1. The document contains worksheets for adding and subtracting positive and negative fractions.
2. Students are asked to solve fraction expressions and explain total amounts of money collected in fractional and decimal forms.
3. One section asks students to write an expression and solve it to determine the amount of cocoa needed for a larger cake recipe.
1. The document contains worksheets for adding and subtracting positive and negative fractions.
2. Students are asked to solve fraction expressions and explain total amounts of money collected in fractional and decimal forms.
3. One section asks students to write an expression and solve it to determine the amount of cocoa needed for a larger cake recipe.
1. The document contains worksheets for adding and subtracting positive and negative fractions.
2. Students are asked to solve fraction expressions and explain total amounts of money collected in fractional and decimal forms.
3. One section asks students to write an expression and solve it to determine the amount of cocoa needed for a larger cake recipe.
Adding and Subtracting Positive and Negative Fractions Worksheet A
Part A: Solve each of the problems using your knowledge of integer addition/subtraction sign rules.
! ! ! ! 1. ! + ! = 2. 1 ! − ! =
3. ! + ! = ! ! ! ! 4. !" − !" =
! ! ! ! ! 5. 2 ! + 5 ! = 6. ! + 2 ! − 1 ! =
Part B: Answer the following question using two expressions: One expression should model the situation using fractions/mixed numbers and the other should utilize decimals.
! 1. Ms. Shanks collects money for a fundraiser while she has fractions on her mind. She collects $1! , ! ! ! $ ! , $ ! , $2 ! , and $1 from five of her students. How much money did she collect in total? Also, ! you know that $ ! = $0.25 = 25 cents SO check your fraction calculations using decimals…
Adding and Subtracting Positive and Negative Fractions Worksheet B
Part A: Solve each of the problems using your knowledge of integer addition/subtraction sign rules. If necessary, find a common denominator to be able to add/subtract the fractions.
!! !! ! ! 1. ! + ! = 2. 3 ! − ! =
! ! 3. ! + ! = ! !! 4. −1 !" − !" =
! ! ! ! ! 5. ! + !! = 6. ! + −2 ! − ! =
Part B: Create and solve an expression to answer the question.
! 1. Mr. Leite wants to bake a cake for the teachers in his school. He found a recipe that calls for ! cups of cocoa to make an 8 serving cake. However, he needs to make a cake that serves 4 times as many people. He also wants to add a little extra cocoa to make the cake extra super chocolate-licious so ! he wants to add another ! of a cup of cocoa. Write a number sentence to help him determine the amount of cocoa he needs and then solve to find the amount of cocoa needed.
Adding and Subtracting Positive and Negative Fractions Worksheet C
Part A: Solve each of the problems using your knowledge of integer addition/subtraction sign rules. If necessary, find a common denominator to be able to add/subtract the fractions.
!! !! ! !! 1. ! + ! = 2. !! − ! =
! ! 3. − ! + ! = ! !! 4. !! − !" =
!"" !" ! ! ! 5. !"" + !!" = 6. 1 ! + −3 ! − ! =
Part B: Identify the mistake and correct the error.
1. Mr. Hedges was tired one night and wrote the (awful, terrible, & atrocious) work below. Identify his error and correct the mistake: