Year 8 - Problem Solving (Fractions)

Lynne bought a bag of grapefruit, 1 5/8 kg of apples, and 2 3/16 kg of bananas. The total weight of her purchases was 7 1/2 kg. How much did the bag of grapefruit weigh?

• 3 12/16 kg

• 3 ⅜ kg

• 3 15/16 kg

• 3 11/16 kg

Mattie’s house consists of two stories and an attic. The first floor is 8⅚ m tall, the second floor is 8½ m tall, and the entire house is 24⅓ m tall. How tall is the attic?

• 8 m

• 7 m

• 7 ⅚ m

• 8¼ m

Pietti bought a 50-m roll of packing tape. She used two 8⅚ m lengths. How much tape is left on the roll?

• 32 m

• 32 ¼ m

• 32 ½ m

• 32 ⅓ m

What must you have to add and subtract fractions?

• Common numerators

• Different numerators

• Different denominators

• Common denominators

The number on the bottom of a fraction is called what?

• numerator

• denominator

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

The number on the top of a fraction is called what?

• numerator

• denominator

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

Simplify the fraction

• 6/8
• 4/5
• 2/3
• 3/4

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.A.1

5/12 - 1/6=

• 8/12
• 1/4
• 3/4

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

9 ³∕₄ + 3 ¹∕₁₂

• 12 ¹∕₄

• 12 ¹∕₃

• 12 ¹∕₂

• 12 ⁵∕₆

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

2 ⁷∕₈ + 7 ¹∕₄

• 9 ²∕₃

• 10 ¹∕₈

• 10 ¹∕₂

• 10 ²∕₇

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C