Add and Subtract Fractions Word

After your birthday party there is 2/3 of the cake leftover. If you want to give 1/2 to your grandma, how much of the cake would that be?

• 3/6

• 3/4

• 2/3

• 1/3

3/9 pan of brownies are on the counter. You decide to eat 1/3 of them. How much of the pan of brownies did you eat? How much was leftover after you ate it?

• 1/9 and 2/6

• 0 and 3/9

• 1/9 and 2/9

• 1/9 and 0

Rachel had 1/8 bag of popcorn.

Ethan had 2/3 bag of popcorn.

How much popcorn did they have altogether?

• 3/11

• 3/8

• 3/24

• 19/24

Shane needs 10 3/5 hours to complete a project.

If he already worked on the project for 5 3/4 hours, how many more hours does he need to complete her project?

(Hint: rename if necessary)

• 15 6/9

• 5 6/20

• 4 3/20

• 4 17/20

Jayden bought a 5 cup bag of pecans. If she uses 2 2/3 cups to bake cookies, how many cups of pecans will be left in the bag?

• 7 2/3 cups

• 3 2/3 cups

• 2 1/3 cups

• 3 1/3 cups

Destiny was to feed her dog in the morning. She was to give the large dog 7/8 of a scoop of dog food and the smaller dog 1/4 of a scoop. How much more dog food does Destiny need to give the large dog?

• 3/8 scoop

• 5/8 scoop

• 1/2 scoop

• 1 scoop

Jordan ate 8/12 of a pizza. Michael ate 1/3 of a pizza.

Who ate more pizza and by how much?

(Hint: you can compare fractions if they have a common denominator)

• Jordan by 4/12

• Michael by 7/12

• Michael by 9/12

• Jordan by 1/3

Caroline collected 3 1/4 bags of bottles to take to the recycling center.

1/3 of the bags are glass bottles.

2/3 of the bags are plastic bottles.

The recycling center only accepts plastic bottles.

How many bags will the recycling center accept?

• 1 1/12

• 1 1/6

• 2 1/3

• 2 1/6

Alisha kept track of the growth of a plant.

At the beginning of one week, her plant was 1 7/8 inches tall. The next week, the plant was 2 3/4 inches tall.

How many inches did Alisha’s plant grow over the week?

• 1/2 inches

• 7/8 inches

• 1/24 inches

• 5/8 inches

Chris had 25 marbles in his collection. He gave 2/5 of his marbles away to his friends. How many marbles did Chris give away?

• 15

• 10

• 25

• 1