WorksheetsAdd and Subtract Fractions
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Of the students in the band, 5/10 play the flute and another 3/10 play the clarinet. What fraction of the students in the band play either the flute or the clarinet? Make sure your answer is in simplest form.
a)
8/10
b)
1/2
c)
5/10
d)
4/5
2.
What must you have to add and subtract fractions?
a)
Common numerators
b)
Different numerators
c)
Different denominators
d)
Common denominators
3.
What is the least common denominator for 7 and 2?
a)
12
b)
14
c)
7
d)
6
4.
Solve.
3/5 + 1/4 =
3/5 + 1/4 =
a)
5/20
b)
12/20
c)
7/20
d)
17/20
5.
Tiffany bought 2/5 kg of cherries. Linda bought 1/10kg of cherries. How many kg of cherries did they buy altogether?
a)
1/5 kg
b)
3/10 kg
c)
5/15 kg
d)
1/2 kg
6.
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 1st worm than the 2nd worm?
One worm was 1/2 of an inch long.
The other worm was 1/4 of an inch long.
How much longer was the 1st worm than the 2nd worm?
a)
1/2 inch
b)
1/4 inch
c)
3/4 inch
d)
3/2 inch
7.
Mikela uses 1 1/6 cups of rye flour and 3/4 cups of wheat flour to make bread.
How much flour does Mikela use in all?
How much flour does Mikela use in all?
a)
1 11/12 cups
b)
1 3/4 cups
c)
1 2/5 cups
d)
2 cups
8.
Christine baked a pumpkin pie. She ate 1/6 of the pie. Her brother ate 1/3. How much of the pie was left?
a)
1/18
b)
2/9
c)
1/2
d)
2/3
9.
Carefully following a recipe, Carly used exactly 1/8 of a cup of oil and 3/8 of a cup of water. How many cups of liquid did Carly use in all?
a)
2/3 cup of oil
b)
1/2 cup of oil
c)
1/4 cup of oil
d)
1/8 cup of oil
10.
Simplify
6/42
6/42
a)
2/5
b)
7
c)
1/7
d)
3/21
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