Common Core: 5th Grade Math : Number & Operations with Fractions

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Example Questions

Example Question #1 : Number & Operations With Fractions

\(\displaystyle \frac{1}{7}+\frac{3}{14}=\)

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle \frac{2}{7}\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{9}{14}\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{4}{14}\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{5}{14}\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{5}{7}\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle \frac{5}{14}\)

Explanation:

 

 

 

Example Question #1 : Number & Operations With Fractions

Mary has a bag of marbles. She gives half of the marbles to her brother and a third of the marbles to her sister. What fraction of the original marbles does Mary have left?

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle \frac{1}{3}\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{1}{2}\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{1}{6}\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{1}{5}\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{1}{4}\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle \frac{1}{6}\)

Explanation:

 

 

 

Example Question #2 : Number & Operations With Fractions

Joe paited \(\displaystyle \frac{3}{10}\) of the fence an Sara painted \(\displaystyle \frac{1}{2}\). How much of the fence is painted?

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle \frac{3}{7}\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{4}{5}\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{4}{12}\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{9}{10}\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{7}{10}\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle \frac{4}{5}\)

Explanation:

\(\displaystyle \frac{3}{10}+\frac{1}{2}\)

In order to solve this problem, we first need to make common denominators. 

\(\displaystyle \frac{1}{2}\times\frac{5}{5}=\frac{5}{10}\)

Now that we have common denominators, we can add the fractions. Remember, when we add fractions, the denominator stays the same, we only add the numerator. 

 \(\displaystyle \frac{3}{10 }+\frac{5}{10}=\frac{8}{10}\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{8}{10}\) can be reduced be dividing both sides by \(\displaystyle 2\).

\(\displaystyle \frac{8}{10} \div\frac{2}{2}=\frac{4}{5}\)

Example Question #3 : Number & Operations With Fractions

Zach cleaned \(\displaystyle \frac{1}{8}\) of the house and Alex cleaned \(\displaystyle \frac{1}{3}\) of the house. How much of the house did they clean? 

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle \frac{1}{3}\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{12}{21}\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{11}{24}\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{5}{9}\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{2}{11}\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle \frac{11}{24}\)

Explanation:

\(\displaystyle \frac{1}{8}+\frac{1}{3}\)

In order to solve this problem, we first need to make common denominators. 

\(\displaystyle \frac{1}{8}\times\frac{3}{3}=\frac{3}{24}\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{1}{3}\times\frac{8}{8}=\frac{8}{24}\)

Now that we have common denominators, we can add the fractions. Remember, when we add fractions, the denominator stays the same, we only add the numerator. 

\(\displaystyle \frac{3}{24}+\frac{8}{24}=\frac{11}{24}\)

Example Question #4 : Number & Operations With Fractions

Ben washed \(\displaystyle \frac{3}{8}\) of the windows and Jen washed \(\displaystyle \frac{1}{4}\). How much of the windows have they washed? 

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle \frac{5}{8}\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{3}9{}\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{4}{12}\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{1}{2}\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{5}{7}\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle \frac{5}{8}\)

Explanation:

\(\displaystyle \frac{3}{8}+\frac{1}{4}\)

In order to solve this problem, we first need to make common denominators. 

\(\displaystyle \frac{1}{4}\times\frac{2}{2}=\frac{2}{8}\)

Now that we have common denominators, we can add the fractions. Remember, when we add fractions, the denominator stays the same, we only add the numerator. 

\(\displaystyle \frac{3}{8}+\frac{2}8{=\frac{5}{8}}\)

Example Question #5 : Number & Operations With Fractions

Jake ate \(\displaystyle \frac{1}{7}\) of the popcorn and Dave ate \(\displaystyle \small \frac{4}{14}\) of the popcorn. How much of the popcorn have they eaten? 

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle \small \frac{5}{7}\)

\(\displaystyle \small \frac{2}{3}\)

\(\displaystyle \small \frac{5}{21}\)

\(\displaystyle \small \frac{3}{7}\)

\(\displaystyle \small \frac{13}{21}\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle \small \frac{3}{7}\)

Explanation:

\(\displaystyle \small \frac{1}{7}+\frac{4}{14}\)

In order to solve this problem, we first need to make common denominators. 

\(\displaystyle \frac{1}{7}\times\frac{2}{2}=\frac{2}{14}\)

Now that we have common denominators, we can add the fractions. Remember, when we add fractions, the denominator stays the same, we only add the numerator. 

\(\displaystyle \small \frac{2}{14}+\frac{4}{14}=\frac{6}{14}\)

\(\displaystyle \small \frac{6}{14}\) can be reduced by dividing \(\displaystyle \small 2\) by both sides. 

\(\displaystyle \small \frac{6}{14}\div\frac{2}{2}=\frac{3}{7}\)

Example Question #6 : Number & Operations With Fractions

Jessica ate \(\displaystyle \frac{1}{3}\) of the cake and Megan ate \(\displaystyle \frac{1}{2}\). How much of the cake have they eaten? 

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle \frac{2}{3}\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{5}{8}\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{5}6{}\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{2}{5}\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{5}{12}\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle \frac{5}6{}\)

Explanation:

\(\displaystyle \frac{1}{3}+\frac{1}2{}\)

In order to solve this problem, we first need to make common denominators. 

\(\displaystyle \frac{1}3{\times\frac{2}{2}=\frac{2}{6}}\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{1}{2}\times\frac{3}{3}=\frac{3}{6}\)

Now that we have common denominators, we can add the fractions. Remember, when we add fractions, the denominator stays the same, we only add the numerator. 

\(\displaystyle \frac{2}{6}+\frac{3}{6}=\frac{5}{6}\)

Example Question #7 : Number & Operations With Fractions

Tim mowed \(\displaystyle \frac{1}{7}\) of the yard and Tom mowed \(\displaystyle \frac{1}{3}\). How much of the yard have they mowed? 

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle \frac{10}{21}\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{9}{21}\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{2}{10}\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{1}{5}\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{2}{3}\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle \frac{10}{21}\)

Explanation:

\(\displaystyle \frac{1}{7}+\frac{1}{3}\)

In order to solve this problem, we first need to make common denominators. 

\(\displaystyle \frac{1}{7}\times\frac{3}{3}=\frac{3}{21}\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{1}{3}\times \frac{7}{7}=\frac{7}{21}\)

Now that we have common denominators, we can add the fractions. Remember, when we add fractions, the denominator stays the same, we only add the numerator. 

\(\displaystyle \frac{3}{21}+\frac{7}{21}=\frac{10}{21}\)

Example Question #1 : Number & Operations With Fractions

Shannon has painted \(\displaystyle \frac{5}{8}\) of the house and Dan has paided \(\displaystyle \frac{1}4{}\) of the house. How much of the house is painted?

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle \frac{1}{2}\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{2}{4}\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{7}{8}\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{6}{12}\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{3}{4}\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle \frac{7}{8}\)

Explanation:

\(\displaystyle \frac{5}{8}+\frac{1}{4}\)

In order to solve this problem, we first need to make common denominators. 

\(\displaystyle \frac{1}{4}\times\frac{2}{2}=\frac{2}{8}\)

Now that we have common denominators, we can add the fractions. Remember, when we add fractions, the denominator stays the same, we only add the numerator. 

\(\displaystyle \frac{5}{8}+\frac{2}{8}=\frac{7}{8}\)

Example Question #4 : Number & Operations With Fractions

David ate \(\displaystyle \frac{3}{12}\) of the pizza and Alison ate \(\displaystyle \frac{1}{3}\) of the pizza. How much of the pizza did they eat? 

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle \frac{1}{2}\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{6}{12}\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{4}{15}\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{7}{12}\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{3}{4}\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle \frac{7}{12}\)

Explanation:

\(\displaystyle \frac{3}{12}+\frac{1}{3}\)

In order to solve this problem, we first need to make common denominators. 

\(\displaystyle \frac{1}{3}\times\frac{4}{4}=\frac{4}{12}\)

Now that we have common denominators, we can add the fractions. Remember, when we add fractions, the denominator stays the same, we only add the numerator. 

\(\displaystyle \frac{3}{12}+\frac{4}{12}=\frac{7}{12}\)

 

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