Chapter 6 Fractions

Three students made videos for their art project. The table shows the length of each video.

Video Length (in hours)
1 4 3/4
2 2 7/12
3 2 5/6

How much LONGER is video 1 than video 3?

Kendra hiked each day for a week. the first day she hiked 1/8 mile, the second day she hiked 3/8 mile, and the third day she hiked 5/8 mile. By how much did she increase the distance she hiked each day?

Addison bought 5/6 yard of ribbon. She used 1/4 yard of the ribbon to decorate her scrapbook. How much ribbon did she have left after decorating the scrapbook?

Taylor saw an American alligator at a zoo that measured 12 11/12 feet long. The record length of an American alligator is 19 1/6 feet long. How much longer is the record alligator than the alligator Taylor saw?

Jacques caught 3 fish weighing a total of 23 1/2 pounds. Two of the fish weighed 9 5/8 and 6 1/4 pounds. How much did the third fish weigh?

Kyle is hanging wallpaper in his bedroom. A roll of wallpaper is 18 3/8 feet long. Kyle cuts off a piece of wallpaper 2 5/6 feet long. How much wallpaper is left on the roll?

A trail has three sections that are 4 7/8 miles, 3 3/4 miles, and 5 1/8 miles long. Ava wrote this expression to show the total distance that she hiked.

(4 7/8 + 3 3/4) + 5 1/8

Which shows another way to write the expression using only the Commutative Property of Addition?

Aisha painted for 1 1/6 hours in the morning and 1 5/6 hours after lunch. Which is the BEST estimate of the time she painted?

Maria bought a total of 1 3/4 dozen bagels. Of the total, she bought 1/6 dozen whole grain bagels, 3/4 dozen sesame seed bagels, and some plain bagels. How many dozen plain bagels did Maria buy?

Arturo wants to find the amount of time he spent on his math and science homework combined. He worked 2/5 hour on math and 1/3 hour on science. Which is the quickest strategy to find the least common denominator so he can add the time he spent on his homework?

Giselle made 24 1/8 ounces of lemonade. She sampled 1 1/2 ounces to make sure it was not too sour. How much lemonade is left?

Ron walked 8/10 mile from his grandmother's house to the store. Then he walked 9/10 mile to his house. Use benchmarks to estimate about how far he walked altogether.

Martin won first place in the 100-meter dash with a time of 14 23/100 seconds. Samuel came in second place with a time of 15 7/10 seconds. By how many hundredths of a second did Martin beat Samuel?

Matthew ran 3/8 mile and then walked 7/10 mile. Which pair of fractions can he use to find how far he went in all?

Mr. Barber uses 7/9 yard of wire to put up a ceiling fan. He uses 1/3 yard of wire to fix a switch. How much more wire does he use to put up the fan than to fix the switch?

Liam bought 5 7/8 pounds of steak. He used 2 1/16 pounds of the steak for a cookout. Which is the BEST estimate of how many pounds of steak Liam has left?

Brady used 2/3 gallon of yellow paint and 1/4 gallon of white paint to paint his dresser. How many gallons of paint did Brady use?

Shelley wove three rugs with Navajo designs. She wrote this expression to show the total length in feet of all three rugs.

(8 7/16 + 11 7/8) + 15 1/4

Which shows another way to write the expression using the Associative Property of Addition?

Francine wants to find the total of 2/3 cup of blueberries and 5/8 cup of raspberries. What is the least common denominator of the fractions?

Mindy bought 5/8 pound of almonds and 3/4 pound of walnuts. Which pair of fractions CANNOT be used to find how many pounds of nuts she bought in all?

Roberto's cat weighed 6 3/4 pounds last year. Then the cat gained 1 1/2 pounds. How much does the cat weigh now?

Kevin uses 1 1/3 cups of flour to make one loaf of bread, 2 2/3 cups of flour to make two loaves of bread and 4 cups of flour to make three loaves of bread. If Kevin uses the same recipe, how many cups of flour will he use to make 4 loaves of bread?

David practices piano for 1 1/3 hours on Monday and 3 1/2 hours on Tuesday. How much LONGER does he practice piano on Tuesday than on Monday?

Jill baked 2 1/3 dozen carrot muffins for a bake sale. Mike baked 1 3/4 dozen apple muffins. How many dozens of muffins were baked in all?

Maria needs a piece of string 4 2/3 feet long for a science project. She cuts it from a piece that is 7 1/12 feet long. How much string does she have left?