Grade 5 Fractions Practice

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Question 1 of 29: What is 2/3 + 1/4?

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  1. What is 2/3 + 1/4?11/12. LCD = 12. 2/3 = 8/12, 1/4 = 3/12. Sum: 11/12.
  2. What is 5/6 − 1/3?1/2. LCD = 6. 1/3 = 2/6. 5/6 − 2/6 = 3/6 = 1/2.
  3. When you multiply top and bottom by the same number, what happens to the fraction's value?It stays the same (equivalent fraction). Multiplying numerator and denominator by the same nonzero number is the same as multiplying by 1 — the value stays the same.
  4. What is 3/8 + 1/4?5/8. LCD = 8. 1/4 = 2/8. 3/8 + 2/8 = 5/8.
  5. What is 7/10 − 2/5?3/10. LCD = 10. 2/5 = 4/10. 7/10 − 4/10 = 3/10.
  6. Alex ate ⅔ of a pizza and Ben ate ¼. How much pizza did they eat altogether?11/12. LCD = 12. ⅔ = 8/12, ¼ = 3/12. Together: 11/12.
  7. What is 1/2 + 2/5?9/10. LCD = 10. 1/2 = 5/10, 2/5 = 4/10. Sum: 9/10.
  8. What is the LCD of 5 and 8?40. Multiples of 5: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40. Multiples of 8: 8, 16, 24, 32, 40. LCD = 40.
  9. If you can't find the LCD quickly, what can you use instead?The product of the two denominators. Using the product of the denominators always works as a common denominator, though you may need to simplify at the end.
  10. What is 1 − 3/8?5/8. 1 = 8/8. 8/8 − 3/8 = 5/8.
  11. What is 2/3 × 3/2?1. 2×3=6, 3×2=6. 6/6 = 1. These are reciprocals — they multiply to 1.
  12. What is 5/6 × 3/10?1/4. Cancel: 3 and 6 share factor 3 → 5/2 × 1/10. Cancel: 5 and 10 share factor 5 → 1/2 × 1/2 = 1/4.
  13. What is 4/5 × 5/8?1/2. Cancel the 5s. 4/1 × 1/8 = 4/8 = 1/2.
  14. Jane has ¾ of a chocolate bar. She gives ⅔ of her share to her friend. What fraction of the whole bar does her friend get?1/2. ⅔ × ¾ = 6/12 = 1/2. Her friend gets 1/2 of the whole bar.
  15. What is 3/4 × 8?6. 8 = 8/1. 3/4 × 8/1 = 24/4 = 6.
  16. What is 7/8 × 4/7?1/2. Cancel 7s: 1/8 × 4/1. Cancel 4 and 8: 1/2 × 1/1 = 1/2.
  17. Why can you cancel (simplify) diagonally before multiplying fractions?It finds common factors in different numerators/denominators. Cross-cancelling divides a numerator and a denominator by their GCF before multiplying, keeping numbers smaller.
  18. Is 2/3 × 4/5 equal to 4/5 × 2/3?Yes, multiplication is commutative. Multiplication is commutative for all numbers including fractions: 2/3 × 4/5 = 4/5 × 2/3 = 8/15.
  19. What is 5/6 × 6/5?1. 5/6 and 6/5 are reciprocals. Their product is always 1: 5×6 / 6×5 = 30/30 = 1.
  20. You have 3 cups of flour. Each muffin batch needs ¼ cup. How many batches can you make?12. 3 ÷ ¼ = 3 × 4 = 12 batches.
  21. What is ½ ÷ 6?1/12. ½ ÷ 6 = ½ × 1/6 = 1/12.
  22. What is 8 ÷ ¼?32. 8 ÷ ¼ = 8 × 4 = 32.
  23. A piece of rope is 10 meters long. It is cut into pieces of ⅕ meter each. How many pieces?50. 10 ÷ ⅕ = 10 × 5 = 50 pieces.
  24. What is 1/5 ÷ 5?1/25. 1/5 ÷ 5 = 1/5 × 1/5 = 1/25.
  25. How many one-thirds are in 7?21. 7 ÷ ⅓ = 7 × 3 = 21.
  26. What is 1/3 ÷ 1/3?1. 1/3 ÷ 1/3 = 1/3 × 3/1 = 3/3 = 1. Any number divided by itself = 1.
  27. Which statement is true?4 ÷ ½ = 8. 4 ÷ ½ = 4 × 2 = 8. (½ ÷ 4 = ½ × ¼ = 1/8, not 2 or 8.)
  28. What is 1/6 ÷ 2?1/12. 1/6 ÷ 2 = 1/6 × 1/2 = 1/12.
  29. Is 6 ÷ ⅓ greater than, equal to, or less than 6?Greater than 6 (equals 18). 6 ÷ ⅓ = 18, which is greater than 6. Dividing by a fraction < 1 increases the value.