Decompose fractions
Write 3/4 as a sum of unit fractions.
1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 = 3/4
3/6 - 1/6 =
2/6
In Sheridan it snowed 4/8 of an inch in the morning and 2/8 of an inch in the afternoon. How much more did it snow in the morning?
2/8 of an inch
4 8/10 - 1 5/10 =
3 3/10
Mrs. Morgan brought 2 4/6 bags of candy to school for Halloween. After she gave each of her students a piece of candy, she had 1 3/6 bags left. How many bags of candy did she give her students?
2 4/6 - 1 3/6 = 1 1/6
Write 5/8 as a sum of unit fractions.
1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8 = 5/8
4/7 - 2/7 =
2/7
Jeff ran 5/9 mile. Julie ran 2/9 mile. How much farther did Jeff run than Julie?
5/9 - 2/9 = 3/9
5 21/25 - 1 19/25 =
4 2/25
Ms. Scott has 4 7/12 boxes of pencils but 2 1/12 boxes of the pencils were broken. After she threw out the broken pencils, how many boxes of pencils were left?
4 7/12 - 2 1/12 = 2 6/12
Write 3/6 as a sum of two fractions.
1/6 + 2/6 = 3/6
20/20 - 13/20 =
7/20
David picked two tomatoes from his garden. One weight 5/6 pound and the other weight 3/6 pound. Find the difference in weight between these two tomatoes.
5/6 - 3/6 = 2/6
5 1/5 - 2 2/5 =
2 4/5
Mrs. McGuire received 2 1/7 bags of chocolate for Valentine's from her class and 5/7 of a bag of chocolates from a few students from last year's class. She shared 1 2/7 with other teachers and took the rest of the chocolate home. How many bags of chocolate did she take home?
(2 1/7 + 5/7) - 1 2/7 =
2 6/7 - 1 2/7 = 1 4/7
Write 7/9 as a sum of five fractions.
Answers vary. Teacher will check.
32/40 - 8/40 - 3/40 =
21/40
On Friday, many of the students were missing from Mrs. Morgan's class. 1/8 of the class went to a basketball tournament and 1/8 of the class was sick. What fraction of the class was in school?
8/8 - 1/8 - 1/8 = 6/8
6 10/12 - 1 11/12 =
4 11/12
On Thanksgiving, the turkey was in the oven for 2 2/6 hours. The pumpkin pie was in the oven for 3/6 of an hour. How much longer was the turkey in the oven?
2 2/6 - 3/6 = 1 5/6 hours
Decompose 11/15 as a sum of fractions two different ways.
Answers vary. Teacher will check.
7/10 - 63/100 =
7/100
Jack ran the 40-yard dash in 4/10 of a minute. Andy ran it in 47/100 of a minute. How much faster did Jack run the 40-yard dash?
47/100 - 4/10 = 7/100
7 5/9 - 2 7/9 =
4 7/9
Mrs. Fraser has 5 6/10 packs of construction paper in her classroom. Her class used 2 8/10 packs. How much construction paper does she have left?
5 6/10 - 2 8/10 = 2 8/10