Adding Fractions with LIKE/UNLIKE Denominators

Elizabeth was working on a project for school and finished

 $\frac{1}{2}$  of it on Monday,  $\frac{1}{3}$  of it on Tuesday, and  $\frac{1}{6}$  of it on Wednesday. What fraction of the project did Elizabeth finsih on Monday and Tuesday?

•  $\frac{1}{6}$  

•  $\frac{2}{5}$  

•  $\frac{5}{6}$  

•  $\frac{2}{6}$  

Suzie and Sandy have 518 beads. They separated the beads into 14 equal bags.

How many beads were in each bag?

• 37

• 45

• 370

• 504

Larry read  $1\ \frac{3}{4}$  books one week and  $1\ \frac{1}{8}$  books the following week. 

How many books did he read during the two weeks?

•  $2\ \frac{4}{12}$  

•  $2\ \frac{4}{8}$  

•  $2\ \frac{7}{8}$  

Jennifer has leftover pizza from a party. There is  $\frac{3}{8}$  of a cheese pizza left and there is  $\frac{1}{4}$  of a mushroom pizza left.
If Jennifer combines the pieces of pizza that are left, what fraction of a pizza would she have?

•  $\frac{3}{32}$  

•  $\frac{5}{16}$  

•  $\frac{4}{12}$  

•  $\frac{5}{8}$  

At a store, bananas cost $0.68 per pound.

How much will 4.5 pounds of bananas cost?

• $2.72

• $3.06

• $3.60

• $3.82

Which expression is equal to  $\frac{5}{8}$  ?

•  $\frac{4}{6}+\frac{1}{2}$  

•  $\frac{1}{5}+\frac{1}{2}$  

•  $\frac{3}{4}+\frac{2}{4}$  

•  $\frac{1}{4}+\frac{3}{8}$  

What is the sum of  $6\ \frac{1}{3}and\ 3\ \frac{1}{5}$  ?

•  $9\ \frac{2}{8}$  

•  $9\ \frac{8}{15}$  

•  $9\ \frac{2}{15}$  

A student spent  $\frac{3}{4}$  of an hour reading and article and  $2\ \frac{1}{6}$  hours writing an essay about what he read.

How much time did the student spend on this assignment?

•  $2\ \frac{4}{24}$  hours

•  $2\ \frac{4}{10}$  hours

•  $2\ \frac{11}{12}$  hours

•  $2\ \frac{22}{48}$  hours

Which fraction is equal to  $\frac{4}{3}$  ?

•  $1\ \frac{1}{2}$  

•  $1\ \frac{1}{3}$  

•  $1\ \frac{1}{4}$  

•  $3\ \frac{1}{4}$  

Marisol's bus ride home after work is  $2\ \frac{3}{5}$  miles ling. After she gets off the bus, Marisol walks  $\frac{1}{6}$  of a mile to her home. 

How far does Marisol live from work?

•  $2\ \frac{3}{30}$  miles 

•  $2\ \frac{4}{30}$  miles 

•  $2\ \frac{13}{30}$  miles

•  $2\ \frac{23}{30}$  miles