Adding and Subtracting Fractions

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

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

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?

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?

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

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

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

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

3/4 foot + 2/12 foot

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?