Fractions less than 1
4/6 + 1/12
Double points if you simplify!
9/12 or 3/4
2 5/6 + 1 5/6 = ?
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4 4/6 or 4 2/3
15 6/10 - 3 4/5 = ?
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11 8/10 or 11 4/5
Estimate the sum of 2/6 and 1/7.
1/2 + 0 = 1/2
1/2
Jane bought 1 1/3 pound of turkey and 3 1/4 pound of ham. How much meat did she buy in all?
Write an equation and solve.
4 7/12 pounds of meat
4/5 - 2/15 = ?
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10/15 or 2/3
2 1/4 + 3 4/8 = ?
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5 6/8 or 5 3/4
4 1/6 - 1 2/3 = ?
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2 3/6 or 2 1/2
Estimate the sum of 4 3/4 and 8 1/4.
5 + 8 = 13
13
Marsha had 2 2/3 feet of blue ribbon and 1 4/5 feet of red ribbon. How much ribbon did she have in all?
Write an equation and solve.
4 7/15 feet of ribbon
2/5 + 3/10
7/10
2 3/10 + 2 4/5 = ?
5 1/10
6 3/4 - 5 1/2 = ?
1 1/4
Estimate the difference between 12 4/9 and 3 1/3.
12 - 3 = 9
9
Sarah drove 3 4/5 hours to the park, and John drove 2 1/2 hours. What is the difference in their driving times?
Write an equation and solve.
3 4/5 - 1 1/2 = 1 3/10 hours
1/12 + 3/8 = ?
11/24
1 1/2 + 3 3/4 = ?
5 1/4
8 1/6 - 7 2/3 = ?
3/6 or 1/2
Estimate the total fruit salad made with the given recipe:
1 1/3 cup strawberries
4 4/5 cup grapes
2 3/8 cup blueberries
1 + 5 + 2 = 8
8 cups
Arnie skated 1 3/4 miles to the roller rink, 1 1/3 miles while there, and then he skated back. Write an equation to and solve to show how many miles he skated in all.
1 3/4 + 1 1/3 + 1 3/4 = 4 5/6 miles
5/6 - 1/9 = ?
13/18
3 1/3 + 9 11/12 = ?
13 3/12 or 13 1/4
6 3/4 - 3 11/12 = ?
2 5/6 or 2 10/12
Jack has 13 1/12 yards of string. She uses 1 9/10 of it to fix her shoes. About how much string does she have left?
13 - 2 = 11
11 yards
Rachel spend 1/5 of her day at a friends house, and 3/6 at school, and the rest of the day at home. What fraction of the day is spent at home?
Double points if you simplify!
9/30 or 3/10