fractions: adding and subtracting

Add these fractions:  1/6 + 3/6
Make sure your answer is in the simplest form.

• 4/6
• 5/6
• 2/3
• 1/3

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CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

A construction company is digging a pit to build the foundation of a house.
At the end of the first day, the company had hauled away 1/6 of a truckload of dirt.
On the second day, they hauled away 2/6 of a truckload. How many truckloads did they haul away in all?

• 1/4 truckload
• 1/2 truckload
• 3/4 truckload
• 1/3 truckload

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CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

Kristen watched a beetle and a spider on the sidewalk. The beetle crawled 2/3 of a yard and the spider crawled 1/3 of a yard. How much farther did the beetle crawl than the spider?

• 1/3 yard
• 2/3 yard
• 3/6 yard
• 3/3 yard

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CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

Subtract and simplify if you can.
2/4 - 3/8

• 1/8
• 5/4
• 4/32
• 1/2

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Belle found two worms in the yard and measured them with a ruler.
One worm was 1/2 of an inch long.
The other worm was 1/4 of an inch long.
How much longer was the 1st worm than the 2nd worm?

• 1/2 inch
• 1/4 inch
• 3/4 inch
• 3/2 inch

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Mikela uses 1 1/6 cups of rye flour and 3/4 cups of wheat flour to make bread.  
How much flour does Mikela use in all?

• 1 11/12 cups
• 1 3/4 cups
• 1 2/5 cups
• 2 cups

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2