Quiz about Adding and Subtracting Fractions

Question 1

What is the Least Common Denominator(LCD) of 2/3 + 1/2?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

2

Answer

3

Answer

12

Question 2

What is the Least Common Denominator of 1/5 + 2/10

Accepted Answer

10

Answer

5

Answer

50

Answer

15

Question 3

Sally ran 1/3 of a mile and swam 5/6 of a mile. In simplest form, how much farther did she swim than she ran?

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

5/18

Answer

4/3

Answer

3/6

Question 4

Jared ate 2/8 of his pizza for lunch and 3/8 of his pizza for supper. How much of his pizza is left?

Accepted Answer

3/8

Answer

5/8

Answer

1/8

Answer

5/16

Question 5

A plumber is fitting a water pipe that is 3/4 foot long on to a water pipe that is 2/12 foot long. How long will the finished pipe be?

Accepted Answer

11/12 foot

Answer

8/16 foot

Answer

2/12 foot

Answer

1 foot

Question 6

A contractor was paving a driveway. He mixed 4/7 ton of sand and 1/3 ton of concrete. How much did the mixture weigh?

Accepted Answer

19/21 ton

Answer

1/4 ton

Answer

2/5 ton

Answer

5/7 ton

Question 7

Convert the mixed fraction to a improper fraction.

Accepted Answer

27 /7

Answer

21 /7

Answer

31 /7

Answer

41/7

Question 8

Convert the mixed fraction to a improper fraction.

Accepted Answer

22 /9

Answer

20/9

Answer

31 / 9

Answer

4/6

Question 9

Convert the mixed fraction to a improper fraction.

Accepted Answer

34 /8

Answer

30 /8

Answer

32 /8

Answer

28 /8

Question 10

15/7=

Accepted Answer

2 1/7

Answer

1 3/7

Answer

1/7

Answer

3 3/7

Question 11

12/5=

Accepted Answer

2 2/5

Answer

1 2/5

Answer

7/5

Answer

3 1/5

Question 12

When Sierra gets home 1/2 of a sandwich is left in the refrigerator.  She cuts the remaining part into 3 equal size pieces and eats one of them.  What fraction of the whole sandwich did she eat?

Accepted Answer

1/6

Answer

3/12

Answer

5/7

Answer

4/7

Question 13

While making desserts for a bake sale, Lyla used 7/10 of a scoop of brown sugar as well as 1/2 of a scoop of white sugar. How much more brown sugar did Lyla use?

Accepted Answer

1/5

Answer

1 1/2

Answer

2/3

Answer

3/4

Question 14

Daniel watched a beetle and a spider on the sidewalk. The beetle crawled 1/2 of a yard and the spider crawled 1/6 of a yard. How much farther did the beetle crawl than the spider?

Accepted Answer

1/3

Answer

1/4

Answer

1/2

Answer

2/3

Question 15

At the neighborhood block party, Cora served 1/2 of a gallon of hot chocolate and 1/10 of a gallon of apple cider. How much hot chocolate and apple cider did Cora serve?

Accepted Answer

3/5

Answer

2/5

Answer

2/11

Answer

1/6

Question 16

Carefully following a recipe, Ben used exactly 5/8 of a cup of oil and 3/4 of a cup of water. How many cups of liquid did Ben use in all?

Accepted Answer

1 3/8

Answer

1/8

Answer

2/3

Answer

1 1/2

Question 17

While cooking a stew, Bonnie used 5/6 of a shaker of salt and 5/12 of a shaker of pepper. How much more salt did Bonnie use?

Accepted Answer

5/12

Answer

5/9

Answer

1  1/4

Answer

11/12

Question 18

Robert made a fruit salad with 11/12 of a pound of melon and 1/6 of a pound of berries. How many pounds of fruit did Robert use in all?

Accepted Answer

1 1/12

Answer

3/4

Answer

2/3

Answer

1 1/2

Question 19

You give 1/3 of a pan of Brownies to Susan and 1/6 of the pan of brownies to Patrick.  How much of the pan of brownies did you give away?

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

1/9

Answer

1/6

Answer

1/3

Question 20

You go out for a long walk.  You walk 3/4 mile and then sit down to take a rest.  Then you walk 3/8 of a mile.  How far do you walk altogether?

Accepted Answer

1 1/8

Answer

3/8

Answer

1/12

Answer

1/2

Question 21

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?

Accepted Answer

3/8

Answer

4/5

Answer

1 3/8

Answer

3/4

Question 22

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?

Accepted Answer

11/12

Answer

5/12

Answer

3/7

Answer

1/3

Question 23

#5

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

1

Answer

2

Answer

4

Question 24

Question 24.

Accepted Answer

5 5/14

Answer

5 1/2

Answer

1 1/6

Answer

4 19/24

Question 25

Question 25.

Accepted Answer

4 19/24

Answer

5 1/2

Answer

1 1/6

Answer

5 5/14

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