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WorksheetsAdd and Subtract Fractions
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What must you have to add and subtract fractions?
a)
Common numerators
b)
Different numerators
c)
Different denominators
d)
Common denominators
2.
What number could be a common denominator for these two fractions?
1/5 and 5/6?
1/5 and 5/6?
a)
30
b)
11
c)
6
d)
5
3.
8/9 - 1/3 =
a)
7/6
b)
5/9
c)
2/3
d)
8/27
4.
What number could be a common denominator for these three fractions?
1/2 and 1/3 and 1/4
1/2 and 1/3 and 1/4
a)
9
b)
8
c)
12
d)
6
5.
1/2 + 1/3 + 1/5 =
a)
31/30
b)
3/10
c)
1/30
d)
These fractions cannot be added
6.
Aden is helping his dad paint his house. They mixed 5/9 gallons of white paint and 1/6 gallons of blue paint. How many gallons was the mixture in all?
a)
6/18 gallons
b)
13/18 gallons
c)
4/5 gallons
d)
1/6 gallons
7.
Five friends shared 11/2 pounds of fudge equally. How much did each friend get?
a)
1/2
b)
3
c)
1/5
d)
3/10
8.
I bought 23 feet of rope so I could climb a tree in my yard. I had to cut off 3 3/8 feet because it was too long. How long is my rope now?
a)
19 5/8 feet
b)
20 3/8 feet
c)
19 3/8 feet
d)
20 5/8 feet
9.
Add these fractions: 2/6 + 3/6
Make sure your answer is in the simplest form.
Make sure your answer is in the simplest form.
a)
4/6
b)
3/6
c)
5/6
d)
6/6
10.
Add these fractions: 1/6 + 3/6
Make sure your answer is in the simplest form.
Make sure your answer is in the simplest form.
a)
4/6
b)
5/6
c)
2/3
d)
1/3
11.
Belle found two worms in the yard and measured them with a ruler. One worm was 1/2 of an inch long. The other worm was 1/4 of an inch long. How much longer was the longer worm?
a)
1/2 inch
b)
1/4 inch
c)
3/4 inch
d)
3/2 inch
12.
9 1/15 + 1 2/5 Simplify.
a)
10 3/20
b)
10 7/15
c)
10 3/15
13.
10 1/8 - 5 5/6 Simplify.
a)
4 7/24
b)
5 4/48
c)
5 17/24
14.
Elmer made 5 strawberry pies for the Thanksgiving dinner, but couldn’t resist them. By Thanksgiving Day, he had eaten 2 5/12 of the pies. How many of the pies did he have left.
a)
3 1/2
b)
3 7/12
c)
2 7/12
d)
2 3/4
15.
Add
a)
2/3
b)
15/18
c)
1/4
d)
9/27
16.
Sam wrote thank-you cards after her birthday party. She wrote 2/5 of the cards on Thursday, 1/4 of the cards on Friday, and the rest on Saturday. What fraction of the cards did Sam write on Saturday?
a)
1/4
b)
3/10
c)
7/20
d)
2/5
17.
a)
5 1/2
b)
1 1/6
c)
5 5/14
d)
4 19/24
18.
What is a Mixed Number?
a)
A fraction that can be added to another fraction.
b)
A fraction in its simplest form.
c)
A fraction with a whole number and a fraction piece.
d)
A fraction that has a bigger number in the numerator than denominator.
19.
What is an improper fraction?
a)
A fraction that is greater than one.
b)
A fraction that has a whole number and a fraction part.
c)
A fraction that is in the simplest form.
d)
A fraction with a common denominator.
20.
Which number line shows 5/7?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
21.
What fraction is the same as 1/2
a)
5/10
b)
1/5
c)
1/6
d)
10/11
22.
9 2/3 - 7 5/6
a)
1 5/6
b)
1 1/6
c)
2 1/6
d)
2 5/6
23.
11 5/7 + 8 1/7
a)
18 6/7
b)
19 6/7
c)
20
d)
20 1/7
24.
Simplify the fraction
18/32
18/32
a)
1/2
b)
2/15
c)
9/16
d)
1/3
25.
Hannah drew the diagrams below to solve different addition problems. Which diagram represents the sum 1/2 + 1/4?
a)
Diagram A
b)
Diagram B
c)
Diagram C
d)
Diagram D
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