Adding and Subtracting Multiple Fractions

What is the sum of these fractions in lowest terms?

• 22/5

• 6/3

• 22/15

• 6/15

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

What is the sum of these fractions?

• 4/5

• 3/20

• 17/20

• 4/20

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

3/7 - 1/8

• 17/56

• 13/21

• 5/12

• 4/13

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

What is the first step in solving this problem? 
⅘ + ½ =

• Add the top parts of the fraction

• Rewrite the fractions in the simplest form. 

• Find a common denominator. 

• Make each fraction into an improper faction. 

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

5/9-3/9

• 2/9

• 1/2

• 3/9

• 4/5

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

When I add or subtract fractions I must have _________ units.

• denominator

• numerator

• like

• unlike

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

USE SCRATCH PAPER AND SOLVE THIS WORD PROBLEM:

The classroom made cookies. They used 1 1/4 cups of white flour for the chocolate chip cookies. They used 2 1/3 cups of flour for peanut butter cookis. How much flour did they use in total?

• 3 2/7 cups

• 3 7/12 cups

• 1 1/12 cups

• 1 2/7 cups

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

USE SCRATCH PAPER AND SOLVE THIS MULTI-STEP PROBLEM: The 5th and 6th Grade Center served pizza on Tuesday. First Lunch Shift ate 2/5 of the pizzas. Second Lunch Shift ate 3/10 of the pizzas. How much pizza was remaining for Third Lunch Shift?

• 3/5

• 15/50

• 5/15

• 2/50

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

To make like units, I can multiply the _________________ to find a common multiple.

• numerators

• denominators

• whole numbers

• mixed numbers

When adding or subtracting fractions with unlike denominators, what is the first step?

• Add the numerators

• Add the denominators

• Find a common denominator

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2