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Adding and Subtracting Fractions (With Unlike Denominators) Keys

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The water jug holds 3 1/2 gallons of water. The team drank 1 1/4 gallons at halftime and 1 5/8 gallons after the game. How much water was left in the jug?

a)

5/8

b)

2 1/4

c)

2 7/8

d)

1 3/8

2.

Moses bought 2 gallons of ice cream. He and his friend each ate ¾ of a gallon of the ice cream. How much ice cream is left?

a)

1/2 Gallon

b)

1 1/4 Gallon

c)

1 1/2 Gallon

d)

3 1/2 Gallon

3.

Jody walked 1 ⅚ miles. Laura walked 2 11/12 miles. How much farther did Laura walk than Jody?

a)

4 3/4 miles

b)

1 6/12 miles

c)

1 1/12 miles

d)

1/12 mile

4.

Makel had 3/12 of a bag of apples. Abe had 1/3 of a bag of apples. How much more of a bag of apples does Abe have than Makel?

a)

1/12 Bag

b)

4/15 Bag

c)

7/12 Bag

d)

3/4 Bag

5.

Joel wrote 1/8 of his report on Monday. He wrote another 3/4 of his report on Tuesday. How much of the report does Joel still need to write in order to complete it?

a)

1/8

b)

4/8

c)

6/8

d)

7/8

6.

Janet and Pat shared a whole pizza. Janet ate 2/3 of the pizza. Pat ate 1/6 of the pizza. What fraction of the pizza was left?

a)

1/9

b)

1/6

c)

5/6

d)

8/9

7.

There were 7 candy bars. Shea ate 1 ¾ candy bars. Elsa ate 1 ⅝ candy bars. How many candy bars were left?

a)

3 3/8

b)

3 5/8

c)

4 5/8

d)

10 3/8

8.

Ben poured 7/8 gallon of water on one plant and ¼ gallon of water on another plant. What is the total amount of water Ben poured on the two plants?

a)

3/7 Gallon

b)

5/8 Gallon

c)

1 1/3 Gallon

d)

1 1/8 Gallon

9.

Find the difference between ¾ and 5/12

a)

1/2

b)

1/3

c)

1/4

d)

1/6

10.

Tracie ran a total of 5 ¾ miles on Saturday and Sunday. She ran 1 ⅝ miles on Saturday. How many miles did Tracie run on Sunday?

a)

4 1/8 miles

b)

7 3/8 miles

c)

2 2/8 miles

d)

None, she walked them. 🤔🤯

11.

Santiago eats 3/8 of a banana for a snack. How much of the banana does he have left to eat for lunch?

a)

1/4

b)

1/3

c)

5/8

d)

4/8

12.

Vince spent 2 3/4 hours cleaning his bedroom and 1/2 hour cleaning the bathroom. How much time did Vince spend cleaning?

a)

2 1/4 hour

b)

3 1/4 hours

c)

4 1/4 hours

d)

An Eternity because his room was just as TRASH as the UNC Tarheels! 🤣

13.

JJ's hair measured 12 1/2 inches in length and Haddie's hair measured 7 5/8 inches. What is the difference between the length of the two girls hair?

a)

5 1/12 inches

b)

5 1/8 inches

c)

20 1/8 inches

d)

4 7/8 inches

14.

What is the sum of 2 1/2 and 3 3/4

a)

6 1/3

b)

6 1/4

c)

1/4

d)

1 1/4

15.

Patricia drew two fraction game cards that were ⅙ and ½. The sum of the two cards chosen lies within what range?

a)

Between 0 and ⅙

b)

Between ⅙ and ¼

c)

Between ¼ and ⅓

d)

Between ⅓ and 1