Add/Subtract Fractions

Sally ran 6/12 of a mile. Jeremy ran 2/3 of a mile. How much did they run altogether?

• 5/8 mile

• 8/12 mile

• 8/15 mile

• 1and 2/12 miles

Jenny drove 8/10 Km to school. Matt drove 1/4 Km to school. How much more did Jenny drive than Matt?

• 7/10 Km

• 11/20 Km

• 7/40 Km

• 3/10 Km

What is step 1 for adding and subtracting fractions?

• Find the LCD (least common denominator)

• Rewrite the fractions with the LCD

• Solve

• Simplify

• 5

• 1

• 20

• 3

• 54

• 12

• 24

• 8

• 16

• 5/7

• 3/20

• 3/8 

• 9/10

• 5/6

• 3/6

• 4/6

• 3/8