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WorksheetsAdding and Subtracting Fractions
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 2hrs 45mins
5/7 = 3/7 + 2/7
5/7 = 1/7 + 2/7 + 2/7
5/7 = 3/4 + 2/3
5/7 = 2/7 + 2/7 + 2/7
4/5 of the students
3/5 of the students
2/5 of the students
1/5 of the students
Jon cut a piece of ribbon that was 7/12 foot long. Sara cut a piece of ribbon that was 5/12 foot long. How much longer is Jon’s piece of ribbon than Sara’s piece of ribbon?
1/6 foot
1/2 foot
3/4 foot
2 feet
4/10 - 3/0 = 1/10
10/10 -7 /10 = 3/10
4/4 + 3/3 = 7/7
4/10 + 3/10 = 7/10
Lina worked on math homework for 6/10 of an hour before school and 3/10 of an hour after school. Which of the following can be used to find how long Lina spent doing math homework?
Add 10 + 10 and write the sum over 6 + 3 to get 20/9 of an hour
Add 6 + 3, and write the sum over 10 + 10 to get 9/20 of an hour.
Add 6 + 3, and write the sum over 10 to get 9/10 of an hour.
Subtract 6 - 3, and write the difference over 10 get 3/10 of an hour.
Trail A is 9/10 mile long. Trail B is 7/8 mile long. Ted hiked both trails. Which is the best estimate of how far he hiked?
about 1/4 mile
about 1/2 mile
about 1 mile
about 2 miles
Colton measured a line that was 8/16 inch long. Sally measured a line that was 2/16 inch long. How much
longer was Colton’s line than Sally’s line?
1 inch longer
1/2 inch longer
3/8 inch longer
1/4 inch longer
Kole spent 7/12 hour working on history homework and
5/12 hour working on Spanish homework. How much time did Kole spend on homework in all?
1/4 hour
1/2 hour
3/4 hour
1 hour
Ralph rode his bike 4/8 mile. Ashton rode his bike
3/8 mile. How much farther did Ralph ride than Ashton?
1/8 mile father
1/4 mile farther
7/8 mile farther
1 mile father
James is earning money to pay for a new bike. He earned 3/8 of the money he needed last week and 4/8 of the money this week. What fraction of the money has he earned?
3/8 of the money
3/5 of the money
4/7 of the money
7/8 of the money
A recipe calls for 3/4 cup of milk and 1/4 cup of water. How much more milk is needed than water?
2 cups
1 cup
1/2 cup
1/4 cup
1/4 pound
1/2 pound
1 pound
2 pounds
Madison walked 3/8 mile to her friend’s house, and then she walked 2/8 mile to the store. How far did Madison walk in all?
1/8 mile
2/5 mile
5/16 mile
5/8 mile
Ms. Jimenez bought 5/6 yard of fabric. She used 3/6 yard to make a purse. How much fabric does she have left?
1/3 yard
1/4 yard
5/6 yard
2 yards
Tabitha bought 2/3 pound of ham. She used 1/3 pound to make lunch. How much ham does Tabitha have left?
Simplify your answer if possible.
(a)
Isaac bought 1/4 quart of macaroni salad and 2/4 quart of egg salad. How much salad did he buy in all?
1/4 quart
3/8 quart
3/4 quart
1 quart
What is 40/100 + 20/100 in simplest form?
3/5
6/10
2/10
1/5
A landscape company has 2/9 ton of gravel and 7/9 ton of sand. How much more sand do they have than gravel?
1/2 ton
4/9 ton
5/9 ton
1 ton
Anton used 6/10 meter of rope. Savannah and Brendan EACH used 2/10 meter of the rope. How many meters of rope did they use in all?
4/5 meter of rope
1 meter of rope
10 meters of rope
2/5 meter of rope
Jacklyn found the sum of 2/8 and 5/8 in simplest form. What is the numerator of the sum?
(a)
A container had 7/8 gallon of water. Olivia spilled 3/8 gallon of the water from the container. Which number
sentence can be used to find how much water was left in the container?
7/8 - 3/8 = ?
7/8 + ? = 8/8
7/8 + 3/8 = ?
4/8 - 3/8 = ?
