April 20th: Adding & Subtracting Fractions Word P

Devon combines 1/3 cup of raisins and 1/2 cup of granola to make a snack. How many cups of raisins and granola does Devon use?

• 2/5 cup

• 3/6 cup

• 2/6 cup

• 5/6 cup

Pam walks 7/8 of a mile to school.  Paul walks 1/2 of a mile to school.  How much farther does Pam walk than Paul? 

• 3/8
• 4/5
• 1 3/8
• 3/4

You give 1/3 of a pan of Brownies to Susan and 1/6 of the pan of brownies to Patrick.  How much of the pan of brownies did you give away?

• 1/9
• 1/6
• 1/3
• 1/2

Carefully following a recipe to make brownies, 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

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

A plumber is fitting a water pipe that is 3/4 foot long on to a water pipe that is 2/12 foot long. How long will the finished pipe be?

• 11/12 foot
• 8/16 foot
• 2/12 foot
• 1 foot

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

Tony had 7/8 pound of turkey. He used 2/3 pound for sandwiches. How many pounds of turkey does Tony have left? Remember to simplify if possible. 

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   $\frac{5}{24}\ pound$  
  

•  $\frac{1}{4\ }\ pound$  

•  $\frac{5}{12}\ pound$  

•  $\frac{5}{8}\ pound$  

Jose ran 3 3/10 miles and Syd ran 6 1/2 miles. How many more miles did Syd run than Jose?

• 3 1/5

• 3 1/2

• 3 1/4

• 3 1/3

Mikela uses 1 1/6 cups of rye flour and 2 3/4 cups of wheat flour to make bread. How much flour does Mikela use in all?

• 3 11/12

• 3 3/4

• 1 3/4

• 3 2/5