Math Fractions Adding and Subtracting

A container had 7/8 gallon of water. Olivia spilled 3/8 gallon of the water from the container. Which number

sentence can be used to find how much water was left in the container?

• 7/8 - 3/8 = ?

• 7/8 + ? = 8/8

• 7/8 + 3/8 = ?

• 4/8 - 3/8 = ?

Jon cut a piece of ribbon that was 7/12 foot long. Sara cut a piece of ribbon that was 5/12 foot long. How much longer is Jon’s piece of ribbon than Sara’s piece of ribbon?

• 1/6 foot

• 1/2 foot

• 3/4 foot

• 2 feet

Lina worked on math homework for 6/10 of an hour before school and 3/10 of an hour after school. Which of the following can be used to find how long Lina spent doing math homework?

• Add 10 + 10 and write the sum over 6 + 3 to get 20/9 of an hour

• Add 6 + 3, and write the sum over 10 + 10 to get 9/20 of an hour.

• Add 6 + 3, and write the sum over 10 to get 9/10 of an hour.

• Subtract 6 - 3, and write the difference over 10 get 3/10 of an hour.

Colton measured a line that was 8/16 inch long. Sally measured a line that was 2/16 inch long. How much

longer was Colton’s line than Sally’s line?

• 1 inch longer

• 1/2 inch longer

• 3/8 inch longer

• 1/4 inch longer

Madison walked 3/8 mile to her friend’s house, and then she walked 2/8 mile to the store. How far did Madison walk in all?

• 1/8 mile

• 2/5 mile

• 5/16 mile

• 5/8 mile

Ms. Jimenez bought 5/6 yard of fabric. She used 3/6 yard to make a purse. How much fabric does she have left?

• 1/3 yard

• 1/4 yard

• 5/6 yard

• 2 yards

Tabitha bought 2/3 pound of ham. She used 1/3 pound to make lunch. How much ham does Tabitha have left?

Simplify your answer if possible.

Isaac bought 1/4 quart of macaroni salad and 2/4 quart of egg salad. How much salad did he buy in all?

• 1/4 quart

• 3/8 quart

• 3/4 quart

• 1 quart

A landscape company has 2/9 ton of gravel and 7/9 ton of sand. How much more sand do they have than gravel?

• 1/2 ton

• 4/9 ton

• 5/9 ton

• 1 ton

Anton used 6/10 meter of rope. Savannah and Brendan EACH used 2/10 meter of the rope. How many meters of rope did they use in all?

• 4/5 meter of rope

• 1 meter of rope

• 10 meters of rope

• 2/5 meter of rope