Adding Fractions

When the denominators are not the same, I must find a...

• common numerator

• common denominator

• equivalent fraction

• mixed number

Solve.

• 1 1/12

• 7/12

• 3/4

• 1 1/2

Aden is helping his dad paint his house. They mixed 5/9 gallons of white paint and 1/6 gallons of blue paint. How many gallons was the mixture in all?

• 6/18 gallons

• 13/18 gallons

• 4/5 gallons

• 1/6 gallons

Bryan made a fruit salad. He used 1/3 cup of strawberries, 2/3 cup of grapes and 3/4 cup of pineapples. How many cups of fruit did Bryan use altogether?

• 1 and 3/4 cups

• 1 and 1/4 cups

• 1 and 7/12 cups

• 1 and 6/12 cups

• 1

What is the sum of these fractions in lowest terms?

What is the sum of these fractions in lowest terms?

• 22/5

• 6/3

• 22/15

• 6/15

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

• 5/12

• 6/12

• 1/12

• 4/12