Add and Subtract Fractions

2/5 + 3/10

• 7/10

• 5/10

• 1/2

• 5/15

1/4 + 5/8

• 6/8

• 6/12

• 7/8

• 8/8

Tim did 1/12 of a load of laundry on Sunday and 1/4 of a load of laundry on Saturday. What fraction of laundry did Tim do in total?

• 2/16 loads done 

• 1/3 loads done 

• 2/3 loads done 

• 2/12 loads done 

Sally is painting her house. She used 1/8 of a gallon of paint in her bathroom, and 2/6 of a gallon of paint in her bedroom. How much paint did she use in all?

• 11/24

• 3/14

• 3/24

• 11/14

2 1/4 + 3 2/12

• 5 3/4

• 5 5/12

• 5 3/12

• 5 2/4

Monique wants to bake a cake. She needs 2 1/8 cups of sugar, and 1 5/24 cups of flour. How many cups of ingredients will she use in all?

• 3 8/24 cups

• 3 3/32 cups

• 3 8/32 cups

• 3 3/24 cups

3/5 + 7/10

• 13/10

• 10/15

• 10/5

• 15/15

Tim has a board that is 5/6 feet long. He painted 2/18 feet of his board last night. How much more does Tim have left to paint?

• 13/18

• 7/24

• 7/18

• 3/7

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

Sam painted 9 8/12 feet of the school mural and Mary painted 6 2/12 feet of tohe mural. How much more did Sam paint than Mary?