Fractions Test

An adult short-eared owl weighed 1/2 pound. A baby short-eared owl weighed 2/9 pound. What was the total weight of the two owls?

• 1 1/9 pounds

• 3/11 pounds

• 11/18 pounds

• 13/18 pounds

Cassie made a loaf of banana bread for a class treat. She used 1/2 cup fewer nuts than in the recipe. If the recipe called for 5/6 cup of nuts, what amount of nuts did Cassie use?

• 1/3 cup

• 5/6 cup

• 1 cup

• 4/3 cups

Rayonna needs to read 2/3 of her book by Friday. So far she has read 1/2 of it. What part of the book must she still read by Friday?

• 1/6

• 5/12

• 2/5

• 1/3

Kennedi hopes to complete 4/5 of her computer game by the end of the week. So far, she has completed 2/3 of the levels. What part of the levels must she still complete to meet her goal?

• 1/3

• 2/15

• 1/5

• 7/30

Andrew mixed 2/9 cup of blue paint with 2/3 cup of red paint. In simplest form, how much paint does he have all together?

• 4/9 cup of paint

• 1/3 cup of paint

• 8/9 cup of paint

• 4/12 cup of paint

Samena is filling her scrapbook with photographs. In April, she filled 1/4 of the scrapbook. In May, she filled another 1/6 of the scrapbook. How much more of the scrapbook did she fill in April?

• 1/3

• 1/12

• 5/24

• 5/12

Which is the best estimate of 2/5 + 1/7 ?

• 1/2 + 0 = 1/2

• 0 + 1 = 1

• 1/2 + 1/2 = 1

• 1 + 1 = 2

The adult leaf-footed bug found in Florida is about 3/4 inch long. The adult thorn bug is about 1/2 inch long. How much longer is the leaf-footed bug than the throrn bug?

• 2/4 inch

• 3/8 inch

• 1/4 inch

• 1/6 inch

Joe and Isaiah entered a race to see who could bike the farthest in 3 minutes. Joe biked 5/6 mile. Isaiah biked 7/10 mile. How much farther did Joe bike?

• 2/15 mile

• 2/5 mile

• 1/2 mile

• 3/4 mile

Chris's puppy weighed 3/4 pound. His kitten weighed 1/5 pound. What is the total weight of Chris's two pets?

• 1 9/20 pounds

• 4/9 pound

• 11/20 pound

• 19/20 pound