Fractions revision

Is this a correct answer?

• Yes, the student correctly added.
• No, you cannot add unlike denominators
• No, 5 + 7 is not 12
• No, 2 + 3 is not 5

• 5/14
• 3/7
• 5/7
• 5/14

1/3 + 2/5

• 4/15
• 4/8
• 11/15
• 2/8

2/3 + 1/9

• 14/18
• 3/12
• 3/27
• 2/27

Mr. R wrote four statements on the board. Which one of them is true?

• ⅚ x ⅜ is equal to ⅜.
• 4 x ⅘ is greater than 4.
• ⅔ x 5 is less than 5.
•  ½ x ¾ is greater than ¾.

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CCSS.5.NF.B.4

CCSS.5.NF.B.5

Tim has 32 songs on his ipod. Three-eighths of those songs are by Bob Marley.  How many Bob Marley songs does Tim have on his ipod?

• 12 songs
• 15 songs
• 9 songs
• 18 songs

There are 28 students in a math class. ⁴⁄₇ of the students were boys. How many boys were in the math class?

• 16 boys
• 12 girls
• 14 girls
• 12 boys

Hank brought home ⅞ pounds of raspberries and blueberries from the farmer's market. The weight of the raspberries is ⅚ of the total weight. What is the weight of the raspberries?

• ³⁵⁄₄₈ pounds
• ¹²⁄₁₄ pounds
• ⁴⁰⁄₄₈ pounds
• ³⁰⁄₄₈ pounds

⅖ of the students in math class are boys. ⅓ of the boys have brown hair. What fraction of all students are boys with brown hair?

• ²⁄₁₅ of all students
• ⅔ of all students
• ³⁄₈ of all students
• ³⁄₁₅ of all students

6/7 divided by 3/7

• 18/7 or 2 4/7
• 2
• 3/2 or 1 1/2
• 1 2/7