Adding & Subtracting Fractions

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?

• 3/5

• 2/5

• 2/11

• 1/6

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?

• 1/8

• 2/3

• 1 1/2

• 1 3/8

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

1/5 + 4/15=

• 5/20

• 3/10

• 3/15

• 5/15

7/8 - 1/6 = 

• 17/24

• 15/18

• 12/24

Place the correct symbol in the space provided:
1/2 ____ 3/8

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2/4 ___ 7/8

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Quincy had 13/16 of a bag of marbles.  Jenny had 3/4 of another bag of marbles.  Who had more marbles?

• Quincy had more marbles, because 13/16 is greater than 3/4.

• Jenny had more marbles because 3/4 is greater than 13/16.

• They both had the same amount of marbles.

• There is not enough information to solve the problem.