Adding and Subtracting Fractions/Mixed Numbers WP

Dylan had a whole cupcake in his lunch bag. He ate 1/4 of it. How much does he have left?

• 1/4
• 1/2
• 1/3
• 3/4

A baker buys a 5 lb bag of sugar. She uses 1 2/3 lb to make some muffins and 2 1/3 lb to make a cake. How much sugar does she have left?

• 2 lb

• 1 1/4 lb

• 1 1/2 lb

• 1 lb

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?

• 1/4
• 1/3
• 1/2
• 2/3

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?

• 5/9
• 5/12
• 1  1/4
• 11/12

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?

• 1 1/12
• 3/4
• 2/3
• 1 1/2

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? 

• 5/12
• 3/7
• 11/12
• 1/3

Convert the mixed fraction to a improper fraction.

• 22 /9
• 20/9
• 31 / 9
• 4/6

The Jacobys went on a 600 mile trip. On the first day, they drove 5 ²/₃ hours and on the second day they drove 4 ³/₅ hours. How many hours did they drive during the first two days?

• 10 ⁴/₁₅ hours
• 10 hours
• 9 ¹⁹/₃₀ hours
• 9 ^4/₁₅ hours

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

What is a Mixed Number?

• A fraction that can be added to another fraction.

• A fraction in its simplest form.

• A fraction with a whole number and a fraction piece.

• A fraction that has a bigger number in the numerator than denominator.

What is an improper fraction?

• A fraction that has a whole number and a fraction part.

• A fraction in which the numerator is greater than the denominator

• A fraction that is in the simplest form.

• A fraction with a common denominator.