Eureka MathTM

Grade 5: Module III

ADDITION and SUBTRACTION of
FRACTIONS

HOMEWORK

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Lessons 1: Make equivalent fractions with the number line, the area model, and numbers.

0 1 2 3
1. Use the folded paper strip to mark points 0 and 1 above the number line and , , , and
3 3 3 3
below it.

Draw two vertical lines to break each rectangle into thirds. Shade the left third of each. Partition
with horizontal lines to show equivalent fractions. Use multiplication to show the change in the
units.

0 1 2 3 4
2. Use the folded paper strip to mark points 0 and 1 above the number line and , , , ,
4 4 4 4 4
below it.

Draw three vertical lines to break each rectangle into fourths. Shade 3 fourths. Partition with
horizontal lines to show equivalent fractions. Use multiplication to show the change in the units.

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Lessons 2: Make equivalent fractions with sums of fractions with like denominators.

1. Show each expression on a number line and solve.

4 1 1 1 1 1
a. + = _____________________ b. + + + = _________________
9 9 4 4 4 4

2. Express each fraction as the sum of two or three equal fractional parts. Rewrite each as a
multiplication equation.
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a. = _______________ = _____________ b. = ____________ = _____________
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15 15
c. = ______________ = __________ d. = _______________ = _________
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3. Natalie sawed five boards of equal lengths to make a stool. Each was 9 tenths of a meter long.

A. What is the total length of the boards she sawed? Express your answer as the sum of a whole
number and the remaining fractional units.

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Module 3: Topic A - Review

Use the number line to answer questions 1 and 2.
A B C

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1. On this number line what is the value of 0 (written as a fraction)? _________________

2. What fraction is letter B? ______________

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3.Draw horizontal line or lines to show fractions equivalent to . Write the equivalent
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fraction. Shade using a highlighter.

1 1 1
=¿ =¿ =¿
5 5 5

4 Express each fraction as the sum of two or three equal fractional parts. Rewrite
each as a multiplication expression.

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a. = __________________________________ = ___________________________
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addition sentence multiplication sentence

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b. b. = _________________________________ = ____________________________
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addition sentence multiplication sentence

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Lesson 3: Add fractions with unlike units using the strategy of creating equivalent
fractions.

1 1 1 1
a. 4 + 3 b. 4 + 5

1 1 1 2
c. 5 + 9 Solve without a model. Find d. 4 + 5 Solve without a model. Find
equivalent fractions equivalent fractions

1. Draw a rectangular fraction model to find the sum. Shade using a highlighter.

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2. Rajesh jogged mile and then walked mile to cool down. How far did he travel? Solve
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with or without a model.

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Lesson 4: Add fractions with sums between 1 and 2.

Use models for A and B. Shade your models using a highlighter. For C and D, find
equivalent fractions, then add.

3 1 3 2
a. 4 + 3 b. 4 + 3

5 1 2 5
c. 6 + 2 d. 3 + 6

2 3
2. Sam made 3 liter of punch and 4 liter of tea to take to a party. How many
liters of beverages did Sam bring to the party?

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Lesson 5: Subtract fractions with unlike units using the strategy of creating
equivalent fractions.
3 1 5 1
a. 4 - 3
b. 6 - 3

2 1 4 1
c. 3 - 3 d. 5 - 2

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2. Robin used of a pound of butter to make a cake. Before she started, she had of a pound of
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butter. How much butter did Robin have when she was done baking? Give your answer as a
fraction of a pound.

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Lesson 6: Subtract fractions from numbers between 1 and 2.

5 3 5
a. 1 - 6 b. 2 - 6

1 3 2 3
c. 1 8 - 5 d. 1 5 - 4

9 3 1 5
e. 7 - 4 f. Sam had 1 2 m of rope. He cut off 8 m and used it for a
project. How much rope does Sam have left?

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Lesson 7: Solve two-step word problems.

Solve the word problems using any strategy. Show all of your work.

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1. Christine baked a pumpkin pie. She ate of the pie. Her brother ate of it and gave the
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leftovers to his friends. What fraction of the pie did he give to his friends?

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2. Liang went to the bookstore. He spent of his money on a pen and of it on books.
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What fraction of his money did he have left?

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3. Tiffany bought kg of cherries. Linda bought kg of cherries less than Tiffany. How
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many kilograms of cherries did they buy altogether?

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4. Mr. Rivas bought a can of paint. He used of it to paint a bookshelf. He used of it to
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1
paint a wagon. He used some of it to paint a birdhouse and has of the paint left. How
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much paint did he use for the birdhouse?

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Lesson 8: Add fractions to and subtract fraction from whole numbers using equivalence and the
number line as strategies.

1.Fill
Solve
in the blanks using basic fact patterns. 2.
a. 43 × 30 = _____________________ 2 3
1
3×+3 1tens 55 + 25 =
Think: 43 ones 4 =

b. 430 × 30 = ____________________

c. 80 × 5,000 = __________________

3. 4.
5
2 - 18 = 5
4 - 17 =

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5. The total length of two ribbons is 13 meters. If one ribbon is 7 meters long, what is the
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length of the other ribbon?

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Module III: Mid Module Review

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1.. Which expression can be used to evaluate − ?
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5 3 3 4
A. − B. −
8 8 15 15
12 5 7 6
C. − D. −
15 15 10 10

Use the number line to answer the questions.

B A

2. What is the location of A (written as a fraction)? _______________________

3. What is the location of B (written as a fraction)? ______________________

4. How far is it from A to B (written as a fraction)? _______________________

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5. Mrs. Knight had liter of salt water. She used liter for a science experiment. How much
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salt water does she have left?

6. Make an equivalent fraction for each of the fractions below.

1 2 4 5
A. = _____ B. = ______ C. = _____ D. = _____
4 3 5 9

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Lesson 9: Add fractions making like units numerically.

1.Fill
Make like
in the units,using
blanks and then
basicadd.
fact patterns. 2.
a. 43 × 30 = _____________________ 3 1
3 1 + =
Think: 43 ones 5×+3 tens
3
= 5 11

b. 430 × 30 = ____________________

c. 80 × 5,000 = __________________

3. 4.
2
9
+ 56 = 2 1
+ + 1
=
5 4 10

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5. On Monday, Josh practiced guitar for of one hour. When he finished, he practiced piano
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3
for of one hour. How much time did Josh spend practicing instruments on Monday?
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Lesson 10: Add fractions with sums greater than 2.

1.Fill
Add.in the blanks using basic fact patterns. 2.
a. 43 × 30 = _____________________ 1 3
1 1
2 ×+3 tens
1 =
2
2
+ 15 =
Think: 43 ones 2 5

b. 430 × 30 = ____________________

c. 80 × 5,000 = __________________

3. 4.
1
1
5
+ 3 31 = 2 3
3 +1 =
3 5

1 1 2
5. Angela practiced piano for 2
hours on Friday, 2 hours on Saturday, and 3 hours on
2 3 3
Sunday. How much time did Angela practice piano during the weekend?

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Lesson 11: Subtract fractions making like units numerically.

1. Generate equivalent fractions to get like units. Then, subtract.

1 1 7 1
a. - b. -
2 5 8 3

5 2 1 1
c. 1 - d. 2 -1
6 3 4 5

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2. Sandy ate of a candy bar. John ate of it. How much more of the candy bar did John eat
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than Sandy?

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Lesson 12: Subtract fractions greater than or equal to 1.

1 1 2 3
a. 3 -2 b. 3 - 2
4 3 3 4

3 3 2 1
c. 6 - 4 d. 5 - 4
5 4 7 3

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2. A carpenter has 10 feet of wooden plank. He cuts off 4 feet to replace the slat of a deck
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2
and 3 feet to repair a bannister. He uses the rest of the plank to fix a stair. How many feet
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of wood does the carpenter use to fix the stair?

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Lesson 13: Use fraction benchmark numbers to assess reasonableness of addition and
subtraction equations.

1. Are the following expressions greater than or less than 1? Circle the correct answer.
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a. + greater than 1 less than 1
2 9

5 3
b. + greater than 1 less than 1
8 5

1 1
c. 1 − greater than 1 less than 1
5 2

3 3
d. 4 −2 greater than 1 less than 1
4 4

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2. Are the following expressions greater than or less than ? Circle the correct answer.
2
1 1 1 1
a. + greater than less than
5 4 2 2

6 1 1 1
b. − greater than less than
7 6 2 2

1 5 1 1
c. 1 − greater than less than
7 6 2 2

4 1 1 1
d. + greater than less than
7 8 2 2

3. Use >, <, or = to make the following statements true.

4 2 3 4 3 4 3
a. 5 +2 8 b. 3 −2 1 +
5 3¿ 4 7 5¿ 7 5

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Lesson 14: Strategize to solve multi-term problems.

1. Rearrange the terms so that you can add or subtract mentally. Then, solve.
3 1 1 1 1 3 5
a. 1 + + + b. 3 − +
4 2 4 2 6 4 6

5 6 2 5 7 1 3 2
c. 5 −2 − − d. + − +
8 7 7 8 9 2 2 9

2. Fill in the blank to make the statement true.

3 2 3 5 1
a. 7 −1 − = ¿¿ b. 9 + 1 +¿ ¿ = 14
4 7 2 6 4

3 2 1
3. Laura bought 8 yd of ribbon. She used 1 yd to tie a package and 2 yd to make a bow.
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3
Joe later gave her4 yd . How much ribbon does she now have?
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Lesson 15: Solve multi-step word problems; assess reasonableness of solutions using
benchmark numbers.
Solve the word problems using any strategy. Show all your work.
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1. A baker buys a 5 lb bag of sugar. She uses 1 lb to make some muffins and 2 lb to make a
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cake. How much sugar does she have left?

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2. A boxer needs to lose 3 kg in a month to be able to compete as a flyweight. In three weeks,
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he lowers his weight from 55.5 kg to53.8 kg . How many kilograms must the boxer lose in the
final week to be able to compete as a flyweight?

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3. A construction company builds a new rail line from Town A and Town B. They complete 1
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miles in their first week of work and 1 miles in the second week. If they still have 25
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miles left to build, what is the distance from Town A to Town B?

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End of Module 3 – Review Homework

1. Add or subtract the fractions. Show all your work.
3 1 4 6
+ = +
A 4 8 B 7 8=

3 3 7 1
− − =
C 4 10 = D 8 6

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2. Alex is making a milkshake. She needs 2 3 cups of milk. She decides to add
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4 more
cups. How much milk is she putting into her milk shake?

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3. Brenda needs 1 2 cups of soil to plant her flowers. She only has 9 cups.
How much
more does she need?

4. Rearrange the terms so that you can add or subtract mentally. Then,
solve.
3 1 1 1 1 3 5
a. 1 + + + b. 3 − +
4 2 4 2 6 4 6

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