Fraction Sums
1/8 + 5/8
6/8
6/8 − 2/8
4/8
Liam drank 3/8 of a bottle of juice in the morning and 2/8 in the afternoon. How much juice did he drink in all?
5/8
Which expression equals 5/8?
a) 1/8 + 1/8 + 3/8
b) 2/8 + 2/8
a) 1/8 + 1/8 + 3/8
A point is at 3/8. You move forward 2/8. Where do you land?
5/8
3/10 + 4/10
7/10
9/10 − 5/10
4/10
Ava walked 7/10 of a mile. She already walked 3/10 of a mile. How much farther does she need to walk?
4/10
Write 6/10 as a sum of two fractions.
3/10 + 3/10 (answers may vary)
Start at 9/10 and move back 4/10. Where do you land?
5/10
2/6 + 3/6
5/6
7/12 − 4/12
3/12
Noah ate 2/6 of a pizza and Mia ate 3/6. What fraction of the pizza did they eat together?
5/6
Write 12/9 as a sum of three equal fractions.
4/9 + 4/9 + 4/9
A number line shows a jump from 2/6 to 5/6. What addition equation matches what happened?
2/6 + 3/6 = 5/6
7/12 + 2/12
9/12
8/9 − 3/9
5/9
Ethan filled 5/12 of a bucket with sand. He added 4/12 more. How full is the bucket now?
9/12
Which equals 4/6?
a) 2/6 + 2/6
b) 1/6 + 1/6 + 1/6
a) 2/6 + 2/6
A point is at 11/12. You subtract 3/12. What is the new location?
8/12
5/9 + 3/9
8/9
11/12 − 5/12
6/12
Sofia read 11/12 of a book. She had already read 6/12. How much did she read today?
5/12
Decompose 8/12 in two different ways.
4/12 + 4/12 and 3/12 + 5/12 (answers may vary)
A student says: “5/8 + 4/8 = 9/16.” Is the student correct? Explain why or why not.
No, the correct sum is 9/8. This student added the numerators AND denominators