Adding and Subtracting Basic Fractions

Nadia mixed 3/ 4 cup mozzarella and 2/4 cup Parmesan to make a cheese sauce. How much more mozzarella cheese than Parmesan did Nadia use?

• 1/4 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 3/4 cup

• 5/4 cup

A rectangular park has a length of 5/6 mile and a width of 3/8 mile. Before Amanda finds the perimeter, she wants to determine a reasonable answer. Which calculation should she use?

• 1/2 + 1 /2 = 1 mile

• 1 + 1 = 2 miles

• 1 + 1/2 + 1 + 1/2 = 3 miles

• 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 4 miles

The colors in a balloon bouquet are 3/10 green, 2/10 yellow, and 5/10 red. What fraction of the balloon bouquet is red or yellow?

• 4/5

• 7/10

• 1/2

• 3/10

Gia and Joel are unpacking boxes of glassware. Gia unpacked 4 and 5/8 boxes. Joel unpacked 2 and 1/5 boxes. About how many more boxes has Gianna unpacked than Joel?

• box

• boxes

• and 1/2 boxes

• boxes

Danielle bought 6 and 7/8 yards of chiffon to make a party dress. She bought 4 and 5/6 yards of satin for the lining. How much more chiffon did she buy than satin?

• and 1/24 yards

• and 1/24 yards

• and 1/12 yards

• and 1/3 yards

A rectangular plaque at a historical museum is 5/6 yard long and 2/3 yard wide. How much longer is the plaque than wide?

• 1/6 yard

• 1/3 yard

• 1/2 yard

• 1 yard

On a bike tour, Jay biked 23 and 1/6 miles the first day and 19 and 3/10 miles the second day. How much farther did Jay bike on the first day?

• 3 and 8/15

• 3 and 13/15

• 4 and 6/15

• 4 and 13/15

What must you have to add and subtract fractions?

• Common numerators

• Different numerators

• Different denominators

• Common denominators

• 5 1/2
• 1 1/6
• 5 5/14
• 4 19/24

Q1. What is the value of the following expression?

• A) 5 1/2

• B) 1 1/6

• C) 5 5/14

• D) 4 19/24