Enrichment
Name
12-1
Figuring Fractions
1. Joe and Sam shared a cheesecake cut into
12 pieces. Joe ate 3 pieces and Sam ate 5 pieces.
What fraction of the cheesecake did they eat in all?
Show how you found your answer.
5 = ___
3 + ___
8 = __
2
___
12
12
12
3
2. Kim biked _15 of a mile to Hazel’s house and they
both biked _35 of a mile to the library. How far did Kim bike?
Show how you found your answer.
3 = __
1 + __
4 mi
__
5
5
5
3. Mrs. Green added _18 of a teaspoon of salt to her tomato
sauce. While she was answering the door, Mr. Green
added _38 of a teaspoon of salt to the tomato sauce.
How much salt was added to the tomato sauce? Show how
you found your answer.
3 = __
1 + __
4 = __
1 tsp
__
8
8
8
2
4. A pitcher holds 10 glasses of punch. Julia drank 2 glasses
and Bill drank 4 glasses. What fraction of the punch did they
both drink? Show how you found your answer.
6 = __
3
2 + ___
4 = ___
___
5
10
10
10
5. Scott swam _14 of a mile across the lake to visit a friend.
On the way back, he swam along the shore _34 of a mile.
How far did Scott swim? Show how you found your answer.
3 = __
1 + __
4 = 1 mile
__
4
4
4
6. Ten campers set up their tents alongside a stream. Of the
10 tents, 3 tents are yellow and 2 tents are green. What
fraction of the tents are either yellow or green? Show how
you found your answer.
5 = __
3 + ___
2 = ___
1
___
10
10
10
2
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