Add and Subtract Fractions with Like Denominators

Mrs. Swift was making a bowl of fruit salad. She used grapes, strawberries, and blueberries. She used 3/10 of a pound of grapes, and 1/10 of pound of strawberries. The rest of the fruit was blueberries. What fraction of the fruit salad was blueberries? (*Hint: Simplify)

• 4/20 of a pound

• 4/10 of a pound

• 2/5 of a pound

• 3/5 of a pound

Mrs. Scott wants to jog 7/10 of a mile. After jogging 3/10 of a mile, her shoelaces become untied and she stops to retie them. How much more does Mrs. Scott need to jog to finish her run? (*Hint: Simplify)

• 1/10 of a mile

• 2/5 of a mile

• 10/20 of a mile

• 1 mile

At the water part, Mrs. Hunsucker ate 1/8 of a pound of fudge and brought 5/8 of a pound home with her. How many pounds of fudge did she buy? (*Hint: Simplify)

• 4/8 pound

• 6/8 pound

• 1/4 pound

• 3/4 pound

Mr. Franklin painted\frac{3}{5} of a table top in the morning. He painted \frac{1}{5} of the table top in the afternoon. Use the model to find the total amount of the table top Mr. Franklin painted. \frac{3}{5}+\frac{1}{5}=

Eric had a fraction of a gallon of juice. He poured juice for his family, and had a fraction of a gallon left. Use the model to write an equation to represent Eric's juice.

What is the difference of 6/8 and 4/8?

• 10/8

• 2/16

• 2/8

• 8/2

• one whole and two sixths

• two sixths

• eight twelfths

• one whole and three sixths

• 7/16

• 1 1/8

• 7/8

• 9/8

• 6/8

• 2/8

• 7/8

• 5/8

• 7/10

• 6/10

• 3/10

• 9/10