Here are some problems to practice before Monday 11/30/09. Feel free to email me with any questions you may have.

Reduce to lowest terms:

1) 6/8

2) 56/70

3) 23/46

Convert each improper fraction to a mixed number:

4) 25/10

5) 14/13

6) 8/4

Convert each mixed number to a improper fraction:

7) 5 ½

8) 21 ¼

Find the answer and reduce to lowest terms:

9) 3/8 + 1/8

10) 2/3 - 5/9

11) 1/13 + 5 ¼

12) 3 5/6 + 6 8/13

13) 1/3 + 6 1/6 - 6 1/2

14) 4/3 × 6/7

15) 1/6 × 4 3/4

16) 13/24 × 1 1/3

17) 3/5 ÷ 4/3

18) 3/7 + 5/6 ÷ 1 13/14 × 5 6/7 - 1/3

19) Joe makes a pizza and invites 6 friends over to eat. He cuts the pizza into 7 equal slices so each person will get one slice. Only 4 slices are eaten, and he decides to split the remaining slices between 2 friends to take home. What fraction of a whole pizza does each friend get to take home?

20) Joe buys 8 1/2 pounds of flour to make a huge pizza. He decides to make a pizza 1/3 of the size he originally planned for. How much flour does he end up using?