Math E.S. #6: Add and Subtract Fractions

2/5 + 1/5 =

• 3/5

• 1/5

• 2/5

• 3/10

Choose 2 Correct Answers:

3/10 + 7/10 =

• 1

• 21/10

• 4/10

• 10/10

Find the difference in SIMPLEST form.

6/12 - 2/12 =

• 12/12

• 8/12

• 1/3

• 5/12

Find the difference in SIMPLEST FORM.

6/10 - 1/10 =

• 5/10

• 7/10

• 6/10

• 1/2

Lori has 7 1/3 inches of red string and 6 2/3 inches of blue string. How many inches of string does she have in total?

• 13

• 14

Kristen watched a beetle and a spider on the sidewalk. The beetle crawled 2/3 of a yard and the spider crawled 1/3 of a yard. How much farther did the beetle crawl than the spider?

• 1/3 yard
• 2/3 yard
• 3/6 yard
• 3/3 yard

Find the sum of the mixed numbers in SIMPLEST FORM.

2 2/4 + 1 1/4 =

• 3 3/8

• 3 3/4

• 1 1/4

• 1 2/4

Find the difference of the mixed numbers in SIMPLEST FORM.

8 2/3 - 3 2/3 =

• 5 0/6

• 12 1/3

• 24 4/9

• 5