Adding and Subtracting Fractions w/Unlike Denominators (WP)

Matt is knitting a scarf with his grandmother. Yesterday, his grandmother used 1/3 of a skein of wool and Matt used 1/6 of a skein. How much more wool did Matt's grandmother use than Matt?

• 1/6
• 1/2
• 3/6
• 2/6

Paula made some chili with 1/2 of a can of black beans and 3/8 of a can of pinto beans. How many cans of beans did Paula use in all?

• 4/10
• 4/8
• 7/8
• 1/8

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Debbie mailed a letter on Monday morning. The letter traveled 1/6 of a mile on Monday. It traveled 1/3 more of a mile on Tuesday, reaching its destination on Tuesday afternoon. How far did Debbie's letter travel in all?

• 2/18
• 2/9
• 2/6
• 1/2

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

At a pie-eating contest, Anita got through 1/4 of a pie before time was called; Hayley finished just 1/8 of a pie. How much more pie did Anita eat than Hayley?

• 2/12
• 3/8
• 1/8
• 2/16

Mrs. Conley baked apple pies for her family. The boys ate 7/8 of a pie and the girls ate 1/2 of a pie. How much more pie did the boys eat than the girls?

• 3/8
• 8/10
• 6/6
• 6/8

Mike has to walk 3 7/12 miles to get to the mall. 2 7/10 miles past Mike's house is a theater. Fred has to travel 2 1/2 miles to also get to the mall. How much further does Mike have to walk than Fred to get to the mall? 

• 5  8/14 miles
• 7  15/60 miles
• 7  1/3 miles
• 1  1/3 miles 

A recipe called for 2 3/7 cups of chopped turnips and 2 7/9 cups of diced spinach. How many more cups of spinach did the recipe call for?

• 4 10/16
• 22/63 of a cup
• 4/2
• 1/2

Jason is 2 1/3 ft tall, whereas Sandy is 1 5/6 ft tall. How much taller in feet is Jason than Sandy?

• 5/6 feet
• 1 3/4 feet
• 3 6/9 feet
• 1/2 foot

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

Sandy spends 3 3/4 hours cleaning and spends 2 9/10 hours at the mall. Sandy spends 4 1/2 hours reading. How much less time does Sandy spend at the mall compared to cleaning? 

• 17/20 of a hour
• 1 1/2 hours
• 9 14/16 hours
• 3 5/20 hours 

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Mei went to the salon and had 2 3/10 inches of hair cut off. The next day she went back and asked for another 2 1/10 inches to be cut off. How much hair did she have cut off in all?

• 4 2/5 inches
• 2/10 of an inch
• 1/2 of an inch
• 2/5 of an inch