Fractions

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

What is the least common denominator you could use to subtract 1/3 and 1/4?

• 3
• 4
• 24
• 12

What is the first step in solving this problem? 
⅘ + ½ =

• Add the top parts of the fraction
• Rewrite the fractions in the simplest form. 
• Find a common denominator. 
• Make each fraction into an improper faction. 

What is the the next step to finding this answer?

• Add the numerators (1+1=2)
• Multiply 12 X 1 for both fractions to find a new numerator
  
• Multiply to find each new numerator by the multiple used to get 12. (3 X1) (4 X 1)
• This is a mistake, you don't need to convert to twelfths

Solve this equation using the least common denominator.
¼ + ½

• 3/4
• 2/8
• 6/4
• 6/8

Solve this mixed number equation:
1⅔ + 1⅚

• 3 1/2
• 2 7/6
• 3 7/6
• 2 7/9

Yao drank ¹¹ /₄ bottles of water during a soccer game. What is the number expressed as a mixed number?

• 3 ¹/₄
• 2 ³/₄
• 2 ¹/₂
• 2 ¹/₄

What is the least common denominator of 1/2 and 3/7?

• 2
• 14
• 7
• 28

Joe has listed the first 4 multiples of 7 as: 
7   14    22     28
Which one is incorrect?

• 7
• 14
• 22
• 28

Convert this improper fraction to a mixed number: 12/6

• 1 6/6
• 1 2/6
• 1 1/3
• 2