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Kim lives 2/5 mile from the soccer fields.  How far does Kim walk in all if she walks from home to the soccer fields and back home?

4/5

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2/6 + 1/3

4/6 = 2/3

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3/4 - 2/3

1/12

100

4 / 5 ______ 4/6

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100

Find an equivalent fraction for 3/4.

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200

Sam did 4/7 of his homework before dinner.  He then did 3/7 of his homework after dinner.  How much more of his homework did he do before dinner than after dinner?

1/7

200

1/4 + 3 1/6

3 10/24 =

3 5/12

200

4 2/5 - 1 1/4

3 3/20

200

7/8 _____  5/8

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200

Find an equivalent fraction for 9/12.

Answers vary

300
Claire and her family spent 1/2 of her family visiting relatives and another 3/12 at the pool.  What fraction of heir vacation did Claire and her family spend either with relatives or at the pool?

1/2=6/12 + 3/12 = 9/12

Simplest form = 3/4

300

1 5/8 + 1 2/5

2 41/40 = 3 1/40

300

7 6/7 - 2 2/3

5 4/21

300

3/10 _________ 4/11

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300

Find an equivalent fraction for 16/20

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400

Carrie puts the same number of flowers in each of two bunches.  The first bunch is 5/6 roses and the second bunch is 1/3 roses.  How much more of the first bunch is roses than the second bunch?

5/6 - 1/3 = 

5/6-2/6 = 3/6

Simplest form = 1/2

400

2 4/7 + 3 2/7

5 6/7

400

6 - 1 1/4

4 3/4

400

5/9 ________  7/12

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400

Molly poured 3/5 cup of orange juice for herself and then another 2/10 cup for her sister.  How much orange juice did she pour in all?

8/10 = 3/5 cup

500

Martha uses 5 1/3 yards of white lace and 3 2/3 yards of ivory lace for a craft project.  Write and solve and equation to show how much lace Martha uses in all.

5 1/3 + 3 2 /3

8 3/3 = 9 yards of lace

500

5 7/8 + 4 3/4

9 13/8 = 

10 5/8

500

2 1/3 - 1 2/3

2/3

500

5/6 _________ 10/12

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500

Tim is riding his bicycle 5 3/8 miles to the park.  He rides 1 1/5 and stops to take a drink.  How much farther does Tim have to ride to the park?

4 7/40 miles