Adding and Subtracting Fractions Review

Robert made a fruit salad with 11/12 of a pound of melon and 1/6 of a pound of berries. How many pounds of fruit did Robert use in all?

• 1 1/12
• 3/4
• 2/3
• 1 1/2

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Is this a correct answer?

• Yes, the student correctly added.
• No, you cannot add unlike denominators
• No, 5 + 7 is not 12
• No, 2 + 3 is not 5

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

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?

• 1/8
• 2/3
• 1 1/2
• 1 3/8

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Mrs. Baldwin's string is $1\ \frac{2}{6}$ inches long. Ms. Haydon's string is $2\ \frac{5}{6}$ inches long. How long would their strings be if they laid them end to end?

• $3\ \frac{1}{6}$ inches

• $4\ \frac{3}{6}$ inches

• $4\ \frac{1}{6}$ inches

• $1\ \frac{3}{6}$ inches

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CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

Ms. Sanchez bought 4 pizzas for our class. We only ate  $\frac{7}{8}$  of a pizza. How much pizza is left?

•  $4\ \frac{7}{8}$  pizzas

•  $4$  pizzas

•  $3\ \frac{1}{8}$  pizzas

•  $3\ \frac{4}{8}$   pizzas

It is $\frac{5}{8}$ of a mile from Jack's house to his school. So far he has walked  $\frac{3}{8}$  of a mile. How much farther does he need to walk to get to school?

•  $\frac{8}{8}\ or\ 1\ mile$ 

•  $\frac{2}{8}\ mile$  

•  $\frac{3}{8}\ mile$  

•  $He's\ already\ walked\ too\ far.\$  

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CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

Lisa bought 1 ¼ yards for her costume and Karla bought 2 ¾ yards for her costume. How many more yards did Karla buy than Lisa?

• 4 yards

• 3 ¾ yards

• 3 and 2/4 yards

• 1 and 2/4 yards

The number on top of the fraction bar is called the _______. The number under the fraction bar is called the ______.

• denominator; numerator
• numerator; denominator
• mixed number; fraction
• fraction; mixed number

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CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

2/3 + 1/12= __________

(Make Sure You Simplify)

• 5/12

• 11/12

• 1/3

• 3/4

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Jasmine bought 3/4 of a pound of green grapes and 2/3 of a pound of red grapes. How much more did the green grapes weigh than the red grapes?

• 5/8

• 1/12

• 17/12

• 5/12

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2