Adding/Subtracting Fractions with Unlike Denominators

What is the value of the expression below?

 $5\ \frac{1}{4}-\frac{1}{8}$  

•  $4\ \frac{1}{8}$  

•  $5\ \frac{0}{12}$  

•  $5\ \frac{1}{8}$  

•  $5\ \frac{3}{8}$  

 $2\ \frac{1}{2\ }+1\ \frac{1}{4}$  

•  $1\ \frac{3}{4}$  

•  $3\ \frac{2}{4}$  

•  $3\ \frac{3}{4}$  

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Samantha mixed some sugar, flour, salt, and baking soda to make a cake.The total mixture was  $4\ \frac{1}{4}$  cups. The mixture included $2\ \frac{1}{2}$  cups of sugar. How much of the mixture was flour, salt, and baking soda?

•  $1\ \frac{3}{4\ }\ cups$  

•  $2\ \frac{1}{4}\ cups$  

•  $2\ \frac{3}{4\ }cups$  

•  $6\ \frac{3}{4}\ cups$  

Emily ate $\frac{1}{6}$   of the bag of chips. Her brother ate $\frac{1}{3}$  of the bag of chips. What fraction of the bag of chips did Emily and her brother eat together?

•  $\frac{1}{3}$  

•  $\frac{2}{9}$  

•  $\frac{1}{2}$  

•  $\frac{2}{3}$  

 $\frac{1}{4}+\frac{3}{8}$  

•  $\frac{2}{12}$  

•  $\frac{4}{12}$  

•  $\frac{4}{8}$  

•  $\frac{5}{8}$  

What is the difference between  $\frac{12}{8}$  and  $\frac{3}{4}$  ?

•  $2\ \frac{1}{4}$  

•  $1\ \frac{1}{8}$  

•  $\frac{3}{4}$  

•  $\frac{1}{4}$  

What is   $\frac{4}{8}\ +\ \frac{2}{4}\ ?$  

•  $\frac{8}{32}$  

•  $\frac{1}{2}$  

•  $\frac{6}{8}$  

•  $\frac{8}{8}$  

Anthony painted  $\frac{3}{8}$  of a mural on Monday. On Tuesday, he painted $\frac{1}{4}$  of the mural. How much of the mural did Anthony paint on Monday and Tuesday?

•  $\frac{1}{3}$  

•  $\frac{3}{8}$  

•  $\frac{5}{8}$  

•  $\frac{7}{8}$  

A chef grated $\frac{1}{2}$  cup of mozzarella cheese and $\frac{1}{8}$  cup of cheddar cheese. How many cups of cheese does he have altogether?

•  $\frac{2}{10}\ cups$  

•  $\frac{2}{8}\ cups$  

•  $\frac{5}{8}\ cups$  

•  $\frac{3}{4}\ cups$  

Megan reheated $\frac{2}{3}$  of a pizza for lunch. She ate $\frac{1}{6}$  of the pizza for lunch. How much of the pizza was left?

•  $\frac{1}{6}\ pizza$  

•  $\frac{1}{3}\ pizza$  

•  $\frac{1}{2}\ pizza$  

•  $\frac{5}{6}\ pizza$  

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