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Unit 2 Module 3 Session 2

NAME | DATE

Rewrite & Calculate page 1 of 2


1 Complete the tables to show equivalent fractions of an hour. Use the clocks to show
each equivalent fraction.

a Equivalent Fractions for 1


6
numerator 1
denominator 6

b Equivalent Fractions for 1


3
numerator 1
denominator 3

c Equivalent Fractions for 3


4
numerator 3
denominator 4

2 Use the tables of equivalent fractions above to help you solve these problems.

a Dylan spent 16 of an hour sweeping the floor and 13 of an hour picking weeds to
help his parents. What fraction of an hour did Dylan spend helping his parents?

(continued on next page)

Bridges in Mathematics Grade 5 Student Book 53 © The Math Learning Center | mathlearningcenter.org
Unit 2 Module 3 Session 2

NAME | DATE

Rewrite & Calculate page 2 of 2

b Lisa spent 34 of an hour reading her book and 13 of an hour drawing. What
fraction of an hour did Lisa spend reading and drawing?

c Rory spent 1 16 of an hour swimming and then 34 of an hour playing basketball.


What fraction of an hour did Rory spend swimming and playing basketball?

d Lisa spent 34 of an hour doing chores on Friday, and her sister Eva spent 13 of
an hour doing chores. How much more time (as a fraction of an hour) did Lisa
spend on chores than Eva?

3 Rewrite each problem using equivalent fractions with a common denominator.


Then find the sum.

ex 1
3 + 1
6 a 1
3 + 1
2 b 3
4 + 1
6
2 1 3
6 + 6 = 6

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Unit 2 Module 3 Session 2

NAME | DATE

More Equivalent Fractions


1 Fill in the tables to show equivalent fractions. You can use the clocks to help if you
want to.

a Equivalent Fractions for 5


6
numerator 5
denominator 6

b Equivalent Fractions for 3


4
numerator 3
denominator 4

c Equivalent Fractions for 1


3
numerator 1
denominator 3

2 Rewrite each problem using equivalent fractions with a common denominator.


Then find the sum.

ex 1
3 + 1
6 a 1
3 + 1
4 b 3
4 + 5
6
2 1 3
6 + 6 = 6

Bridges in Mathematics Grade 5 Student Book 55 © The Math Learning Center | mathlearningcenter.org
Unit 2 Module 3 Sessions 3 & 4

NAME | DATE

Fraction Story Problems


1 Zack and Noah jogged 25 of a mile and walked another 14 of a mile. How far did they
go in all?

2 Mrs. Brown bought a dozen eggs at the store, but when she got home she discovered
that 13 of the eggs were broken so she threw them away. She used 16 of the dozen in a
recipe. How many eggs were left? What fraction of the dozen was left?

3 Erin had 3 19 boxes of granola bars. She gave 1 34 of the boxes of granola bars to her
friends. How much did Erin have left for herself?

4 Jada had 1 12 pieces of red licorice. Her cousin gave her 2 14 more pieces of red licorice.
Then Jada gave 1 18 of the pieces to her dad. How many pieces did Jada have left?

5 Last Saturday, Michael spent 26 of an hour cleaning the hamster cage, 12


3
of an hour
5
walking the dog around the block, and 60 of an hour feeding the bird. What part of
an hour did Michael spend taking care of his pets?

6 Leah was planning to spend 2 13 hours with a friend on Saturday, but her mom said
she had to finish her chores first. If it took her 34 of an hour to do her chores, how
much time did Leah have left to spend with her friend?

7 3
Josie walked 10 of a mile to the park. Then she walked 25 of a mile to Angie’s house.
1
Then she walked 20 of a mile home. How far did Josie walk in all?

8 The class was celebrating reading week with cupcakes. The red and blue table
groups ate 25 of the cupcakes, and the green and purple table groups ate 37 of the
cupcakes. What fraction of the cupcakes was left? How many cupcakes might
there have been?

9 CHALLENGE Pablo found part of a carton of eggs in the refrigerator. He used 13 of a


dozen for baking a cake and 16 of a dozen to make brownies. Then he had 2 eggs left
over. How many eggs were in the carton when Pablo started?

10 CHALLENGE Morgan had 12 a box of candy left after the movie. She ate 12 of that on the
way home and still had 8 pieces left to give to her little brother. How many pieces of
candy were in the box when Morgan bought it?

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