Making Common Denominators
1/2 and 1/3
3/6 and 2/6
1/2 of 48
24
1 5/6 + ? = 2
1/6
2 snacks for $5 or 3 snacks for $6
3 snacks for $6
Sadie drove 3/4 of a 36 mile trip. How many miles has he driven so far?
27 miles
4/15 and 1/3
4/15 and 5/15 or 12/45 and 15/45
1/3 of 27
9
3/8 + ? = 1
5/8
8 snacks for $10 or 20 snacks for $23
8 snacks for $10
Shawn made some trail mix! The mix has 1/2 cup of chocolate chips 2 2/3 cups of peanuts and 1 1/4 cup of raisins How many cups of trail mix does he have?
4 5/12
1/6 and 3/4
4/24 and 18/24 OR 2/12 and 9/12
1/8 of 16
2
? + 5/8 = 3/4
1/8
5 snacks for $6 or 8 snacks for $10
5 snacks for $6
Mac is 5 1/2 feet tall. Lyrica is 5 1/3 feet tall. How much taller is Mac than Lyrica?
1/6 of a foot
5/12 and 3/48
20/48 and 3/48
5/12 x 60
25
3 1/4 - ? = 1
2 1/4
4 snacks for $3 or 8 snacks for $6
They're the same
Carissa walked 2/5 of a trail and then ran 1/4 of the trail. Write a fraction that shows how much of the trail Carissa went.
13/20
3/8 and 3/7
21/56 and 24/56
3/8 of 24
9
7 3/9 - ? = 6 1/9
1 2/9
12 snacks for $9 or 4 snacks for $3
They're the same
Kristen ran 1/2 of a mile before school and then ran 1/3 of a mile after school
Estimate if she ran more than a mile or less than a mile.
Then figure out how far she ran.
5/6 of a mile