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What is 2/3 + 1/4 in simplest form?
8/12 +3/12 = 11/12 11/12 is in simplest form.
100
What is 24/36 in simplest form?
The GCF is 12. 24/36 in simplest form is 2/3.
100
Sara invited 6 friends to a birthday party. She had 3 cakes to share. If they all shared the cakes equally, what fraction of cake will each girl receive?
3 cakes / 7 girls = 3/7 cake per girl
100
Larry, Curly, and Moe are sharing two Funfetti cupcakes. Larry says that he can eat 3/4 of a cupcake. Curly says that he can eat 4/10 of a cupcake. Moe says that he can eat 2/8 of a cupcake. If each goofball eats that amount, what fraction of the cupcakes (in simplest form) will be left?
The LCD is 40. Larry: 30/40 Curly: 16/40 Moe: 10/40 Total cupcakes: 80/40 Total eaten: 56/40 Amount left: 80/40 - 56/40 = 24/40 24/40 = 3/5 cupcakes in simplest form
100
Fifteen teachers are sharing 3 dozen donuts in the teachers' lounge. Extras will go to the students, how many will the kids get?
6
200
What is 5/6 + 3/4 + 1/8 in simplest form?
20/24 + 18/24 + 3/24 = 41/24 41/24 = 1 and 17/24 in simplest form
200
What is 18/24 in simplest form?
The GCF is 6. 18/24 in simplest form is 3/4.
200
Henry and seven of his friends rented a scooter for a total of 4 hours. If each friend rode it for the same amount of time, how long did each friend ride it?
4 hours / 8 people = 1/2 hour (30 minutes) per person
200
DAZZLING DECUPLE!!!!!!!!!! Ms. Kosciow is baking four different kinds of cookies. Sugar cookies require 1/3 cup of flour. Chocolate chip cookies require 3/4 cup of flour. Peanut butter cookies require 2 and 6/12 cups of flour. Gingerbread cookies require 1 and 1/8 cups of flour. How many cups of flour (in simplest form) does Ms. Kosciow need for all four recipes?
The LCD = 24. Sugar: 8/24 Chocolate chip: 18/24 Peanut butter: 2 and 12/24 Gingerbread: 1 and 3/24 Total needed: 3 and 41/24 3 and 41/24 = 4 and 17/24 cups of flour in simplest form
200
There are 93 children going on a field trip, buses hold 40 students. How many buses need to be ordered? What do you do with the remainder and why?
3 buses, round up because we don't leave kids behind.
300
DAILY DOUBLE!! What is 2 and 1/4 - 2/3 in simplest form?
The LCD is 12. 2 and 3/12 - 8/12 = ? 1 and 15/12 - 8/12 = 1 and 7/12
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What is 15/45 in simplest form?
The GCF is 15. 15/45 in simplest form is 1/3.
300
TERRIFIC TRIPLE!!! Jennifer and 11 of her friends ran in a relay. The relay lasted a total of four hours. If each friend ran the same amount of time, how long did each friend run?
4 hours /12 people = 1/3 of an hour (20 minutes) per person
300
On Monday, 2/4 of the fifth grade students had Art. On Tuesday, 1/5 of the fifth grade students had Art. The rest of the fifth grade students had Art on Wednesday. What fraction of fifth grade students (in simplest form) had Art on Wednesday?
The LCD is 20. Monday: 10/20 students Tuesday: 4/20 students Total # of students: 20/20 Wednesday: 20/20 - 14/20 = 6/20 students 6/20 in simplest form is 3/10.
300
271 people are waiting in line for a roller coaster ride, 28 people fit in each ride. How many rides will it take for everybody to get a turn? What do you do with the remainder, and why?
10 rides, round up because everyone wants a ride
400
What is 20 and 5/8 - 6 and 4/6 in simplest form?
The LCD is 24. 20 and 15/24 - 6 and 16/24 = ? 19 and 39/24 - 6 and 16/24 = 13 and 13/24
400
What is 50/700 in simplest form?
The GCF is 50. 50/700 in simplest form is 1/14.
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Mr. Brown baked four spinach, mushroom, and feta pizzas for his daughter and two of her friends. If each child shared the pizza equally, how much pizza did each child receive?
4 pizzas / 3 children = 4/3 = 1 and 1/3 pizzas per child
400
If you have 2 and 1/3 cups of water in a measuring cup and pour out 4/7 cup of water, how much water will remain in the measuring cup?
The LCD is 21. 2 and 7/21 cups of water is in the measuring cup. 12/21 cup of water is poured out. 2 and 7/21 - 12/21 = ? 1 and 28/21 - 12/21 = 1 and 16/21 cups of water (in simplest form) will remain
400
Ramona wants to rent movies for her slumber party, each movie costs $3. She has $14, how many movies can she get? What does she do with the remainder, and why?
4 movies, she will save the $2 because she cannot get half of a movie. So she ignores the remainder.
500
What is the sum of 13/13, 13/39, and 8/78 in simplest form?
The word "sum" means to add. The LCD is 78. 1 + 26/78 + 8/78 = 1 and 34/78 1 and 34/78 = 1 and 17/39 in simplest form
500
QUIRKY QUADRUPLE!!!! What is 240/620 in simplest form?
The GCF is 20. 240/620 in simplest form is 12/31.
500
The cost to park the car before the Atlanta Hawks basketball game cost $20. If there were a total of 5 people in the car, and each person contributed the same amount toward the fee, how much did each person pay?
$20 fee / 5 people = $4 per person
500
BONUS QUESTION!!!: About what fraction of Ms. Kosciow's monthly paycheck does she spend on her fabulous students? a) 1/25 b) 1/50 c) 1/1000 d) 1/2
a) 1/25, and you're ALL totally worth it!!! :)
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The fifth grade teachers are having a pizza party for 12 kids. There are 56 pieces of pizza. How many pieces of pizza does each child get, if they must all get the same amount? What do you do with the remainder and why?
4 2/3 pieces of pizza equivalent answers 4 4/6 or 4 8/12 You divide the remainder because pizza slices can be cut-up into smaller pieces.