Free Printable Add and Subtract Fractions

1.

John and Landon are raking leaves in the yard. They divide the yard into 8 equal sections. John rakes 4 sections. Landon rakes 2 sections. Which model can be used to find the total fraction of the yard they rake? Choose all that apply.

a)

b)

c)

d)

2.

Laney has 2 meters of ribbon. She cuts off pieces of ribbon that are $\frac{5}{10}$ meter, $\frac{1}{10}$ meter, and $\frac{7}{10}$ meter. How long is the remaining piece of ribbon?

a)

$\frac{1}{10}$ meter

b)

$\frac{3}{10}$ meter

c)

$\frac{7}{10}$ meter

d)

$\frac{13}{10}$ meters

3.

Caroline bought $\frac{3}{4}$ pound of cheddar cheese and some Swiss cheese. Altogether she bought $\frac{7}{4}$ pounds of cheese. How much Swiss cheese did Caroline buy?

a)

$\frac{4}{8}$ of a pound

b)

$\frac{4}{4}$ of a pound

c)

$\frac{10}{8}$ pounds

d)

$\frac{10}{4}$ pounds

4.

Kendall and Kasen are painting a room. They divided the room into 8 equal sections. Kendall painted 2 sections and Kasen painted 4 sections. Which model can be used to find the total fraction of the room they painted? Choose all that apply.

a)

b)

c)

d)

5.

Eden cut a cake into 12 equal-sized pieces. She ate $\frac{2}{12}$ of the cake, and her sister ate $\frac{3}{12}$ of the cake. What fraction of the cake is left?

a)

$\frac{1}{12}$

b)

$\frac{5}{12}$

c)

$\frac{7}{12}$

d)

$\frac{12}{12}$

6.

Anna bought some cloth. She used $\frac{5}{8}$ of a yard for a school project. She has $\frac{2}{8}$ of a yard left. How much cloth did Anna buy?

a)

$\frac{3}{8}$ of a yard

b)

$\frac{7}{16}$ of a yard

c)

$\frac{7}{8}$ of a yard

d)

$\frac{8}{8}$ of a yard

7.

Bo ate $\frac{1}{6}$ of a bag of carrots. Kinsley ate $\frac{2}{6}$ of the bag of carrots. What fraction of the bag of carrots did Bo and Kinsley eat altogether? Choose the correct answer.

a)

$\frac{1}{6}$

b)

$\frac{1}{3}$

c)

$\frac{3}{6}$

d)

$\frac{3}{12}$

8.

Lovell has 2 hours of free time. He spends $\frac{2}{4}$ of an hour with his dog. He spends $\frac{3}{4}$ of an hour drawing. What fraction of an hour does he have left?

a)

$\frac{3}{4}$

b)

$\frac{5}{4}$

c)

$\frac{5}{8}$

d)

$\frac{1}{4}$

9.

A pizza is cut into 6 equal pieces. After Faith and Rylie eat some, $\frac{1}{6}$ of the pizza is left. What fraction could each girl eat?

a)

Faith ate $\frac{2}{6}$ and Rylie ate $\frac{3}{6}$

b)

Faith ate $\frac{3}{6}$ and Rylie ate $\frac{3}{6}$

c)

Faith ate $\frac{1}{6}$ and Rylie ate $\frac{1}{6}$

d)

Faith ate $\frac{4}{6}$ and Rylie ate $\frac{2}{6}$

10.

Mr. Nelson had a basket of tomatoes. He used $\frac{5}{12}$ of the tomatoes to make soup. He used $\frac{2}{12}$ in a salad. What fraction of the tomatoes are left?

a)

$\frac{5}{12}$

b)

$\frac{7}{24}$

c)

$\frac{3}{12}$

d)

$\frac{12}{12}$

Add and Subtract Fractions

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 50mins

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