Mastering Adding and Subtracting Unlike Fractions

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

• 5/12

• 7/12

• 1/2

• 2/3

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

A recipe calls for 2/5 cup of sugar and 1/2 cup of flour. How much sugar and flour do they need in total?

• 9/10 cup

• 1/5 cup

• 3/4 cup

• 1 cup

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Sam read 3/8 of a book, and then he read another 1/4 of it. How much of the book has he read in total?

• 7/8

• 3/4

• 1/2

• 5/8

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Emma has 5/6 of a yard of fabric, and she uses 1/3 of a yard for a project. How much fabric does she have left?

• 2/3 yard

• 1/2 yard

• 1/4 yard

• 3/6 yard

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

A baker made 3/10 of a cake and then sold 1/5 of it. How much cake does the baker have left?

• 1/10

• 1/5

• 1/4

• 2/10

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

In a class, 2/3 of the students are boys and 1/6 are girls. How much of the class is made up of boys and girls together?

• 1/2

• 5/6

• 4/6

• 3/6

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

A gardener planted 1/2 of a garden with flowers and 1/3 with vegetables. How much of the garden is planted in total?

• 5/6

• 1/4

• 2/3

• 3/4

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Tom has 3/5 of a gallon of paint, and he uses 1/4 of a gallon for a project. How much paint does he have left?

• 1/2 of a gallon

• 3/10 of a gallon

• 2/5 of a gallon

• 7/20 of a gallon

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

A library has 1/2 of its books in fiction and 1/3 in non-fiction. How much of the library's books are in these two categories?

• 1/4

• 5/6

• 2/3

• 3/4

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Sarah has 7/8 of a chocolate bar, and she gives away 1/4 of it. How much chocolate does she have left?

• 3/4

• 1/2

• 21/32

• 5/8

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2