Adding and Subtracting Fractions

Front

Sally ran 1/3 of a mile and swam 5/6 of a mile. How much farther did she swim than she ran?

Back

1/2

Front

11/12 + 1/6 = ?

Back

1 1/12

Front

How much farther did the beetle crawl than the spider if the beetle crawled 1/2 of a yard and the spider crawled 1/6 of a yard?

Back

1/3

Front

Before you add or subtract fractions, what must be the same?

Back

Denominator

Front

Chris is painting a wall. 7/8 of the wall is blue. He has finished 1/4 of the blue. What fraction of the blue still needs to be painted?

Back

5/8

Front

Lyla used 7/10 of a scoop of brown sugar and 1/2 of a scoop of white sugar. How much more brown sugar did she use?

Back

1/5 

Front

4/7 ton of sand + 1/3 ton of concrete

Back

19/21 ton

Front

How do you add two fractions with like denominators?

Back

Add the numerators and keep the like denominators

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

Front

Pam walks 7/8 of a mile to school. Paul walks 1/2 of a mile to school. How much farther does Pam walk than Paul?

Back

3/8