Adding and subtracting fractions with like denominators

Front

1/16 + 11/16

Back

12/16

Front

18/19 - 6/19

Back

12/19

Front

15/25 + 18/25

Back

33/25

Front

1 1/5 + 6 2/5

Back

7 3/5

Front

1 6/8 + 3 7/8 (reduce your answer)

Back

5 5/8

Front

6 9/15 - 4 5/15

Back

2 4/15

Front

9 12/16 - 2 5/16

Back

7 7/16

Front

5 1/9 - 4 5/9

Back

5/9

Answer explanation

when you come to situations like these, remember to always change the mixed fractions into improper fractions. In this way you will get your answer much more faster!

Front

A soccer team has a cooler with 10 gallons of water. They use 3 3/4 gallons during half the game and another 4 3/4 gallons by the end. How much water is left?

Back

1 2/4

Answer explanation

The answer is 1 2/4 because if you add 3 3/4 and 4 3/4 that gives you 7 6/4 which is reduced to 8 2/4 now you find which faction plus 2/4 gives you 4/4 and which whole number will give you 9/ 4/4 can be reduced to 1 so 9+1 is equal to 10 gallons of water.

Front

Tara has 85/100 yard of fabric and uses some to make a scarf, leaving 30/100 yard. How much fabric does she use?

Back

55/100

Answer explanation

subtract both fractions