Mastering Adding & Subtracting Fractions with Unlike Denominators

Lily has 1/3 of a pizza and her friend Tom has 1/4 of a pizza. How much pizza do they have together?

• 2/3

• 7/12

• 5/12

• 1/2

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

A recipe calls for 2/5 cup of sugar, but Sarah only has 1/2 cup. How much more sugar does she need to make the recipe?

• 1/5 cup

• 1/10 cup

• 3/10 cup

• 1/4 cup

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

In a class, 3/8 of the students are boys and 1/4 are girls. How much of the class is made up of boys and girls combined?

• 5/8

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 7/8

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Emma read 2/3 of a book, and then she read another 1/6 of it. How much of the book has she read in total?

• 5/6

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 2/3

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

A garden has 1/2 of its area planted with flowers and 1/3 with vegetables. What fraction of the garden is planted with both flowers and vegetables?

• 1/4

• 1/6

• 1/2

• 1/3

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CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

During a race, John ran 3/5 of a mile and then ran another 1/10 of a mile. How far did he run in total?

• 1 mile

• 7/10 mile

• 3/4 mile

• 1/2 mile

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

A baker used 3/4 of a cup of flour for one recipe and 1/2 of a cup for another. How much flour did he use altogether?

• 2 cups

• 1 1/2 cups

• 1 cup

• 1 1/4 cups

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

At a party, 2/3 of the guests are children and 1/6 are adults. What fraction of the guests are children and adults combined?

• 5/6

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 2/5

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

A tank is filled with 5/6 of water, and 1/3 of it is used for watering plants. How much water is left in the tank?

• 2/3

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 5/9

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

In a fruit basket, 1/2 of the fruits are apples and 1/4 are bananas. What fraction of the basket is filled with apples and bananas?

• 2/3

• 3/4

• 1/2

• 1/4

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2