Free Printable Add and Subtract Fractions with Like Denominators

1.

Cole played the piano for $\frac{1}{3}$ of an hour. Then he played the flute for $\frac{1}{3}$ of an hour and the drums for another $\frac{1}{3}$ of an hour. What fraction shows the total number of hours he played instruments?

a)

$\frac{2}{3}$ of an hour

b)

$\frac{3}{3}$ of an hour

c)

$\frac{1}{9}$ of an hour

d)

$\frac{3}{9}$ of an hour

2.

Aiden read $\frac{5}{8}$ of his library book over the weekend. What is $\frac{5}{8}$ written as the sum of unit fractions?

a)

$\frac{2}{8}+\frac{3}{8}$

b)

$\frac{1}{5}+\frac{1}{5}$

c)

$\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{2}+\frac{2}{2}$

d)

$\frac{1}{8}+\frac{1}{8}+\frac{1}{8}+\frac{1}{8}+\frac{1}{8}$

3.

Valeria ran $\frac{3}{10}$ of a mile. The she walked $\frac{4}{10}$ of a mile. What fraction of a mile did she travel?

a)

$\frac{10}{7}$ of a mile

b)

$\frac{1}{10}$ of a mile

c)

$\frac{7}{10}$ of a mile

d)

$\frac{7}{20}$ of a mile

4.

The fraction of a yard of ribbon Mia used to make bookmarks for her friends is equal to the sum of the fractions below.

$\frac{2}{12}+\frac{3}{12}+\frac{4}{12}$
Which shows the total amount of ribbon Mia used?

a)

$\frac{5}{12}$ of a yard

b)

$\frac{6}{12}$ of a yard

c)

$\frac{7}{12}$ of a yard

d)

$\frac{9}{12}$ of a yard

5.

Mr. Franklin painted $\frac{3}{5}$ of a table top in the morning. He painted $\frac{1}{5}$ of the table top in the afternoon. Use the model to find the total amount of the table top Mr. Franklin painted.

$\frac{3}{5}+\frac{1}{5}=$

a)

$\frac{5}{4}$

b)

$\frac{1}{5}$

c)

$\frac{4}{5}$

d)

$\frac{4}{10}$

6.

Kaitlyn raked leaves. She filled $\frac{3}{12}$ of a bag with leaves in the front yard and $\frac{7}{12}$ of a bag in the back yard. Then she put all of the leaves in a bag together. How much of the bag did she fill?

a)

$\frac{12}{10}$

b)

$\frac{4}{12}$

c)

$\frac{10}{12}$

d)

$\frac{10}{24}$

7.

Carlos buys a pack of flower sees. He plants $\frac{2}{5}$ of the pack in his garden and $\frac{3}{5}$ of the pack in flower pots. What fraction of seeds does Carlos plant?

a)

$\frac{1}{5}$

b)

$\frac{5}{5}$

c)

$\frac{1}{10}$

d)

$\frac{5}{10}$

8.

Which shows $\frac{4}{4}$ as the sum?

a)

$\frac{4}{4}+\frac{4}{4}$

b)

$\frac{1}{4}+\frac{2}{4}+\frac{1}{4}$

c)

$\frac{3}{4}+\frac{1}{4}+\frac{1}{4}$

d)

$\frac{1}{1}+\frac{1}{1}+\frac{1}{1}+\frac{1}{1}$

9.

Eric had a fraction of a gallon of juice. He poured juice for his family, and had a fraction of a gallon left. Use the model to write an equation to represent Eric's juice.

a)

$\frac{7}{8}-\frac{5}{8}=\frac{2}{8}$

b)

$\frac{5}{8}-\frac{7}{8}=\frac{2}{8}$

c)

$\frac{8}{8}-\frac{5}{8}=\frac{3}{8}$

d)

$\frac{8}{8}-\frac{7}{8}=\frac{1}{8}$

10.

The distance from Eva's house to her grandmother's house is $\frac{4}{10}$ of a mile. Write the fraction as a sum of unit fractions.

a)

$\frac{1}{10}+\frac{2}{10}+\frac{1}{10}$

b)

$\frac{3}{10}+\frac{1}{10}$

c)

$\frac{4}{10}+1$

d)

$\frac{1}{10}+\frac{1}{10}+\frac{1}{10}+\frac{1}{10}$

Add and Subtract Fractions with Like Denominators

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 32mins

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