Fraction Operations Practice
Decompose 6/4 in a different way.
1/4 + 5/4 = 6/4 (Answers may vary)
Represent 5/6 as a multiplication equation.
5 x 1/6 = 5/6
Decompose 6/4 as the sum of unit fractions.
1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 = 6/4
Decompose 5/6 as the sum of unit fractions.
1/6 + 1/6 + 1/6 + 1/6 + 1/6 = 5/6
Compare using >, <, or =. 11/3 _________ 3
11/3 > 3 3 wholes would equal 3/3 + 3/3 + 3/3 = 9/3 so 11/3 is greater You can check with cross multiplication.
5 ¼ - 2 ¾ = ?
2 2/4 or 10/4
Name 2 fractions that are equivalent to 1/2.
2/4 4/8 5/10 (Answers may vary)
There were 12 cupcake in the cafeteria. 3/12 were chocolate, 5/12 were vanilla and the rest were strawberry. What fraction of the cupcakes were strawberry?
3/12 + 5/12 = 8/12 (Vanilla and chocolate total) 12/12 - 8/12 = 4/12 (total of all cupcakes minus vanilla and chocolate) 4/12 of the cupcakes were strawberry.
Decompose 5/6 in a different way.
3/6 + 2/6 = 5/6 (Answers may vary)
Mrs. Boos ate 3/8 of a pie. Mr. Cody ate 2/8 of that pie. How much pie did they eat altogether?
3/8 + 2/8 = 5/8 They ate 5/8 of the pie.
4 - 1 ¼ = ?
4 - 1 ¼ = 2 ¾
Micah has 10 bows. 4/10 of her bows are striped and 3/10 of her bows have polka dots. How many bows are striped or have polka dots?
4/10 + 3/10 = 7/10 7/10 of Micah's bows are striped or polka dots.
Compare using >, < or =. 4/10 ________ 9/16
4/10 < 9/16 9/16 is more than a half but 4/10 is less than a half. So, 9/16 is greater. You can check with cross multiplication.
Represent 6/4 as a multiplication equation.
6 x 1/4 = 6/4
1 5/6 + 7 4/6 = ?
8 9/6 OR 9 3/6
Compare using >, <, or =. 8/2 __________ 12/3
8/2 = 12/3 Both of these fractions are equal to 4 wholes, so they are equal. You can check with cross multiplication.
Which fraction in the following group is greater than 1? 4/5 6/7 9/8 4/10
9/8
Identify a UNIT fraction.
A unit fraction is any fraction with a NUMERATOR of 1. EX: ½, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5
Name a fraction that is equivalent to 2/3.
Possible Answers: 4/6, 6/9, 8/12
