Sheet # 705 Fractions
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1) Tom had 8 slices of pizza. He ate 3 slices of pizza. Jim also had 8 slices of pizza. He ate 4. Using fractions, write an expression to find the total number of slices of pizza eaten by Tom and Jim.
2) Karen had 48 inches of ribbon. She used 16 inches to tie a package. Mindy also had 48 inches of ribbon. She used 12 inches. Using fractions, write an expression to find the total length of the ribbon used by Karen and Mindy.
3) Mrs. Smith had a 6 Kg detergent box. She used 2 Kg last month. Mrs. Brown had a 12 Kg detergent box. She used 3 Kg last month. Using fractions, write an expression to find the total amount of detergent used by Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Brown.
4) Jakes spends 5 hours in his school everyday. Carol spends 6 hours in her school everyday. Using fractions, write an expression to find the total number of hours spent in school by Jakes and Carol. ( 1 day = 24 hours)
Answers for sheet # 705
1)(3/8) + (4/8)
2)(16/48) + (12/48)
3) (2/6) + (3/12)
4) (5/24) + (6/24)