Fraction Operations Review

Maria's hamster weighs  $3\ \frac{4}{9}$   pounds.  How many pounds is this to the nearest half pound?

•  $3$  pounds

•  $3\ \frac{1}{2}$  pounds

•  $4$  pounds

Jennifer bought a bag of flour that weighed  $2\ \frac{5}{8}$  pounds. She had  $1\ \frac{4}{5}$  pounds in a cannister. About how much flour did Jennifer have in all?

• $3\ \frac{1}{2}$

• $4$

• $4\ \frac{1}{2}$

• $5$

Jake has  $8\ \frac{1}{6}$   cups of Plaster of Paris powder. If Jake uses  $5\ \frac{3}{5}$   cups for a sculpture, about how much plaster will he have left?

• $3\ \frac{1}{2}$ cups

• $3$ cups

• $2\ \frac{1}{2}$ cups

• $2$ cups

Seth has been driving for  $4\ \frac{3}{4}$   hours at 62 miles per hour. About how many miles has he driven?

• 240 miles

• 260 miles

• 280 miles

• 300 miles

Lyle is putting his videotapes on a shelf. The shelf is  $12\ \frac{1}{2}$   inches long. If each videotape is  $1\ \frac{7}{8}$  inches wide, about how many videotapes can he put side-by-side on the shelf?

• 6

• 8

• 10

• 12

Lions sleep about 20 hours a day. Write  $\frac{20}{24}$  as a fraction in simplest form.

• $\frac{10}{12}$

• $\frac{5}{6}$

• $\frac{3}{4}$

• $\frac{1}{2}$

Carlota has 63 marbles. Twenty-eight of her marbles are aggies. What fraction of Carlota's marbles are aggies? Write the answer in simplest form.

• $\frac{28}{63}$

• $\frac{1}{3}$

• $\frac{1}{2}$

• $\frac{4}{9}$

Brownsville is  $7\ \frac{5}{8}$  miles away from Frisco. Write the distance as an improper fraction.

• $\frac{75}{8}$

• $\frac{61}{8}$

• $\frac{85}{7}$

• $\frac{78}{5}$

Hampshire Hill is  $\frac{89}{7}$  meters tall. Write its height as a mixed number.

• $7\ \frac{8}{9}$

• $8\ \frac{7}{9}$

• $10\ \frac{9}{7}$

• $12\ \frac{5}{7}$

Steven swam  $\frac{47}{6}$  meters crossing Lady Jay Creek. Write the distance he swam as a mixed number.

• $4\ \frac{7}{6}$

• $4\ \frac{6}{7}$

• $7\ \frac{5}{6}$

• $8\ \frac{1}{6}$