Add and Subtract Fractions

Aiden mowed 1/3 of the lawn and stopped to drink a glass of water. He then mowed 1/6 of the lawn before running out of gas. How much of the lawn did he mow?

Write your answer in its simplest form.

• 1/2

• 3/6

• 1/6

• 2/9

Elijah bought a Bamboo plant that was 4 1/2 feet high. When he got it home, he cut 3 1/6 feet off of it. How tall was the plant after he cut it down?

• 1 1/3 feet

• 7 2/3 feet

• 12 1/12 feet

• 1 2/3 feet

After your birthday party there is 2/3 of the cake leftover. If you want to give 1/2 to your grandma, how much of the cake would that be?

• 3/6

• 3/4

• 2/3

• 1/3

3/9 pan of brownies are on the counter. You decide to eat 1/3 of them. How much of the pan of brownies did you eat? How much was leftover after you ate it?

• 1/9 and 2/6

• 0 and 3/9

• 1/9 and 2/9

• 1/9 and 0

Rachel had 1/8 bag of popcorn.

Ethan had 2/3 bag of popcorn.

How much popcorn did they have altogether?

• 3/11

• 3/8

• 3/24

• 19/24

Mr. Richie’s and Mrs. Madison’s 5th grade classes each have the same number of students. During lunch, 5/8 of Mr. Richie’s class and 3/5 of Mrs. Madison’s class purchased a school lunch. How much more of Mr. Richie’s class bought a school lunch?
What operation do you use to solve this problem?

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

What is the sum of ⅛ and ⅓?

• 1/12

• 2/11

• 11/24

• 11/16

2/5 + 3/10

• 7/10

• 5/10

• 1/2

• 5/15

8/9 - 1/3 = 

• 7/6

• 5/9

• 2/3

• 8/27

Subtract 9/20 - 1/4. Write the difference in simplest form.

• 1/2

• 8/16

• 4/20

• 1/5