Add and Subtract Fractions and Mixed Numbers

To add and subtract similar fractions, add and subtract the ____ and write the sum or difference over the common denominator.

• divisor

• dividend

• denominator

• numerators

To subtract mixed numbers, subtract the fraction parts and the ____ parts separately.

• divisor

• dividend

• whole number

• denominator

In simplifying fractions, change the ____ into a mixed number.

• dissimilar fractions

• improper fraction

• proper fraction

• similar fractions

Wendy ran 5 1/6 miles on Wednesday and 10 1/6 miles on Thursday. How many miles did she run in all? Answer in simplest form.

• 14 2/6 miles

• 5 2/12 miles

• 15 1/3 miles

• 5 1/3 miles

9 ¹/₈ - 4 ⁵/₈

• 4 ⁶/₈

• 5 ⁴/₈

• 4 ⁴/₈

• 5 ⁶/₈

SIMPLIFY.

• 7  13/22

• 7  2/11

• 8  2/11

• 8 1/5

An amusement park sold 6 4/5 gallons of soda. 2 1/5 gallons were regular soda, and the rest was diet soda. How many gallons of diet soda were sold?

• 8 3/5 gallons

• 9 gallons

• 4 3/5 gallons

• 8 5/5 gallons

Nicole ran 13 6/7 miles and walked 2 4/7 miles. How much farther did she run than walk?

• 15 2/7 miles

• 10 10/7 miles

• 11 1/7 miles

• None of the above

2 1/4 + 3 2/12

• 5 3/4

• 5 5/12

• 5 3/12

• 5 2/4

What number could be a common denominator for these three fractions?
1/2   and   1/3   and   1/4

• 9

• 8

• 12

• 6