Fraction Pretest

Which of the following are equal to 5/8? Mark all that apply.

• 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8 +1/8

• 2/8 + 2/8 +1/8

• 3/8 + 2/8

• 1/8 + 4/8 +1/8

Sam rode her bike 5/6 of a mile and Sally rode her bike 2/8 of a mile. Who rode their bike further?

• Sam

• Sally

• They rode the same amount.

• None of the above.

Charlie has 1/6 can of soda left and Betsy has 3/6 of her can of soda left. Together, how much soda do they have? Which equation could be used to solve this problem?

• 3/6-1/6=2/6

• 1/6-3/6=2/6

• 1/6+3/6=4/6

• 2/6+1/6=3/6

Which of the following is the same as 7/6?

• 1 2/6

• 2 1/6

• 3 1/6

• 1 1/6

Which of the following statements are true? Mark all that apply?

• 2 1/2 + 2 1/2 = 5

• 6 1/3 + 1 1/3 = 7 2/3

• 8 1/2 + 1 1/2 = 9

• 4 1/3 + 4 1/3 = 9

Bob had 7/12 of a gallon of lemonade. He gave some to his brother and now he only has 3/12 of a gallon left. How much did he give his brother?

• 10/12

• none

• 3/12

• 4/12

George ate 2/8 of a submarine sandwich and Henry ate 5/8 of the sandwich. How much more did Henry eat than George?

• 7/8

• 3/8

• 1/8

• 2/8

5/10 of the zoo is made up of mammals. 4/10 of the zoo is made of reptiles and 1/10 of the zoo is made up of insects. How much of the zoo is made up of mammals and reptiles?

• 9/10

• 1/10

• 3/10

• 2/10

Mrs. Fenton is making 5 batches of trail mix. Each batch uses 3/4 cup of cereal. She only has a 1/4 measuring cup. How many times will she have to fill it up to make the 5 batches?

• 3

• 20

• 15

• 5

3/5 + 2/5 =

• 1

• 1/5

• 6/5

• 4/5