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147 © Marshall Cavendish International (Singapore) Private Limited. Name: Date: Practice 1 Adding Fractions Find the equivalent fraction. Complete the model. Then add. Fractions and Mixed Numbers C h a p t e r Example 3 8 1 1 2 5 1 5 ? 3 8 4 8 3 8 8 7 8 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 3 4 1 2 5 4 8 2 3 1 2 9 5 1 5 2 9 ? 1. Lesson 6.1 Adding Fractions 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 2 3 5

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Practice 1 Adding FractionsFind the equivalent fraction. Complete the model. Then add.

Fractions and Mixed Numbers

Cha

pter

Example

38 1 12 5 1

5

?

38

48

3

8 8

78

4 4 33 4

4 33 4

12 5

4

8

23 1 29 5 1

5 29

?

1.

Lesson 6.1 Adding Fractions

4 33 3

4 33 3

23 5

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Add. Write each answer in simplest form.

2. 35

1 310

5 1

5

3. 512 1 13 5 1

5

5

4. Find the sum of 16

and 112.

5. Add 14 to the answer in Exercise 4.

6. What is the sum of 18, 1

4, and 3

8?

7. Add 13, 3

12, and 5

12.

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Practice 2 Subtracting FractionsFind the equivalent fraction. Complete the model.Then subtract.

58 2 12 5 2

5

Example

5

8 8

18

4 33 4

4 33 4

12 5

4

8

4

?

58

48

4 33 3

4 33 3

23 5

29

?

23 2 29 5 2

5

1.

Lesson 6.2 Subtracting Fractions

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Subtract. Write each answer in simplest form.

2. 810 2 15 5 2

5

5

3. 712 2 14 5 2

5

5

4. The difference between 78

and 14

is .

5. The difference between 712

and 13

is .

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Practice 3 Mixed NumbersWrite a mixed number for each model.

1 whole 1 whole 1 half

Example

2 1 12 5

2 1

2

1.

1 whole 1 whole 1 whole 3 fourths

3 1 34 5

2.

1 whole 1 whole 1 whole 2 fifths

3 1 25 5

When you add a whole number and a fraction, you get a mixed number.

Lesson 6.3 Mixed Numbers

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Write a mixed number for each model.

3.

wholes and half is .

4.

whole and fifths is .

5.

wholes and ninths is .

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Check ( ) the correct model.

6. Which model shows 134

shaded?

or

7. Which model shows 2 35 shaded?

or

Write each answer as a mixed number.

8. 4 1 14 5 9. 3 1 59 5

10. 58 1 2 5 11. 3

5 1 4 5

Lesson 6.3 Mixed Numbers

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Write the correct mixed number in each box.

12.

0 1 17

17

27

37

47

57

67 1 1 2

7 1 67 2 2 1

7 2 47 3

Write a mixed number for each item.

13. The pears have a weight of

pounds.

14. The worm started crawling from 0 centimeters.

It has crawled centimeters.

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Write each mixed number in simplest form.

15.

1 24 5 2

46 5

16. 3 48 5 17. 5

69 5

18. 6 4

12 5 19. 4 36 5

Write each fraction and mixed number in a box to show its correct location on the number line.

20. 1 12

21. 12

22. 1 34

0 14

34

1 1 14

2

Example

1 12

Lesson 6.3 Mixed Numbers

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5 6

3 4 5

10 32 4

Fill in the boxes with fractions or mixed numbers. Express each answer in simplest form.

23.

24.

25.

Example

12 1 1

3

1 14

3 34

5 15

0 1 2 3

2 23

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Practice 4 Improper FractionsWrite each mixed number as an improper fraction.

1.

2 3

4

2 5 fourths

34 5 fourths

2 34 5 fourths

5

2.

3 5 fifths

25 5 fifths

3 25 5 fifths

5 3 2

5

1 5 thirds

23 5 thirds

1 23 5 thirds

5

3

2

51 2

3

An improper fraction is equal to or greater than 1.

53

Example

Lesson 6.4 Improper Fractions

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Write the improper fractions for the shaded parts.

3.

There are sixths in 1 16.

1 16

5 1 1 1 1 1 1

5

4.

2 38

5

5.

2 56

5

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Write the improper fraction for the shaded parts.

6.

3 35

5

Write a mixed number and an improper fraction for each model.

Mixed number: Improper fraction:

7.

Mixed number: Improper fraction:

8.

Mixed number: Improper fraction:

Example

1 3474

Lesson 6.4 Improper Fractions

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Write a mixed number and an improper fraction for each model.

9.

Mixed number: Improper fraction:

Write the missing improper fraction in each box. Express the answers in simplest form.

10.

14

24

34

32

0 1 2

11.

98

108

118

32

158

178

941 2

Write each improper fraction in a box to show its correct location on the number line.

12. 43

13. 73

14. 179

1 109

119

139

149

53

169 2 19

9209

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Practice 5 Renaming Improper Fractions and Mixed Numbers

Express each improper fraction as a mixed number.

85 5 55 1

5

5 1 1 5

5 1 5

1. 127 5 7 1 7

5 1 1 7

5 1 7

2. 94 5 4 1 4

5 2 1 4

5 2 4

3. 136 5 6 1 6

5 2 1 6

5 2 6

4 2 9 8 1

92 5

4. 174

5

Express each improper fraction as a mixed number.

Example

3

3

3

5. 296

5

Example

Use the division rule.

9 � 2 � 4 R 14 12

Lesson 6.5 Renaming Improper Fractions and Mixed Numbers

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Express each improper fraction as a whole number or a mixed number in simplest form. Show your work.

6. 96

5 1

5 1

5

5

7. 124 5 8. 21

3 5

9. 144

5 10. 156

5

5 5

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Express each mixed number as an improper fraction.

11. 3 59 5 3 � 9

5 9 � 9

5 9

2 35 5 1 35

5 5 1 35

5 5

Example

2

13

10

13. 4 27 5 4 � 7

5 7 � 7

5 7

12. 2 58 5 1 58

5 8 � 58

5 8

2 15 5 11

5

14. 2 38 5

16. 6 25 5

Express each mixed number as an improper fraction.Example

15. 3 34 5

17. 2 47 5

Use the multiplication rule: 2 � 5 � 1010 � 1 � 11There are 11 fifths in 2 15 .

Lesson 6.5 Renaming Improper Fractions and Mixed Numbers

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Express each mixed number as an improper fraction and each improper fraction as a mixed or whole number. Then solve the riddle.

18. 97

5 b 19. 156

5 o

20. 147

5 a 21. 2 27 5 i

22. 3 58 5 t 23. 5 3

5 5 r

Which two animals can look behind without turning their heads? Write the letters which match the answers to find out.

P 2 28

5 28

5 2 1

2 29

8

and

28

5 2 1 2

7 1 2

7 16

7 29

8

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Practice 6 Renaming Whole Numbers when Adding and Subtracting Fractions

Fill in the missing numerators.

Example

Add. Express each answer as a mixed number in simplest form.

3. 49 1 23 4. 1

6 1 1112

5. 14 1 38 1 34 6. 4

5 1 710 1 9

10

1. 3 5 2 6

5 1 6

5 6

3 5 2 4 5 1 4 5 4

2. 2 79 5 1 9

5 9

4 8 12

Lesson 6.6 Renaming Whole Numbers when Adding and Subtracting Fractions

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Subtract. Express each answer as a mixed number in simplest form.

Example

Method 1

2 2 13 5 21 2 1

3

5 63 2 13

5 53 5 1 23

Method 2

2 13 1 33 1

3

1 23

7. 3 2 56 2 13 8. 2 2 14 2 14

9. 2 2 27 2 314 10. 3 2 7

10 2 35

2 � 13

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Example

Practice 7 Fraction of a SetCheck ( ) the box next to the group of shapes that show 35 shaded.

2.

3.

What fraction of each set of shapes is shaded? Express your answer in simplest form.

1.

34

Lesson 6.7 Fraction of a Set

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Example

Use a model to help you answer each question.

What is 23 of 18?

3 units

1 unit

18

? 2 units

So, 23 of 18 5 .

4. What is 34 of 16?

4 units Model:

1 unit

?

3 units

So, 34 of 16 5 .

5. What is 25 of 25?

units Model:

1 unit

units

So, 25 of 25 5 .

18

6

12

12

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Example

10

Use a model to help you answer the question.

6. What is 56 of 30?

units Model :

1 unit

units

So, 56 of 30 5 .

Solve.

23 3 15

23 of 15 is .

7. 34 3 12

34 of 12 is .

8. 25 � 20

25 of 20 is .

9. 67 � 42

67 of 42 is .

Lesson 6.7 Fraction of a Set

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Fill in the blanks to solve each problem.

12 of 18 5 12 � 18

5

5

5

10. 23 of 24 5 23 3 11. 3

4 of 32 5 3 32

5 5

5 5

5 5

Write each answer in the box. Then solve the riddle.

12. 14 3 28 5 l

13. 23 3 21 5 o

14. 25 3 50 5 s

15. 34 3 24 5 a

16. 56 3 30 5 a

17. 67 3 35 5 k

Which animals often sleep about 18 to 20 hours a day?Write the letters that match the answers to find out.

30 14 25 7 18 20

Example

9

182

1 × 182

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Example

Keigo buys 8 bottles of milk. Each bottle contains 23 pints milk. How much milk is there in the 8 bottles?

8 3 23 5 8 3 23

5 163

5 5 13

There is 5 13 pints of milk.

(The unit fraction is 13)

Solve. Draw models.

18. Georgina has 9 bags of shaved coconut. Each bag weighs 12 pound. What is the

total weight of the bags?

Lesson 6.7 Fraction of a Set

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19. Brandon buys 5 cans of paint. He uses 14 gallon of each can of paint. How much

paint did he use?

20. A shop sold 3 truck loads of hay. Each truck had 25 ton of hay. How much hay

was in the 3 trucks?

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Example

An egg omelet was cut into 5 equal parts. John and his two friends ate a piece each. What fraction of the omelet did they eat?

3 3 15 5 3

5

They ate 35 of the cake.

21. A loaf of bread was cut into 10 slices. Jordon, Mandy, Alex, Alving, and Kris ate one piece each. What fraction of the loaf of bread did they eat?

Lesson 6.7 Fraction of a Set

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22. A strip of paper was cut into 8 pieces. Some of the pieces were painted. Two of the pieces were painted red and 3 of the pieces were painted green. What fraction of the paper was painted?

Write an addition word problem for the model below.

Solve.

23.

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Practice 8 Real-World Problems: FractionsSolve. Show your work.

Ali bought three packages of dried fruit.

What is the total weight of all three packages of dried fruit?

13 + 1

3 + 16

4 33 2

4 33 2

13

26

26 + 2

6 + 16 = 5

6

The total weight of all three packages of dried fruit is 56 pound.

13 lb 1

3 lb 1

6 lb

Example

=

Lesson 6.8 Real-World Problems: Fractions

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Solve. Show your work.

1. Jim had three waffles.

He ate 16 of one waffle, and 2

3 of another waffle.

How many waffles were left?

2. A grocery store has 5 pounds granola. One customer buys

23 pound granola and another buys 5

6 pound.

After these purchases, how much granola is left?

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3. Karen jogs 12 mile. Selma jogs 1

4 mile more than Karen.

Lena jogs 34 mile more than Selma. How far does Lena jog?

4. Jeremy has 18 marbles. He loses 6 of them.

a. What fraction of the marbles does he lose?

b. What fraction of the marbles does he have left?

Lesson 6.8 Real-World Problems: Fractions

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5. Mrs. Yan buys 4 red tulips and 5 yellow tulips.

a. What fraction of the tulips are red?

b. What fraction of the tulips are yellow?

6. Charles owns 3 cats, 4 goldfish, and some parakeets. Altogether, he has 10 pets.

a. What fraction of his pets are goldfish?

b. What fraction of his pets are parakeets?

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7. Rick had $20. He spent $10 on food, $6 on a movie ticket, and saved the rest.

a. How much money did he save?

b. What fraction of the total amount did he save?

8. There are 24 boys in a class, and 23 of the students in the class are boys.

How many students are girls?

Lesson 6.8 Real-World Problems: Fractions

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9. One morning, The Shirt Shop sold 15 T-shirts. Of the T-shirts sold, 15 were gray.

The rest were white. How many white T-shirts were sold?

10. A chef bought some green and red peppers. She bought 18 green peppers, which was 3

4 the total number.

a. How many red peppers did she buy?

b. How many peppers did she buy altogether?

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11. There were 25 melons in a box at the grocery store. The store sold 35 of

the melons. How many melons were sold?

12. Ava read 14 of a book on Monday, and 1

5 on Tuesday. There are 80 pages in

the book. How many pages did she read altogether on both days?

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13. Yulia has $156. She spent 34 of it on a bag and 1

12 on a scarf. How much money

did she have left?

14. A baker bought some butter. He used 360 grams to make some pastry. This was

56 of the butter he had. How much butter did he buy at first?

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Practice 9 Line Plots with Fractions of a UnitExample

Karina collected some seeds and measured their lengths in fractions of an inch. She recorded the lengths in a tally chart.

Length (in.) Tally Number of Seeds

14 4

24 7

34 2

1 5

Show the data in a line plot.

14

24

34

1

Length of Seeds (in.)

Use the data in your line plot. Answer the questions. What is the total length of the seeds which are 14 inch long?

4 3 14 5 44 5 1

The total length is 1 inch.What is the difference in length between the longest and shortest seeds?

1 2 14 5 1

4 5 14

5 34The difference is 34 inch.

Key: 1 represents 1 seed.

Lesson 6.9 Line Plots with Fractions of a Unit

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Solve.

The table shows the amount of water in some bottles.

Amount of Water (Pints) Number of Bottles

12 5

1 1

112 3

2 3

13. Draw a line plot to show the data.

Key: 1 represents 1 bottle.

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Use the data in your line plot. Answer the questions.

14. How many bottles contain 112 pints of water?

15. What is the total amount of water in the bottles that contain 12 pint?

16. What is the difference between the bottle with the most amount of water

and the bottle with the least amount of water?

The tally chart shows the length of some ropes used to tie boxes.

Length of Rope (Yard) Tally Number of Pieces of Rope

16

13

12

23

1

2

17. Complete the table.

Lesson 6.9 Line Plots with Fractions of a Unit

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Chapter 6 Fractions and Mixed Numbers

18. Draw a line plot to show the data.

Use the line plot to answer the questions.

19. How many pieces of ropes are there?

20. What is the length of the rope which has the most number of pieces of ropes?

21. What is the difference in length between the longest piece and the shortest piece

of rope?

22. What is the total length of the pieces of ropes which are 13 yard long?

23. Rope sells for $3 per yard. What is the total cost of all pieces that are

13 yard long?

Key: 1 represents 1 piece of rope.

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A class of 20 students each grew a plant in science class. The table shows the heights of the plants after two months.

Height of Plant (ft) Number of Plants

14 1

24 4

34 5

1 3

114 ?

24. How many plants were 114 feet tall?

25. Draw a line plot to show the data.

26. What does each in your line plot represent?

27. What is the difference between the tallest and the shortest plant?

28. What is the total height of all the plants which are 24 feet tall?

Lesson 6.9 Line Plots with Fractions of a Unit

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21

Is the model correct? If not, explain why it is wrong. Draw the correct model.

Example

The model is wrong because it should have only four parts.

Correct model:

Correct model:

14 of 12

27 of 21

12

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Chapter 6 Fractions and Mixed Numbers

1. Show 1 14 shaded, if 1 whole is made up of 4 squares.

Some of the shading has been done for you.

2. Is the answer of 21 3 27 the same as that of 2 3 21

7?

Show your work.

3. Write a fraction and a whole number that have the same product as the problem below.

8 3 34 5

3 5

Put On Your Thinking Cap!

Challenging Practice

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Put On Your Thinking Cap!

Caroline places five poles A, B, C, D, and E in order along a straight line.The distance between poles A and D is 1 yard.The distance between poles B and C is the same as the distance between poles A and B. Poles A and B are 1

5 yard apart.

The distance between D and E is 7

10 yard.

How far apart are poles B and E?

Problem Solving