Adding/Subtracting Fractions

While making desserts for a bake sale, Lyla used 7/10 of a scoop of brown sugar as well as 1/2 of a scoop of white sugar. How much more brown sugar did Lyla use?

• 1 1/2

• 2/3

• 1/5

• 3/4

While making desserts for a bake sale, Lyla used 7/10 of a scoop of brown sugar as well as 1/2 of a scoop of white sugar. How much sugar did she use combined?

• 1 1/5

• 1 3/4

• 8/12

• 2/3

Marty made two types of cookies. He used 2/3 cup of sugar for one recipe and 1/4 cup of sugar for the other. How much sugar did he use in all?

• 5/12

• 3/7

• 11/12

• 1/3

Daniel watched a beetle and a spider on the sidewalk. The beetle crawled 2/9 of a yard and the spider crawled 1/6 of a yard. How much farther did the beetle crawl than the spider?

• 15/54

• 1/18

• 1/3

• 1/5

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?

• 8/12

• 1 2/3

• 1 1/2

• 1 3/8

Sally ran 5/6 of a mile and swam 2/8 of a mile. How much farther did she run than swim?

• 7/12

• 1/3

• 2/7

• 17/24

Sally ran 5/6 of a mile and swam 2/8 of a mile. How many miles did she travel altogether?

• 1/2

• 1 1/3

• 1 2/7

• 1 1/12

A contractor was paving a driveway. He mixed 4/7 ton of sand and 1/3 ton of concrete. How much did the mixture weigh?

• 1/4 ton
• 2/5 ton
• 5/7 ton
• 19/21 ton

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CCSS.4.MD.A.2

Tim has a board that is 5/6 feet long. He painted 3/18 feet of his board last night. How much more does Tim have left to paint?

• 13/18

• 1/6

• 2/3

• 7/36

Caitlindrank 2/5 cups of orange juice. Her sister drank another 2/8 cups of orange juice. How much orange juice did they drink together?

• 1/2 cup

• 5/8 cups

• 4/13 cups

• 13/20 cups