Adding and Subtracting Fractions

Front

What is the first step in solving this problem? ⅘ + ½ =

Back

Find a common denominator.

Front

1/3 cup of raisins + 1/2 cup of granola = ?

Back

5/6 cup

Front

Ann spent 1/8 of her allowance to buy paper and 3/4 of her allowance to buy paint. How much of her allowance did Ann spend?

Back

7/8

Front

Pia has 9/10 meter of ribbon. She cuts off 3/5 meter of the ribbon to use as a bow on a box. How much ribbon does Pia have left?

Back

3/10

Front

3/4 yard of blue yarn + 1/8 yard of red yarn

Back

7/8 yard

Front

1/6 cups of rye flour + 3/4 cups of wheat flour

Back

11/12 cups

Front

5/8 cup of oil + 3/4 cup of water

Back

1 3/8 cups

Front

11/12 of a pound of melon + 1/6 of a pound of berries

Back

1 1/12 pounds

Front

3/4 foot + 2/12 foot

Back

11/12 foot

Front

Marty made two types of cookies. He used 2/3 cup of sugar for one recipe and 1/4 cup of sugar for the other. How much sugar did he use in all?

Back

11/12