Adding & Subtracting Fractions

You give 1/3 of a pan of brownies to Ms. Long and 1/6 of a pan of brownies to Valery.  How much of the pan of brownies did you give away?

• 2/6
• 1/6
• 1/2
• 1/3

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

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 did you walk altogether?

• 1 1/8
• 3/8
• 6/8
• 1 1/4

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

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

• 8/10
• 1 3/8
• 6/5
• 3/8

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

A school wants to make a new playground by cleaning up an abandoned lot that is shaped like a rectangle.  They give the job of planning the playground to a group of students.  The students decide to use 1/4 of the playground for a basketball court and 3/8 of the playground for a soccer field.  How much of the playground is left for the swings and play equipment?

• 1/8
• 5/8
• 3/8
• 3/4

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

A school wants to make a new playground by cleaning up an abandoned lot that is shaped like a rectangle.  They give the job of planning the playground to a group of students.  The students decide to use 1/4 of the playground for a basketball court and 3/8 of the playground for a soccer field.  How much of the playground is left for the swings and play equipment?

• 1/8
• 5/8
• 3/8
• 3/4

Gianni 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?

• 11/12
• 5/12
• 3/7
• 5/8

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Cordell has 3/8 of a pizza in one box and 1/4 of a pizza in another box.  How much pizza does Cordell have in all?

• 7/8
• 1/8
• 5/8
• 4/8 = 1/2

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Jaden swims a race in 29 3/10 seconds.  Ms. Montelin swims the race in 33 9/10 seconds.  How much faster was Jaden than Ms. Montelin?  

• 3/5
• 5 1/5
• 4 3/5
• 1 1/5

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

A pitcher contains 2 3/4 pints of orange juice.  After your pour 5/8 of a pint into a glass, how much orange juice is left in the pitcher?

• 1/8
• 3 3/8
• 1 3/8
• 2 1/8

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

Taj has 1/3 of a Hershey bar.  Carmelo has 4/12 of a Hershey bar.  How much do they have together?

• 2/3
• 5/12
• 1/3
• 7/12

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2