Add and Subtract Fractions

9/18 + 2/18

• 11/18

• 7/18

• 1/3

• 12/18

1/12 + 5/12

• 6/12

• 1/2

• 4/12

• 1/3

Answer explanation

You have to simplify!

5/24 + 3/24

• 2/24

• 1/12

• 8/24

• 1/3

Answer explanation

You have to simplify!

6/12 - 5/12

• 11/12

• 1/2

• 1/12

• 1/24

4/6 - 1/6

• 3/6

• 5/6

• 1/2

• 2/6

Answer explanation

You have to simplify!

Sam walked 1/12 of a mile to Toni's house. Then Toni and Sam walked 4/12 of a mile to school. How far did Sam walk in all?

• 5/12

• 1/4

• 5/24

• 3/12

Rachel used 5/8 of a can of blue paint. She also used 3/8 of a can of yellow paint. How much more blue paint than yellow paint did Rachel use? (*Hint: Simplify)

• 2/8

• 1

• 1/4

• 8/16

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

• 7/10

• 6/10

• 3/10

• 9/10

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}=