Add/Subtract Fractions

Melanie has to read 2 books for school.  Melanie read 1/2 of the first book on Tuesday, and 5/11 of the second book on Monday.  What total fraction of these two books has Melanie read?  

• 6/13 books read
• 2 6/13 books read
• 21/22 books read 
• 2 4/9 books read

Tim did 1/12 of a load of laundry on Sunday and 1/4 of a load of laundry on Saturday. What fraction of laundry did Tim do in total?

• 2/16 loads done 
• 1/3 loads done 
• 2/3 loads done 
• 2/12 loads done 

Melanie had to complete chores. Melanie has completed 1/2 of the house chores and 3/4 of the yard chores. What fraction of all the chores has Melanie done? 

• 1 1/4 chores done 
• 4/6 chores done
• 4/4 chores done
• 2/2 chores done 

Mary ate 3/11 of a pumpkin, while Tim ate 3/5 of a pumpkin. In total, how much pumpkin did these two eat?

• 3/6 of a pumpkin 
• 6/55 of a pumpkin 
• 6/16 of a pumpkin 
• 48/55 of a pumpkin

Nancy has 4/5 of last week's allowance and 4/7 of this week's allowance. How much allowance in total does Nancy have left?

• 8/12 week's
• 12 week's 
• 1 13/35 week's 
• 8/35 week's 

Rick made a paper football that was 1 1/6 inches long.  Carly made one that was 5/6 of an inch long.  How much longer was Rick's paper football than Carly's? 

• 1/3 of an inch longer
• 2 inches longer
• 1 4/6 inches longer 
• 4/6 inches longer 

Marie needs 2 1/4 yards of fabric.  She already has 1 3/8 yards.  How many more yards of fabric does she need?  

• 1/8 yard
• 3/4 yard
• 1 7/8 yards
• 7/8 yard

Shawna had 9/10 of a can of paint before she painted her dresser.  When she was done, she had 5/6 of the can left.  How much paint did Shawna use? 

• 1/4 of a can 
• 1/2 of a can 
• 1/15 of a can 
• 1/60 of a can 

Evaluate 9 1/3 - 3 5/8.

• 5 17/24
• 6 4/5
• 5 8/24 
• 3 15/24

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Elmer made 5 strawberry pies for the Thanksgiving dinner, but couldn’t resist them. By Thanksgiving Day, he had eaten 2
5/12
of the pies. How many of the pies did he have left.

• 3 1/2
• 3 7/12
• 2 7/12
• 2 3/4