Fraction /Labor Day extra credit

Sally ran 1/3 of a mile and swam 5/6 of a mile. In simplest form, how much farther did she swim than she ran? Express the answer in simplest form.

• 1/2

• 5/18

• 4/3

• 3/6

A contractor was paving a driveway. He mixed 4/7 ton of sand and 1/3 ton of concrete. How much did the mixture weigh?

• 1/4 ton
• 2/5 ton
• 5/7 ton
• 19/21 ton

What must you have to add and subtract fractions?

• Common numerators
• Different numerators
• Different denominators
• Common denominators

Rick made a paper football that was 1 ¹/₆ inches long. Carly made one that was ⁵/₆ of inch long. How much longer was Rick's paper football than Carly's?

• 2 inches
• 1 ⁴/₆ inches
• 1 ²/₃ inches
• ¹/₃ inch

Multiply.

• 3 1/10

• 85/20

• 4 5/20

• 4 1/4

• 4 1/5

• 4 14/15

• 3 9/15

• 3 14/15

Convert 10/3 to a mixed number.

• 3 1/10

• 30/3

• 3 3/10

• 3 1/3

 $2\ \frac{3}{8}$  

Which fraction has the same value as the mixed number?

• 16/8

• 23/8

• 19/8

• 13/8

 $\ \$ 

• 8

• 98

• 4

• 84

What is a mixed number?

• A fraction that has a larger numerator than denominator

• The numerator is less than the denominator

• An improper fraction written as a whole number next to a fraction

• No such thing as a mixed number