Adding and Subtracting Fractions

Adding and Subtracting Fractions

Multiple Choice

Christine has  $\frac{4}{5}$  m of red ribbon. She needs a blue ribbon that is  $\frac{1}{2}$  m longer than the red ribbon. Find the length of the blue ribbon.

• $1\ \frac{3}{10}$ m

• $\frac{4}{7}$ m

• $\frac{4}{10}$ m

• $1\ \frac{13}{10}$ m

Multiple Choice

Mrs. Ding baked a cake. She gave  $\frac{1}{2}$ of it to her sister.  She also gave  $\frac{1}{3}$  of the cake to her neighbor.  Find the fraction of the cake that she gave away.

•  $\frac{1}{6}$ of the cake

•  $\frac{3}{6}$ of the cake

•  $\frac{5}{6}$ of the cake

•  $1\frac{1}{6}$ of the cake

Multiple Choice

The length of a rectangle is  $\frac{1}{10}$ ft longer than its width.  The length is  $\frac{2}{3}$ ft.  Find the width of the rectangle.

•  $\frac{2}{7}$ ft

•  $\frac{17}{30}$ ft

•  $\frac{7}{12}$ ft

•  $\frac{5}{15}$ ft

Multiple Choice

Add.

 $\frac{1}{4}+\frac{1}{3}$  

•  $\frac{2}{7}$  

•  $\frac{3}{10}$  

•  $\frac{1}{7}$  

•  $\frac{7}{12}$  

Multiple Choice

Add.

 $\frac{2}{3}+\frac{1}{4}$  

•  $\frac{3}{7}$  

•  $\frac{11}{12}$  

•  $\frac{7}{12}$  

•  $\frac{7}{10}$  

Multiple Choice

Add.

 $\frac{2}{3}+\frac{3}{5}$  

•  $\frac{5}{15}$  

•  $\frac{6}{15}$  

•  $1\ \frac{4}{15}$  

•  $\frac{5}{8}$  

Multiple Choice

Add.

 $\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{3}$  

•  $\frac{1}{5}$  

•  $\frac{2}{3}$  

•  $\frac{2}{5}$  

•  $\frac{5}{6}$  

Multiple Choice

Add.

 $3\frac{1}{2}+2\frac{1}{5}$  

•  $5\frac{2}{10}$  

•  $5\frac{7}{10}$  

•  $\frac{7}{10}$  

•  $6\frac{2}{10}$  

Multiple Choice

Subtract.

 $\frac{2}{3}-\frac{3}{5}$  

•  $\frac{1}{15}$  

•  $\frac{1}{10}$  

•  $\frac{20}{30}$  

•  $-\frac{1}{15}$  

Multiple Choice

Subtract.

 $4\frac{2}{3}-1\frac{1}{4}$  

•  $3\ \frac{1}{3}$  

•  $3\ \frac{1}{1}$  

•  $2\ \frac{3}{4}$  

•  $3\ \frac{5}{12}$