1. A garden plot is divided into 10 sections. 3/10 has tomatoes and 5/10 has eggplants. What fraction of the plot has vegetables?
3/10 + 5/10 = 8/10
GCF of 8 and 10 = 2
Divide numerator and denominator by 2
8 ÷ 2 = 4
10 ÷ 2 = 5
Final Answer: 4/5
2. Liza baked cookies and divided them equally into 6 parts. She gave 2/6 to her neighbor and 1/6 to her brother. What fraction did she give away?
2/6 + 1/6 = 3/6
GCF of 3 and 6 = 3
Divide numerator and denominator by 3
3 ÷ 3 = 1
6 ÷ 3 = 2
Final Answer: 1/2
3. Dicy Anna poured 2/8 of juice into her glass and 4/8 into her sister’s glass. What fraction was poured out?
2/8 + 4/8 = 6/8
GCF of 6 and 8 = 2
Divide numerator and denominator by 2
6 ÷ 2 = 3
8 ÷ 2 = 4
Final Answer: 3/4
4. Carlo receives 3/5 of a box of pencils from his teacher and 3/5 from his cousin. What is the total amount?
3/5 + 3/5 = 6/5
Convert improper fraction to mixed number
6 ÷ 5 = 1 remainder 1
Final Answer: 1 1/5
5. Boyet eats 4/6 of a cheese pizza and 5/6 of a Hawaiian pizza. How much pizza did he eat?
4/6 + 5/6 = 9/6
GCF of 9 and 6 = 3
Divide numerator and denominator by 3
9 ÷ 3 = 3
6 ÷ 3 = 2
3/2 Convert improper fraction to mixed number
3 ÷ 2 = 1 remainder 1
Final Answer: 1 1/2
6. During a disaster relief operation, the Department of Social Welfare and Development allocated 2 2/4 truckloads of bottled water to a remote municipality. During the first distribution phase, 1 3/4 truckloads were delivered to evacuation centers. How many truckloads remain undistributed?
Subtract the mixed numbers.
2 2/4 − 1 3/4
Borrow 1 from the whole number.
1 6/4 − 1 3/4
Subtract fractions:
6/4 − 3/4 = 3/4
Final Answer: 3/4 truckload
7. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) scheduled 5 1/2 kilometers of road resurfacing for a provincial highway improvement project. During the first phase of the project, the engineering team successfully resurfaced 1 1/2 kilometers of the road. How many kilometers of road still need to be resurfaced?
Subtract the mixed numbers.
5 1/2 − 1 1/2
Subtract the whole numbers:
5 − 1 = 4
Subtract the fractions:
1/2 − 1/2 = 0
Final Answer: 4 kilometers
8. Aling Marta makes 3 whole trays of bibingka for a barrio fiesta. She serves 1 1/3 trays to her extended family and 2/3 of a tray to the barangay volunteers. What is the total amount of bibingka trays left?
Add the trays served.
1 1/3 + 2/3
Convert the mixed number:
1 1/3 = 4/3
4/3 + 2/3 = 6/3
6/3 = 2 trays served
Subtract from the total trays:
3 − 2 = 1
Final Answer: 1 tray