Quiz about Adding, Subtracting, & Multiplying Fractions Review

Question 1

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?

Accepted Answer

1 1/12

Answer

3/4

Answer

2/3

Answer

1 1/2

Question 2

Is this a correct answer?

Accepted Answer

No, you cannot add unlike denominators

Answer

Yes, the student correctly added.

Answer

No, 5 + 7 is not 12

Answer

No, 2 + 3 is not 5

Question 3

Jerome wants to walk to school. He lives 2 1/4 miles away. So far, he has walked 7/8 of a mile. How far does he have left to go?

Accepted Answer

1 3/8

Answer

2 6/4

Answer

1 6/8

Answer

2 3/4

Question 4

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?

Accepted Answer

1 3/8

Answer

1/8

Answer

2/3

Answer

1 1/2

Question 5

Dora the elephant used to eat 2 3/4 tons of food each month. Now she is on a diet and eats only 1 7/8 tons. By how many tons was Dora's food decreased each month?

Accepted Answer

7/8 ton

Answer

1 4/4 tons

Answer

2 1/8 tons

Answer

1/8 ton

Question 6

Kathy likes blue marbles. She notices that 2/5 of each bag of marbles she buys are blue. She has 10 bags of marbles at home. How many separate bags of only blue marbles can she make?

Accepted Answer

4 bags

Answer

2 bags

Answer

3 bags

Answer

5 bags

Question 7

Daisy the elephant can reach a branch 10 5/6 feet off the ground. Leroy, the tallest elephant, can reach a branch 1 1/2 feet higher than this. How high can Leroy reach?

Accepted Answer

12 1/3 feet

Answer

11 8/6 feet

Answer

11 6/8 feet

Answer

12 2/6 feet

Question 8

Monique wants to bake a cake. She needs 2 1/8 cups of sugar, and 1 5/24 cups of flour. How many cups of ingredients will she use in all?

Accepted Answer

3 8/24 cups

Answer

3 3/32 cups

Answer

3 8/32 cups

Answer

3 3/24 cups

Question 9

Daisy the elephant can reach a branch 10 5/6 feet off the ground. Leroy, the tallest elephant, can reach a branch 1 1/2 feet higher than this. How high can Leroy reach?

Accepted Answer

12 1/3 feet

Answer

11 8/6 feet

Answer

11 6/8 feet

Answer

12 2/6 feet

Question 10

Word Problem:
Two cats, Fluffy and Oreo, met in the Park. Fluffy's tail is 3 1/3 of a meter long. Oreo's tail is 2 1/4 of a meter long.
How much Longer is Fluffy's tail than Oreo's tail?

Accepted Answer

1     1/12

Answer

5     7/12

Answer

1     2/7

Answer

5     2/12

Question 11

Caroline collected 3 1/4 bags of bottles to take to the recycling center.
1/3 of the bags are glass bottles
2/3 of the bags are plastic bottles

The recycling center only accepts plastic bottles. How many bags will the recycling center accept?

Accepted Answer

2 1/6

Answer

1 1/12

Answer

1 1/6

Answer

3 1/12

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