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Addition and Subtraction of Fractions

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the first step in solving this problem? 
⅘ + ½ =
a)
Add the top parts of the fraction
b)
Rewrite the fractions in the simplest form. 
c)
Find a common denominator. 
d)
Make each fraction into an improper faction. 
2.

 12+13=\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{3}= 

a)

 25\frac{2}{5}  

b)

 56\frac{5}{6}  

c)

 36\frac{3}{6}  

3.

  410+45=\frac{4}{10}+\frac{4}{5}=  

a)

 1251\frac{2}{5}  

b)

 815\frac{8}{15}  

c)

 1151\frac{1}{5}  

4.

 69+12=\frac{6}{9}+\frac{1}{2}=  

a)

 1161\frac{1}{6}  

b)

 711\frac{7}{11}  

c)

 1131\frac{1}{3}  

5.

 12+38=\frac{1}{2}+\frac{3}{8}=  

a)

 1416\frac{14}{16}  

b)

 78\frac{7}{8}  

c)

 410\frac{4}{10}  

6.

 14+26=\frac{1}{4}+\frac{2}{6}=  

a)

 11121\frac{1}{12}  

b)

 1212\frac{12}{12} 

c)

 712\frac{7}{12}  

7.

 57+34=\frac{5}{7}+\frac{3}{4}=  



a)

 811\frac{8}{11}  

b)

 113281\frac{13}{28}  

c)

 1328\frac{13}{28}  

8.
What is this shaded fraction
a)
2/5
b)
3/5
c)
2/3
d)
5/3
9.
What must you have to add and subtract fractions?
a)
Common numerators
b)
Different numerators
c)
Different denominators
d)
Common denominators
10.
The number on the top of a fraction is called what?
a)
numerator
b)
denominator
11.
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. 
12.
Add these Fractions
a)
2/4
b)
3/4
c)
4/8
d)
1
13.
Angelica volunteers at the library for 2½ hours on Saturday and 1¾ hour on Sunday. How many hours does she volunteer on the weekend?
a)
ADDITION
b)
SUBTRACTION
14.
1/2 + 2/3 =
a)
3/5
b)
7/6
c)
3/6
15.
5/8 - 1/2 
a)
9/8
b)
1 1/8
c)
1/8
d)
3/8
16.
If you color in 2 more slices what is the fraction?
a)
3/8
b)
6/8
c)
5/8
d)
5/9
17.

3/12 + 4/12

a)

7/12

b)

6/12

c)

12/12

d)

1/12

18.

2/6 -1/6

a)

1/6

b)

3/6

c)

6/6

19.

9/12 - 4/12

a)

2/12

b)

5/12

c)

24

d)

7/12

20.

1/4 + 3/4

a)

4/4

b)

1/4

c)

1/8

d)

3/8

21.

8/8-3/8

a)

5

b)

7/8

c)

5/8

d)

4/8

22.
denominator
a)
Common fractions that you can judge other numbers against
b)
A whole number that is a common multiple of all the denominators of a set of fractions.
c)
the "bottom" number in a fraction that shows how many equal parts the item is divided into; the divisor of a fraction
d)
any part of a group, number or whole
23.
like fractions
a)
Common fractions that you can judge other numbers against
b)
two fractions having same denominators
c)
a number written as a whole number with a fraction
d)
a fraction where the numerator and the denominator do not share a common factor
24.

1/6+5/6

a)

5/12

b)

-4/0

c)

1

d)

6/6

e)

1/1

25.

2/7+2/7

a)

4/14

b)

4/7

c)

2/7

d)

0

26.

Mike did 3/4 of a load of laundry on Wednesday and 3/4 of a load of laundry on Thursday. What fraction of laundry did Mike do in total?

a)

6/4

b)

1 1/2

c)

6/8

d)

1 2/4

27.

What set of fractions is this?

a)

similar fraction

b)

dissimilar fraction

c)

unit fraction

d)

equivalent fraction

28.

Which of the following sets of fractions is a unit fraction?

a)
b)
c)
d)