Fraction Pre-test

1) Solve. (six tenths plus three fourths)

6/10 + 3/4 =

2) Solve. (one and eight twelfths minus two thirds)

1 8/12 - 2/3 =

3) Mrs. Smith mixed together 3/4 (three fourths) of a cup of brown sugar, 2 2/5

(two and two fifths) cups of all-purpose flour with 3/4 (three fourths) of a cup of granulated sugar. How many cups of ingredients did she mix together?

4) Mr. Williams needs to clean the floors in his house. he mixes together 4 6/8 (four and six eighths) gallons of Lysol with 2 4/5 (two and four fifths) gallons of water to make a cleaning solution. He ends up using only 2 3/4 (two and three fourths) gallons of the solution. How much does he have leftover?

5) Solve. (seven divided by three)

7/3 =

6) While at a birthday party, Jacob ate 2/6 (two sixths) of a pound of candy. His friend Louis ate 7/9 (seven ninths) of a pound of candy. Who ate more? By how much?

7) Write a division problem for the fraction below:

1/5 (one fifth)

8) Write a division problem for the fraction below:

4/8 (four eighths)

9) Write a division problem for the fraction below:

9/12 (nine twelfths)

11) Kelsey has 25 pages of reading to do for homework. Before her dance practice she reads 4 6/8 (four and six eighths) pages. How many pages does she have left to read when she gets home form dance practice?