Simple Addition
1/2 + 1/4 =
Answer:
3/4
How to solve:
1/2 + 1/4 = 2/4 + 1/4 = 3/4
7/8 - 1/2 =
Answer:
3/8
How to Solve:
7/8 - 1/2 = 7/8 - 4/8 = 3/8
1 7/10 + 3 3/5 =
Answer:
5 3/10
How to Solve:
1 7/10 + 3 3/5 = 1 7/10 + 3 6/10 = 4 13/10
Simplify:
4 13/10 = 5 3/10
Mrs. Butera rode her bike
4 5/8
miles on Saturday and
4 1/2
miles on Sunday. How many miles did she ride in all?
Answer:
9 1/8
How to solve:
4 5/8 + 4 1/2 = 4 5/8 + 4 4/8 = 8 9/8 = 9 1/8
1/10 + 1/2 =
Answer:
3/5
How to Solve:
1/10 + 1/2 = 1/10 + 5/10 = 6/10
Simplify:
6/10 = 3/5
11/12 - 1/6 =
Answer:
3/4
How to Solve:
11/12 - 1/6 = 11/12 - 2/12 = 9/12
Simplify:
9/12 = 3/4
2 1/3 + 1 5/6 =
Answer:
4 1/6
How to Solve:
2 1/3 + 1 5/6 = 2 2/6 + 1 5/6 = 3 7/6
Simplify:
3 7/6 = 4 1/6
Parker walks 2/5 mile from her house to the mailbox. Then she walks 1/3 of a mile to the park. What is the total distance Parker walks?
Answer:
11/15
How to solve:
2/5 + 1/3 = 6/15 + 5/15 = 11/15
1/2 + 2/3 =
Answer:
1 1/6
How to Solve:
1/2 + 2/3 = 3/6 + 4/6 = 7/6
Simplify:
7/6 = 1 1/6
2 3/4 - 1/2=
Answer:
2 1/4
How to Solve:
2 3/4 - 1/2 = 2 3/4 - 2/4
= 2 1/4
10 3/4 - 3 1/2 =
Answer:
7 1/4
How to Solve:
10 3/4 - 3 1/2
10 - 3 = 7, and 3/4 - 1/2 = 1/4, so I got
7 1/4
Nora helps weigh kittens at the vet. The heaviest kitten weights
3 1/4
pounds. The lightest kitten weights only
1 3/4
pounds. How much more does the larger kitten weigh?
Answer:
1 1/2
How to solve:
*Change mixed numbers to improper fractions
3 1/4 - 1 3/4 = 13/4 - 7/4
Then...Subtract, Simplify
13/4 - 7/4 = 6/4 = 1 2/4 = 1 1/2
6/7 + 2/3 =
Answer:
1 11/21
How to Solve:
6/7 + 2/3 = 18/21 + 14/21 = 32/21
Simplify:
32 / 21 = 1 11/21
5/6 - 7/9=
Answer:
1/18
How to Solve:
5/6 - 7/9 = 15/18 - 14/18 = 1/18
5 3/4 - 2 5/12 =
Answer:
3 1/3
How to Solve:
5 3/4 - 2 5/12 = 5 9/12 - 2 5/12
= 3 4/12
Simplify:
3 4/12 = 3 1/3
Grady jumped off the swing
6 2/3
feet in a contest. Toby jumped
4 3/4
feet. How much farther did Grady jump than Toby?
Answer:
1 11/12
How to solve:
Change mixed numbers to improper fractions, find common denominator, subtract, simplify!
6 2/3 - 4 3/4 = 20/3 - 19/4
20/3 - 19/4 = 80/12 - 57/12
(80-57)/12 = 23/12
23/12 = 1 11/12
2/3 + 4/11 =
Answer:
1 1/33
How to Solve:
2/3 + 4/11 = 22/33 + 12/33 = 34/33
Simplify:
34/33 = 1 1/33
7/10 - 3/11 =
Answer:
47/110
How to Solve:
7/10 - 3/11 = 77/110 - 30/110 = 47/110
8 2/3 - 1 7/9 =
Answer:
6 8/9
How I solved it:
**I know that 7/9 is bigger than 2/3, so I can't subtract the fractions without borrowing from the whole number or changing them to improper fractions...so I changed the fractions to improper fractions first to get rid of the whole numbers. Then I could find a common denominator, subtract, and simplify:
1. Get rid of mixed numbers
8 2/3 - 1 7/9 = 26/3 - 16/9
2. Common Denominator
26/3 - 16/9= 78/9 - 16/9
3. Subtract
(78-16)/9 = 62/9
4. Simplify
62/9 = 6 8/9
Mia ran
11 5/12
laps during PE. Alexis ran
9 7/8
laps. How many more laps did Mia run than Alexis?
Answer:
1 13/24
How to solve:
Convert mixed numbers, find common denominator, subtract, then simplify!
11 5/12 - 9 7/8 = 137/12 - 79/8
274/24 - 237/24= 37/24
37/24 = 1 13/24