Adding and Subtraction Fractions

Evan and Rahul were each going to mow part of the lawn.  Evan mowed 3/8 of the lawn and Rahul mowed 4/8 of the lawn.  They left the rest Sam to mow.  How much of the lawn did Sam mow?

• 7/8

• 1/8

• 2/3

• 5/8

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CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

Bennett had 7/3 pounds of cookie dough. He wanted to separate the cookie dough into 3 bowls and he didn’t care if the was the same amount in each bowl.  Which number sentence could represent how Bennett divided his cookie dough?

 

a.  1/3  + 1/3  + 1/3 = 7/3 

b.  2/3   + 3/3  + 2/3 = 7/3

c.    1/3  + 1/3 + 2/3 = 7/3

d.    4/3  + 1/3 + 1/3 = 7/3

• A

• B

• C

• D

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CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

Emily and Addison baked cupcakes for the Mcalpine PTO Bake Sale.  They baked chocolate, vanilla, and red velvet cupcakes.  At the end of the sale, 2/3 of the chocolate were sold and 5/12 of the vanilla were sold. The amount of red velvet sold was more than the number of vanilla sold, but less than the number of chocolate cupcakes sold.  Which fraction could represent the number of red velvet cupcakes sold?

9/12             B.  1/3              C.  1/2            D.  1/4

• A

• B

• C

• D

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CCSS.4.NF.A.2

Alex ordered 3 cookie cakes for his family.  He ate ⅗   of his cookie cake.  His brother ate ⅘  of his cookie cake. His mother ate ⅖  of her cookie cake.  How much cookie cake was left over all together?

• 7/5

• 1 2/5

• 6/5

• 9/5

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Luize, Minseo, and Sofia shared a pitcher of lemonade. Together, they drank 7/8 of the pitcher.  Which of the following can show how they shared the lemonade? Choose ALL that apply!

1/3 + 2/8 + 2/8 = 7/8

3/8 + 2/8 + 2/8 = 7/8

1/2  + 2/3 + 2/3 = 7/8

1/8  + 2/8 + 4/8 = 7/8

• A

• B

• C

• D

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3A

Charlie made his famous ice cream sundae to share with his friends at a party!  He used the following ingredients:

2 ⅓ cups of vanilla ice cream

1 ⅔  cups of chocolate ice cream

2 ⅔ cups of strawberry ice cream

 ⅓ cup of whipped cream

At the end of the party there was 2 ⅓ cups left in the bowl.  How much did Charlie and his friends eat?

• 7

• 6 2/3

• 2/3

• 1/3

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

 Roscoe was playing, “Guess My Number” with his classmates.  He gave the following clues for his number:

The number is composite.

The number is even.

The number is a multiple of 9 

A.   27         B.   9            C.    36               D.  24

• A

• B

• C

• D

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CCSS.4.OA.B.4

Mandie was so happy because she got a basket of candy that weighed 5 pounds when she got it!  Mandie sorted her candy into piles and weighed each pile.

The chocolate weighed 2 ¼ pounds.

The jelly beans weighed 1 2/4 pounds.

How much did the rest of the candy weigh?

• 3 3/4

• 2 3/4

• 2 1/4

• 1 1/4

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.3

Cheyanne wanted to make sure she drank plenty of water each day! She wanted to drink 10 liters of water each day.

How much more water does Cheyanne need to drink before 8:00pm?

 

Time of Day

Amount of Water Drank

8:00-10:00am

1 ⅙ 

10:00-12:00pm

2 ⅚ 

12:00-2:00pm

1 4/6  

2:00-4:00pm

3 3/6 

4:00-8:00pm

?

• 5/6

• 1 5/6

• 9 1/9

• 10

Tags

CCSS.5.MD.B.2

Al wants to be a police officer when he graduates. His sister Kalie wants to be a registered nurse after she graduates. They looked up the beginning salaries for both careers. 

Police officers make $28,900, each year. 

Registered nurses make around $76,030 each year.

How much more will Kalie make than Al in one year after they graduate?

• $104,930

• $14,930

• $47,130

• $47,310

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CCSS.4.OA.A.3