Adding and Subtracting Fractions

Sophie is baking with butter. She has 3/4 of a stick of butter. She uses 2/3 of a stick of butter. Which picture represents the amount of butter that has been used and the amount of butter left?

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4/9 - 2/11 =

• 26/99

• 14/99

• 2/99

• 2/2

Becky roller skated 4/6 of a mile on Wednesday and 2/8 of a mile on Friday. How far did Becky roller skate in all?

• 6/14 of a mile

• 5/12 of a mile

• 21/24 of a mile

• 11/12 of a mile

Michael and Zach are sharing a pizza. Michael ate 5/8

of the pizza, while Zach ate 1/4 of the pizza. How much more pizza did Michael eat than Zach?

• 3/8 more pizza

• 7/8 more pizza

• 4/4 more pizza

• 3/4 more pizza

Solve and simplify if possible.

5/8 - 1/2 =

• 9/8

• 4/6

• 1/8

• 2/16

Solve and simplify if possible.

2/3 + 1/5 =

• 1/2

• 4/8

• 1/5

• 13/15

Solve and simplify if possible.

3/8 + 5/6 =

• 4/7

• 8/14

• 29/24

• 58/48

Rebecca, Valerie, and Michelle were each selling pieces of pie at a bake sale. At the end of the day, the girls tried to figure out how much pie they had left over. Rebecca had one fourth of her pie left, Valerie had six eighths of her pie left, and Michelle had three sixths of her pie left. How much pie did the girls have left ALTOGETHER?

• 5/12 pie

• 5/9 pie

• 3/2 pie

• 2 pies

Jim and Ryan are putting their money together to try to buy a new toy. Jim has two and a half dollars. Ryan has three and a quarter dollars. How much money do they have all together?

• 2 1/2 dollars

• 3 1/4 dollars

• 5 3/4 dollars

• 6 1/2 dollars

There are two cookies in the cookie jar. Thomas eats one and a half cookies from the jar. How many cookies are left in the jar?

• 1/2 of a cookie

• 1 cookie

• 1 1/2 cookies

• 2 cookies