Adding & Subtracting Fractions with Like Denominators

Which fraction is closest to 

 $\frac{1}{2}$  

•  $\frac{1}{8}$  

•  $\frac{7}{8}$  

•  $\frac{3}{8}$  

•  $\frac{8}{8}$  

Which fraction is closes to

1 whole?

• $\frac{8}{16}$

• $\frac{4}{16}$

• $\frac{3}{16}$

• $\frac{15}{16}$

Which fraction is less than  $\frac{1}{2}$  ?

•  $\frac{7}{8}$  

•  $\frac{2}{4}$  

•  $\frac{3}{8}$  

•  $\frac{8}{9}$  

Answer explanation

 $\frac{3}{8}$  is only  $\frac{1}{8}$  away from being  $\frac{4}{8}$  which is an equivalent fraction for  $\frac{1}{2}$  

 $\frac{2}{8}+\frac{5}{8}=$  

Find the sum.

•  $\frac{10}{16}$  

•  $\frac{7}{16}$  

•  $\frac{7}{8}$  

•  $\frac{14}{64}$  

 $\frac{8}{10}+\frac{12}{10}=$  

Find the sum.

•  $\frac{20}{10}$  

•  $\frac{20}{100}$  

•  $\frac{96}{100}$  

•  $\frac{4}{10}$  

Your teacher assigns you 5 pages to read. You read

 $\frac{3}{5}$  of the pages in class and  $\frac{1}{5}$  of the pages at home. What fraction of the reading assignment is complete?

•  $\frac{5}{5}$  of the book

• 1 whole book

•  $\frac{2}{5}$  of the book

•  $\frac{4}{5}$  of the book

The sum of ___________ and ___________ is greater than 1.

• $\frac{2}{12}$

• $\frac{8}{12}$

• $\frac{5}{12}$

• $\frac{3}{12}$

Which expression does not belong?

•  $\frac{4}{4}+\frac{1}{4}$  

•  $\frac{1}{4}+\frac{1}{4}+\frac{1}{4}+\frac{1}{4}+\frac{1}{4}$  

•  $\frac{1}{4}+\frac{1}{4}+\frac{4}{4}$  

•  $\frac{1}{4}+\frac{3}{4}+\frac{1}{4}$  

You eat  $\frac{2}{12}$  of a vegetable pizza, and your friend eats  $\frac{4}{12}$  . What fraction of the pizza do you and your friend eat together?

•  $\frac{12}{12}$  

•  $\frac{7}{12}$  

•  $\frac{6}{24}$  

•  $\frac{1}{2}$  

Answer explanation

 $\frac{1}{2}$  if an equivalent fraction to  $\frac{6}{12}$  .

 $3\ +\ \frac{2}{8}=$  

•  $\frac{26}{8}$  

•  $\frac{6}{8}$  

•  $\frac{32}{8}$  

•  $\frac{32}{24}$