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Fraction Word Prob.
Add and Subtract Fractions in these Word Problems.
Question | Answer |
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Madeline baked 2 pans of brownies. Her family ate 1 and 5/6 pans. What fraction of a pan of brownies was left? | 2 = 6/6 + 6/6 = 12/6 1 and 5/6 = 6/6 + 5/6 = 11/6 12/6 - 11/6 = 1/6 1/6 of a pan of brownies is left. |
Joann wrote a letter that was 1 and 1/4 pages long. Kassie wrote a letter that was 3/4 page shorter than Joann’s letter. How long was Kassie’s letter? | Joann = 1 and 1/4 = 4/4 + 1/4 = 5/4 Kassie = 5/4 - 3/4 = 2/4 Kassie's letter was 2/4 of a page long. |
Castro bought 3/5 a pound of bananas, 2/5 a pound of mangos, and 2/5 pound of blueberries. How many pounds of produce did Castro purchase? | 3/5 + 2/5 = 5/5 or 1 whole 1 + 2/5 = 1 and 2/5 Castro bought 1 and 2/5 pounds of produce. |
Peter was making trail mix. He added 3/4 cups peanuts, 2/4 cups M&Ms, 1/4 cup pretzels, and 2/4 cups cereal. How many cups of ingredients went into the trail mix, that are not peanuts? | 2/4 + 1/4 + 2/4 = ___ 2/4 + 1/4 = 3/4 3/4 + 2/4 = 5/4 5/4 = 4/4 + 1/4 There is 1 and 1/4 cups of ingredients that are not peanuts in the trail mix. |
Stacy's mom has a gas tank that holds 10 gallons. She just added 6 and 4/5 gallons to the tank to fill it up. How many gallons did she have in her tank, before filling up? | 10 - 6 and 4/5 = __ 10 = 5/5 + 5/5 + 5/5 + 5/5 + 5/5 + 5/5 + 5/5 + 5/5 + 5/5 + 5/5 = 50/5 6 and 4/5 = 5/5 + 5/5 + 5/5 + 5/5 + 5/5 + 5/5 + 4/5 = 34/5 50/5 - 34/5 = 16/5 16/5 = 5/5 + 5/5 + 5/5 + 1/5 = 3 and 1/5 Stacy's Mom had 3 and 1/5 gallons of gas. |