Add and Subtract Fractions Practical Problems

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

What must you have to add and subtract fractions?

• Common numerators

• Different numerators

• Different denominators

• Common denominators

2/5 + 3/10

• 7/10

• 5/10

• 1/2

• 5/15

8/9 - 1/3 = 

• 7/6

• 5/9

• 2/3

• 8/27

1/3 + 5/12

• 6/12

• 6/15

• 3/4

• 4/4

3/5 + 7/10

• 13/10

• 10/15

• 10/5

• 15/15

1/4 + 5/8

• 6/8

• 6/12

• 7/8

• 8/8

7/10 - 1/2 = _____
in simplest form

• 2/10

• 1/5

• 6/10

• 8/2

Tim did 1/12 of a load of laundry on Sunday and 1/4 of a load of laundry on Saturday. What fraction of laundry did Tim do in total?

• 2/16 loads done 

• 1/3 loads done 

• 2/3 loads done 

• 2/12 loads done