Adding and Subtracting Fractions with Unlike Denominators

1/4 + 3/8 =

• 5/8

• 3/8

• 4/12

• 4/8

7/8 - 1/6 = 

• 17/24

• 15/18

• 12/24

• 1/12
• 1
• 2/35
• 23/25

Mr. Herran had 9/12 of a pizza after dinner on Friday. Saturday afternoon his kids ate 2/6 of the pizza for lunch. How much pizza did he have left?

• 1/2 of a pizza

• 29/24 of a pizza

• 5/12 of a pizza

• 7/12 of a pizza

Abraham made two different types of cookies. He used 2/3 cup of sugar for one recipe and 2/4 cup of sugar for the other. How much sugar did he use in all?

• 1 and 1/12 cups

• 1/6 cup

• 1 and 3/12 cups

• 1 and 1/6 cups

Ms. Howe bought 9/12 pounds of apples, 1/4 pound of grapes, and 2/4 pound of strawberries for a fruit salad. How many more pounds of apples did Ms. Howe buy than strawberries?

• 1 and 1/4 pounds

• 1/4 pounds

• 1/3 pounds

• 1/6 pounds

Jennifer had 8/12 cup of water and 5/6 cup of oil that she poured into a jar for a science project on mixtures. How many cups of the water and oil mixture did she have?

• 1 and 1/6 cup

• 1/6 cup

• 2/12 cup

• 1 and 1/2 cups

Stacy used 1/4 cup of sugar and 2/3 cup of flour to bake a cupcakes. How much more flour did Stacy use than sugar?

• 11/12 cup

• 10/12 cup

• 6/12 cup

• 5/12 cup

Max measured 3/4 cup of sugar into a measuring cup to bake a cake. He dropped 1/8 of the sugar onto the floor. How much sugar does Max have left in the cup?

• 1/4 cup

• 5/8 cup

• 7/8 cup

• 1/2 cup

1/2 + 1/4 = 

• 3/4

• 2/4

• 3/6