Mixed Operations with Fractions

With fractions, for which operation(s) must you have common denominators to correctly perform the operation? (choose all that apply)

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

Alisha kept track of the growth of a plant. At the beginning of one week, her plant was 1 7/8 inches tall. The next week, the plant was 2 3/4 inches tall. How many inches did Alisha’s plant grow over the week?

• 1/2

• 7/8

• 1 1/2

• 4 5/8

Find the difference.

7/8 - 4/5

Reduce, or simplify answer.

• -1 / 40

• 3 / 40

• 3 / 8

• 1

The three words we have to remember when we are dividing with any sort of fraction are:

• Stop, Drop, Roll

• Flip, Change, Keep

• Keep, Flip, Change

• Change, Keep, Flip

John divide equally 2 1/2 chocolate bars between himself and his younger brother. How much chocolate bar did each one get?

• 5 1/2 chocolate bars

• 1 1/2 chocolate bars

• 4 1/2 chocolate bars

• 1 1/4 chocolate bars

John bought 5 1/4 bags of garden soil. He put the soil in three big pots. He put the same amount of soil in each pot. How much soil did John put in one pot?

• 1 3/4 bags

• 8 1/4 bags

• 63/4 or 15 3/4 bags

• 2 1/4 bags

5/6______3/4

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MIXED FRACTION ADDITIONS

6 2/8 + 5 4/8

• 11 3/4

• 11 6/8

• 1 3/8

• 10 6/8

SUBTRACTION MIXED FRACTION

9 7/8 - 2 5/8

• 7 2/8

• 2 8/8

• 7 1/4

• 3 2/8

Write the mixed number as an improper fraction

2 ¹/₄