Hays Add/Subtract Fractions (Advanced)

Troy went on a bike ride. Troy was able to ride  $\frac{9}{10}$   mile before resting. Which is closest to the fraction of the distance Troy rode before resting? 

• Less than  $\frac{1}{4}$   mile

• About  $\frac{1}{2}$   mile

• About 1 mile

• More than 1 mile

Maribel is washing her parents cars as an anniversary gift. She used 1 $\frac{3}{4}$   buckets of water to wash her mom's car and 3 $\frac{1}{4}$   buckets of water to wash her dad's truck. How much water was used by Maribel to wash both vehicles? 

• 4  $\frac{2}{4}$   buckets

• 4  $\frac{3}{4}$   buckets

• 5 buckets

• 5  $\frac{1}{4}$   buckets

Katrina was making sandwiches for a party. She used  $\frac{3}{6}$   loaf of white bread,  $\frac{4}{6}$   loaf of wheat bread and 1 $\frac{5}{6}$   loaves of multi-grain sandwich bread. What was the difference between the amount of multi-grain bread and the combined amount of white and wheat bread used?

•  $\frac{2}{3}$   loaf

•  $\frac{1}{6}$   loaf

•  $\frac{7}{6}$   loaf

• 1 $\frac{1}{6}$   loaves 

Luther and Marilyn were getting ready to exercise. For their warm-up Luther jogged  $\frac{7}{16}$   of a lap and Marilyn jogged  $\frac{13}{16}$  of a lap. Which of the following statements is reasonable to conclude?

• Luther jogged about  $\frac{1}{2}$   lap and Marilyn jogged about 1 lap, therefore they jogged about 1 $\frac{1}{2}$   laps together.

• Luther jogged about 1 lap and Marilyn jogged about  $\frac{1}{2}$   lap, therefore they jogged about 1 $\frac{1}{2}$   laps together. 

• Luther jogged about  $\frac{1}{2}$   lap and Marilyn jogged about  $\frac{1}{2}$   lap, therefore they jogged about 1 lap together.

• Luther jogged about 1 lap and Marilyn jogged about 1 $\frac{1}{2}$   laps, therefore they jogged about 2 $\frac{1}{2}$   laps together.

Jordan was making lemonade to sell at a lemonade stand. He used  $\frac{3}{4}$   cup sugar in the rst pitcher.  He used  $\frac{5}{4}$  cup sugar in the second pitcher.  He used 1 cup sugar in the third pitcher. What was the total amount of sugar Jordan used in the three pitchers of lemonade?

• 1 $\frac{8}{4}$  cups

• 2 cups

• 2 $\frac{3}{4}$  cups

• 3 cups

 Lucille created two wreaths for the holidays. The large wreath used 3  $\frac{2}{6}$  yards of mesh fabric and the small wreath used 2 $\frac{1}{6}$   yards of mesh fabric. How much more fabric did Lucille use on the large wreath?

• 5  $\frac{3}{6}$   yards

• 1  $\frac{1}{6}$   yards 

• 1  $\frac{2}{6}$   yards

•  $\frac{1}{6}$   yards

Sandra, and her best friend Haley, made a quilt together. Haley made  $\frac{5}{9}$   of the quilt and Sandra made the rest. Which statement is true? 

• Each girl made half of the quilt.

• Each girl made more than half of the quilt

• Sandra made more than half of the quilt, and Haley made less than half of the quilt. 

• Sandra made less than half of the quilt, and Haley made more than half of the quilt.