adding fractions

What is the first step in solving this problem? 
⅘ + ½ =

• Add the top parts of the fraction
• Rewrite the fractions in the simplest form. 
• Find a common denominator. 
• Make each fraction into an improper faction. 

Is this a correct answer?

• Yes, the student correctly added.
• No, you cannot add unlike denominators
• No, 5 + 7 is not 12
• No, 2 + 3 is not 5

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?

• 1/4 ton
• 2/5 ton
• 5/7 ton
• 19/21 ton

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

What number could be a common denominator for these two fractions?
1/5   and   5/6?

• 30
• 11
• 6
• 5

Aden is helping his dad paint his house. They mixed 5/9 gallons of white paint and 1/6 gallons of blue paint. How many gallons was the mixture in all?

• 6/18 gallons
• 13/18 gallons
• 4/5 gallons
• 1/6 gallons

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Complete the equivalent fraction.

• 6
• 9
• 15
• 23

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.3B

CCSS.4.NF.A.1

Ava practiced her talent show act for 3/4 of an hour, and her brother Zach practiced his act for 5/12 of an hour. How much longer did Ava practice than Zach?

• 4/5 hour
• 1/4 hour
• 1/3 hour
• 1/2 hour

Yao drank ¹¹ /₄ bottles of water during a soccer game. What is the number expressed as a mixed number?

• 3 ¹/₄
• 2 ³/₄
• 2 ¹/₂
• 2 ¹/₄

Convert this improper fraction to a mixed number: 12/6

• 1 6/6
• 1 2/6
• 1 1/3
• 2

Brad ate 3/4 of his Kit-Kat bar and gave the rest to Doug.  How much of the Kit-Kat bar did Doug get to eat?

• 3/4
• 1/4
• 2/4
• None