+ Fractions
Set A #1 and #2
4/5
4/4 or 1
Set C #1 and #3
2/3
3/8
Set E #1
7 5/8
Set D #1
1/4 + 2/4 = 3/4
Set B #1
Example answers:
2/5 + 1/5
1/5 + 1/5 + 1/5
Set A #3 and #4
7/8
9/10
Set C #2 and #4
3/6 or 1/2
1/10
Set E #2
5 2/6
Set D #2
5/6 - 1/6 = 4/6 or 2/3
Set B #2
Example Answers:
5/12 + 4/12
3/12 + 3/12 +3/12
Set A #5 and #6
7/10
9/12
Set C #5 and 6
2/5
2/6 or 1/3
Set E #4
5 5/8
What are the steps that one should follow when solving a word problem
Set B #3
Example Answers:
2/2 + 1/2
1/2 + 1/2 + 1/2
2/6 + 5/6
7/6 or 1 1/6
A gardener has 11/8 gallons of water. She uses 7/8 gallons to water the flowers.
Question: How much water is left?
4/8 or 1/2
Set E #3
10 1/10
Lila spent some time reading a book. Then, she spent 3/8 hour practicing the piano. In total, she spent 5/8 hour on both activities. How much time did Lila spend reading the book?
5/8 -3/8 = 2/8 or 1/4
Set B #4
Example Answers:
6/3 + 2/3
4/3 + 4/3
Carlos is reading a book. On Monday, he read 5/6 of a chapter, and on Tuesday he read 4/6 of a chapter.
Question: How much of the chapter did Carlos read in total?
9/6=1 3/6= 1 1/2
A construction worker had 3 2/4 feet of rope. He used 2 3/4 feet to tie bundles of wood.
Question: How much rope does he have left?
3/4
A gardener has 5 1/2 feet of garden hose. On Monday, he used 2 3/4 feet to water the flowers. On Tuesday, he added 1 1/4 feet more hose to reach another part of the garden. How much hose does he have now?
4
2/4 or 1/2 mile more
C= 1/4 + 2/4 C= 3/4
F= 5/4 - 3/4 F= 2/4 or 1/2
A gardener has 9/10 gallon of water to give to three different plants. She can split the water however she wants, as long as she uses all 9/10 of the gallon of water. How could she divide the water between the three plants?
Example Answers:
4/10 for one plant
3/10 for another plant
2/10 for the last plant