Equivalent Fractions
Write 2 equivalent fractions using area models:
1/4
Possible answers: (check models)
2/8 3/12 4/16 5/20 6/24
Solve
3/4 + 2/5
Answer:
1 3/20
Solve
3 1/2 + 4 7/8
Answer
8 3/8
Solve
1 1/2 - 2/3
Answer
5/6
Hannah and her friend are training to run in a 2-mile race. On Monday, Hannah ran 1/2 mile. On Tuesday, she ran 1/5 mile farther than she ran on Monday.
How far did Hannah run on Tuesday?
Answer
7/10 mile
Write 2 equivalent fractions using area models:
2/5
4/10 6/15 8/20 10/25
Solve
7/8 + 1/3
Answer:
1 5/24
Solve
2 4/5 + 1 1/2
Answer
4 3/10
Solve
1 1/5 - 1/3
Answer
13/15
George weeded 1/5 of the garden, and Summer weeded some, too. when they were finished, 2/3 of the garden still needed to be weeded. What faction of the garden did Summer weed?
Answer
Summer weeded 2/15 of the garden.
Write 2 equivalent fractions using area models:
3/7
Possible Answers: (Check Models)
6/14 9/21 12/28 15/35
Solve
2/8 + 4/6
Answer
11/12
Solve
2 2/3 + 5 2/5
Answer
8 1/15
1 3/4 - 6/7
Answer
25/28
Jim spent 1/3 of his money on a pack of pens, 1/2 of his money on a pack of markers, and 1/8 of his money on a pack of pencils. What fraction of his money is left?
Answer
He has 1/24 of his money left.
Find a common denominator and create equivalent fractions:
2/3 1/2 3/5
Answer
20/30 15/30 18/30
Solve
2/3 + 1/4 + 1/2
Answer
1 5/12
Solve
15 5/6 + 7 9/10
Answer
23 11/15
Solve
3 3/5 - 2 1/2
Answer
1 1/10
Gavin had 20 minutes to do a three-problem quiz. He spent 9 3/4 min on Problem 1 and 3 4/5 min on Problem 2. How much time did he have left for Problem 3?
Write the answer in Min and Sec
Answer
6 9/20.... 6 min and 27 sec
Find a common denominator and create equivalent fractions:
2/3 4/9 3/12
Answer
24/36 16/36 9/36
Solve
4/5 + 1/4 - 1/20
Answer
1
Solve
3 5/7 + 6 2/3
Answer
10 8/21
Solve
1 3/4 - 3/5
Answer
1 3/20
Matt wants to shave 2 1/2 min off his 5K race time. After a month of training, he managed to lower his overall time from 21 1/5 min to 19 1/4 min. By how many more min does Matt need to lower his race time?
Answer
Matt needs to shave 11/20 min off his race time.