Representing and Solving Problems Involving Addition and Subtraction of Fractions

Dominic planted 5/8 rows of carrots and 1/ 2 rows of onions in a garden. In total, how many rows of vegetables did Dominic plant?

• 6/9

• 1 1/8

• 5/8

• 2 2/8

A recipe called for 2/11 cup of chopped tomatoes and 4/11 cup of diced tomatoes. In total, how many cups of tomatoes did the recipe call for?

• 2/11

• 4/11

• 8/11

• 6/11

Tom spends 13 /15 of an hour studying and also spends

8/15 of an hour at the store. How much less time does Tom spend at the store compared to studying?

• 1/3

• 21/15

• 2/3

• 4/3

Tom has to read 2 books for school. Tom read 5/6 of the first book on Sunday, and 1/2 of the second book on Friday. What total fraction of these two books has Tom read?

• 1/3

• 1 2/3

• 1 1/3

• 6/6

What is the sum of these fractions in lowest terms?

• 5/12

• 5/24

• 6/12

• 6/144

Find the sum.

• 7/18

• 7/9

• 12/9

• 12/81

What is the sum of these fractions in lowest terms?

• 7/18

• 7/9

• 12/9

• 12/81

What equation is shown here?

• 1/5 + 2/5 = 3/5

• 1/5 + 3/5 = 4/5

• 0 + 1/5 = 3/5

• 3/5 - 2/5 = 1/5

What equation is shown here?

• 2/10 + 6/10 = 8/10

• 6/10 - 4/10 = 2/10

• 2/10 + 4/10 = 6/10

• 0+ 2/10 = 6/10

What is the sum of these fractions in lowest terms?

• 4/5

• 3/20

• 17/20

• 4/20