Adding and Subtracting Fractions with Unlike Denominators

5/6 - 1/3 =

• 1/2
• 1/3
• 1/6
• 1/12

J.T. and Adrian shared a pizza.  J.T. ate 1/2 and Adrian ate 1/6.  How much more did J.T. eat than Adrian?

• 2/6
• 4/6
• 1/2
• 3/6

What is the value of 3/20 + 3/4?

• 9/20
• 9/10
• 9/24
• 9/80

What is the sum of  2  2/3 and 3  8/15?

• 4  18/15
• 6  2/15
• 6  1/5
• 5  1/5

The total length of three boards is 7/8 of a yard.  The lengths of two of the boards are 1/4 of a yard and 3/16 of a yard.  What is the length of the third board?

• 9/16 yard
• 1/2 yard
• 7/16
• 3/8

Ashlyn took a math test yesterday. 
1/3 of the questions were matching words with definitions.  1/2 of the questions were fill in the blank.  What fraction were multiple choice?

• 1/6
• 2/5
• 3/5

Ayden ran 2  7/8 laps.  Eduardo ran 1  1/4 laps.  How much farther did Ayden run than Eduardo?

• 1  5/8
• 1  6/4
• 3  8/12
• 4  1/8

Landon caught a fish that measured 20  1/2 inches.  Dylan caught a fish that measured 19  1/4 inches.  How many inches longer was Landon's fish than Dylan's?

• 1 inch
• 1  1/2 inch
• 1  1/4 inch

Which expression is equivalent to 7/24 + 5/16?

• 7/8 + 5/8
• 7/24 + 13/24
• 23/40 + 29/40
• 14/48 + 15/48

Fisher has a rope for his science project that is 3  3/7 feet long.  For his project, he needs a rope that is 6  1/3 feet long.  How much more rope does he still need?

• 3  19/21
• 3  2/4
• 2  19/21