Unit 3: Fraction Basics

Simplifying Fractions

100

simplify: 2/6

 1/3

200

simplify 4/8

1/2

300

simplify: 9/27

 1/3

400

simplify 6/15

2/5

500

simplify 14/22

7/11

Adding and Subtracting Like Fractions

100

subtraction and simplify is possible

7/9-2/9 

 5/9 

200

Addition and Simplify if possible

4/8+1/8

 5/8

300

subtraction and simplify if possible

5/9 - 3/9

2/9

400

Addition and simplify if possible

2/7 + 6/7

8/7 or 1 1/7

500

Addition and simplify if possible

3/2 + 1/2

4/2 = 2

Adding and Subtracting Unlike Fractions

100

subtraction and simplify if possible

3/4 - 1/5

 11/20

200

subtraction and simplify if possible

1/3 - 1/4

1/12

300

subtraction and simplify if possible

3/2 - 3/4

3/4

400

Addition Simplify if possible

5/6 + 1/3

7/6 or 1 1/6

500

Addition and simplify is possible

3/5 + 1/2

 11/10 OR 1 1/10

Improper to Mixed Numbers

100

3/2

1  1/2

200

12/6

2

300

8/3

2 2/3

400

12/11

1 1/11

500

9/6

1 3/6 or 1 1/6

Mixed to Improper Numbers

100

2 1/4 

9/4

200

1 3/8

11/8

300

9 2/3

29/3

400

9/2

4 1/2

500

28/5

5 3/5