Renaming Mixed Numbers
How can you rename 2 1/4 as a fraction greater than one?
9/4
4 1/3 - 3 1/3 =
1
Zach and his brother go fishing. Zach catches a fish that is 4 5/12 pounds and his brother catches a fish that is 6 2/12 heavier than Zack's. What is the total weight of the fish they catch?
15 pounds
8 x 1/3 =
8/3 or 2 2/3
3 3/8 x 4 =
13 4/8 or 108/8
How can you rename 5 3/8 as a fraction greater than one?
43/8
8 2/5 - 4 4/5 =
3 3/5
Carla has one roll of streamers that is 8 1/8 yards long and another roll that is 5 6/8 yards long. If she uses 9 3/8 yards to decorate, how many yards of streamers does she have left?
4 4/8 yards
7 x 7/8 =
49/8 or 6 1/8
2 3/4 x 7=
19 1/4 or 77/4
How can you rename 6 2/5 as a fraction greater than one?
32/5
14 3/10 + 11 7/10 =
26
Lydia needs 7 5/8 feet of wallpaper for the bathroom. She needs 1 7/8 feet more for the bedroom than the bathroom. How much wallpaper does she need for the bedroom? How much wallpaper does she need for both room?
9 4/8 feet ; 17 1/8 feet
4 x 5/8 =
20/8 or 2 4/8
2 9/10 x 6 =
17 4/10 of 174/10
How can you rename 1 9/10 as a fraction greater than one?
19/10
9 2/3 + 2 2/3 =
12 1/3
A snail can 3/8 inch in one minute. How far can the snail travel in 5 minutes?
15/8 inches or 1 7/8 inches
Write 9/4 as the product of a whole number and a unit fraction
9 x 1/4d
2 5/6 x 3 =
8 3/6 or 51/6
How can you rename 8 3/4 as a fraction greater than one?
35/4
10 - 4 4/6 =
5 2/6
Jeff's rabbit eats 3/8 pound of food in one week. His gerbils eats 7/8 pound of food in one week. How many pounds of food do his animals eat in 4 weeks?
5 pounds
Write 16/10 as the as the product of a whole number and a unit fraction.
16 x 1/10
2 2/3 x 9 =
24