshake he made for the class for losing in Mathketball wasn't enough (yes, this is a reference to the quiz we had). This time, he decided to make 28 cups of milkshake. He blended 6 3/5 cups of vanilla ice cream with 12 1/5 cups of mint-chocolate ice cream. How many cups does he need to add of chocolate ice cream? Provide answer as both a mixed number and an improper fraction.
46/5 or 9 1/5 cups of chocolate ice cream.
Represent 47/12 as a mixed number.
3 11/12
18/5 - 7/5 = ?
2 1/5
State the LCM and Solve.
9/10 + 1/5 + 1/2 = ?
LCM is 10.
1 2/3
17/18 - 2/6 - 2/9 = ?
7/18
The Ecological Footprint of Canada for 2018 was 7 1/4 hectares per capita on average. Calgary possesses the largest Ecological Footprint in Canada, amounting to 9 17/20 hectares per capita. By how many hectares per capita is Calgary's Ecological Footprint than our nation's average?
Calgary's Ecological Footprint is 2 3/5 hectares per capita more than our nation's average.
OOPS - There are 5 500 Point slots. That's not even. This question is now worth 400 points.
Come to the board and draw how you would add the fractions 1/3 + 2/5
11/15