Add/Subtract Fractions

A carpenter needs 3/4 inch nails, but she only has 3/8 inch nails. What is the difference between the lengths of the nails?

• 3/8 inch

• 1/2 inch

• 3/4 inch

• 9/8 inch

One water bottle has 3/4 liters in it. The other water bottle has 5/8 liters in it. How many liters are in both water bottles?

• 2 and 3/4 liters

• 1 and 3/8 liters

• 11/12 liters

• 2/3 liters

Dennis measured the heights of two sunflower plants. One sunflower is 1 and 1/2 feet tall. The other is 2 and 3/4 feet tall. What is the difference between the heights of these two plants?

• 1/4 foot

• 1 and 1/4 foot

• 1 and 1/2 feet

• 1 and 3/4 feet

Nima collected 4/6 carton of eggs on Monday and 9/12 carton of eggs on Tuesday. How many cartons of eggs did Nima collect on these 2 days?

• 1/12 carton

• 13/18 carton

• 1 and 5/12 carton

• 1 and 1/2 carton

Cambridge Elementary School is hosting a 5-mile walk to raise money. Lisette finishes is 1 and 2/3 hours, while Leah finishes in 2 and 1/4 hours. How much longer did it take Leah to walk than Lisette?

• 5/12 hours

• 7/12 hours

• 1 and 5/12 hours

• 3 and 11/12 hours

Marissa finished painting 3/5 of a wood fence before her morning break and 3/10 of the fence between her morning break and her lunch break. Which best explains how Marissa can find the total amount of fence she painted?

• Marissa first needs to find a common denominator of 10 before adding to get a sum of 9/10.

• Marissa first needs to find a common denominator of 10 before adding to get a sum of 3/10.

• Marissa first needs to find a common denominator of 15 before adding to get a sum of 9/15.

• Marissa first needs to find a common denominator of 15 before adding to get a sum of 3/15.

Stephanie put 1/4 teaspoon of salt in the pot of soup she was making. After tasting the soup, she added another 1/8 teaspoon of salt. What is the total amount of salt Stephanie put in the soup?

• 1/32

• 1/16

• 3/8

• 5/8

7 and 1/5 - 2 and 3/5 =

• 22/5

• 23/5

• 25/5

• 26/5

A park bench is located 16 and 3/4 feet north of an elm tree. A fountain is located 9 and 1/2 feet south of the same tree. What is the distance between the bench and the fountain?

• 26 and 1/4

• 25 and 1/4

• 25 and 2/3

• 26

Kathy used 1/4 of the eggs to make breakfast and 4/8 of the eggs to make cookies. What fraction of the eggs did Kathy use?

• 2/8

• 7/8

• 3/4

• 3/8