Conversions
Adding/Subtracting Fractions
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Put it on a number line
100
1,000, 000 

Write that in exponents and word form

10  and one million

100

2/3 - 1/6

3/6 or 1/2

100

Kim says that if you add 3/4 + 1/10 you will have a sum greater than one. Do you agree or disagree?

Disagree, 1/10 is a very tiny piece. You need 1/4 more to equal a whole. 

100

Kiran, Noah, and Elena each ran as far as they could in one hour.

  • Elena ran 3/4 of a 5 mile trail.
  • Noah ran 1/8 of a 5 mile trail.
  • Kiran ran 6/5 of a 5 mile trail.           
  • List the distances the students ran in increasing order. Be prepared to explain your reasoning.

Noah, Elena, Kiran.

200

I have 1.5 liters of water, how many milliliters of water is that?

1500 milliliters 

200

1 1/9 + 2/3

1 7/9

200

Terry says that if I have 7/10 + 7/10 that will be more than a whole. Do you agree or disagree and why?

Agree, you only need 3/10 to make one whole. 

200
  • Priya ran to her grandmother’s house.
  • Jada ran twice as far as Priya.
  • Han ran 6/7 as far as Priya.
  • Clare ran 14/8 as far as Priya.
  • Mai ran 2/5 times as far as Priya.

List the runners in order from shortest distance run to longest.

 Mai, Han, Priya, Clare, Jada

300

I have 1.5 liters of water, how many kiloliters is that?

.0015 Kiloliters of water

300

3 1/5- 1 8/10 

1 4/10

300

3/3 x 1/4 ___ 1/4

= equal

300
  • Diego read 40 pages.
  • Elena read 7/8 times as many pages as Diego.
  • Mai read 2 1/2 times as many pages as Diego.
  • Kiran read 4/5 times as many pages as Diego.

Write the 4 names in order of how many pages they read from least to greatest.

Kiran, Elena, Diego, Mai

400

Elena drinks 6 glasses of water each day. Each glass is 250 milliliters. How many LITERS of water does she drink? 

1.5 Liters

400

3 1/2 + 3/4 + 1/8

1 4/8 + 6/8 + 1/8 = 3 11/8 or 4 3/8

400

8/5 x 1/3 ___ 1/3

< greater than 

400
  1. The number N is shown on the number line.



    1. Locate and label 4/3 on the number line.
    2. Is  less than, equal to, or greater than N? Explain how you know.

Greater than N

Should be to the right of the N

500

Elena drinks 9 glasses of water during the day. If each glass is 2.5 liters, how many MILLILITERS is that?  

22500 milliliters 

500

Tara made a punch with 1/2 cup lemonade, 3/4 cups of lime juice and 7/8 cups of punch. How many cups will this punch make?  

4/8 + 6/8 + 7/8 = 17/8 = 1 9/8 cups 

500

1/4 x 4/5 ___ 4/5

< less than

500


What is the total weight of the chicken eggs that weigh 2 2/8 or more? 

2 2/8 + 2 2/8 + 2 3/8 + 2 4/8 + 2 4/8

4/8+ 3/8 + 8/8 = 1 7/8 + 10 = 11 7/8 ounces