Investigations 3 in Number, Data, and Space, Student Activity Book [Grade 5]

NAME ______________________________ DATE _______________

DAILY PRACTICE

Adding and Subtracting Fractions and Mixed Numbers

Solve the problems below. Show your work.

  • 1 3 fifths , plus , 2 thirds = _______________

  • 2 7 eighths , minus , 1 sixth = _______________

  • 3 1 , and 2 thirds , plus 2 , and 1 fourth = _______________

  • 4 Tyler was biking down a path that was 7 , and 3 fourths miles long. He biked 4 , and 2 thirds miles and then stopped to rest. How much farther did Tyler have to bike to reach the end of the path?

  • 5 Lourdes was hiking on a trail. She hiked 1 , and 2 thirds miles and then stopped to rest. Then she hiked 3 , and 2 fifths more miles and reached the end of the trail. How long was the trail Lourdes hiked?

NOTE

Students practice adding and subtracting fractions and mixed numbers.

MWI Using Equivalent Fractions to Add or Subtract Fractions


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Table of Contents

Investigations 3 in Number, Data, and Space®, Student Activity Book Unit 1 Puzzles, Clusters, and Towers Unit 2 Prisms and Solids Unit 3 Rectangles, Clocks, and Tracks Unit 4 How Many People and Teams? Unit 5 Temperature, Height, and Growth Unit 6 Between 0 and 1 Unit 7 Races, Arrays, and Grids Unit 8 Properties of Polygons