Adding Fractions

Robert made a fruit salad with 11/12 of a pound of melon and 1/6 of a pound of berries. How many pounds of fruit did Robert use in all?

• 1 1/12

• 3/4

• 2/3

• 1 1/2

After dinner, Joe and his family eat 1/2 of Joe's birthday cake. Then, Joe eats another 1/8 of the cake for breakfast the following morning and his brother eats 1/4 of it. How much of the cake has been eaten?

• 1 1/8

• 7/8

• 1

• 9/16

The fifth grade classes collected 5/10 of the school's canned goods on Monday, 1/5 on Tuesday, and 45/100 on Wednesday. How much of the school's canned goods did the fifth grade collect in all?

• 1 3/20

• 115/100

• 1 15/100

• 75/100

Nathan collected 5/6 of a carton of eggs on Saturday and 8/12 on Sunday. How many eggs did he collect on both days?

• 18/12

• 9/6

• 1 1/2

• 1 3/6

Carefully following a recipe to make brownies, Ben used exactly 5/8 of a cup of oil and 3/4 of a cup of water. How many cups of liquid did Ben use in all?

• 1/8

• 2/3

• 1 1/2

• 1 3/8

The fifth grade math teachers ordered pizza for lunch. Mrs. Dombkowski ate 1/3 of the pizza. Ms. Chaney ate 5/12 of the pizza. How much more pizza did Ms. Chaney eat than Mrs. Dombkowski?

• 1/4

• 2/3

• 4/6

• 1/12

Frances rode her bike for one-fifth of a mile on Monday and two-fifths of a mile on Tuesday. How many miles did she ride altogether?

• Frances rode her bike for three-fifths of a mile altogether.

• Frances rode her bike for four-fifths of a mile altogether.

• Frances rode her bike for two-fifths of a mile altogether.

• Frances rode her bike for six-fifths of a mile altogether.

To add or subtract, two fractions must have...

• a monkey

• a common denominator

• unlike terms

• the same numerators

It took Gerard five-thirds of an hour to complete his math homework on Monday, three-fourths of an hour on Tuesday, and five-sixths of an hour on Wednesday. How many hours did he take to complete his homework altogether?

• It took Gerard a half an hour to complete his homework altogether.

• It took Gerard two and two-fourth hours to complete his homework altogether.

• It took Gerard three and one-thrid hours to complete his homework altogether.

• It took Gerard three and one-fourth hours to complete his homework altogether.

Oliver swam three - sevenths of a mile on Saturday and two - sevenths of a mile on Sunday. Which day did Oliver swim farther and by how much?

• Saturday, by 1/7 of a mile 

• Saturday, by 5/7 of a mile 

• Sunday, by 1/7 of a mile 

• Sunday, by 5/7 of a mile