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Adding/Subtracting Fractions and Mixed Numbers

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an 'improper fraction'?

a)

Large # on the top/ small # on the bottom

b)

Small # on the top/ large # on the bottom

2.

What is an 'unlike fraction'?

a)

Denominators are the same

b)

Denominators are different

3.

What is a 'proper fraction'?

a)

Larger # on top/ Smaller # on bottom

b)

Smaller # on top/ Larger # on bottom

4.

What is a 'whole number'?

a)

Small # on top/ large # on bottom

b)

Large # on top/ small # on bottom

c)

Same # on top/ Same # on bottom

d)

Same denominators

5.

What is this fraction called?

124\frac{12}{4}  

a)

Proper Fraction

b)

Like Fraction

c)

Whole fraction

d)

Improper Fraction

6.

What is this fraction called?

77\frac{7}{7}  

a)

Like Fraction

b)

Whole Number

c)

Proper Fraction

7.

What is a 'mixed number'?

a)

A whole number with a fraction

b)

A fraction with different numbers

c)

A number mixed with other numbers

8.

What kind of fractions are these?

714+214\frac{7}{14}+\frac{2}{14}  

a)

Unlike Fractions

b)

Improper Fractions

c)

Like Fractions

d)

Proper Fractions

9.

What is this fraction called?

5 185\ \frac{1}{8}  

a)

Improper fraction

b)

Proper Fraction

c)

Whole Fraction

d)

Mixed Number

10.

What are these fractions called?

410+1016\frac{4}{10}+\frac{10}{16}  

a)

Proper Fractions

b)

Improper Fractions

c)

Like Fractions

d)

Unlike Fractions

11.

What are these fractions called?

164+142\frac{16}{4}+\frac{14}{2}  

a)

Improper fractions

b)

Proper Fractions

c)

Whole fractions

12.

What do we need to do before we start to add or subtract a fraction(s)?

a)

Make sure the fractions are like fractions

b)

Make sure the fractions are unlike fractions

13.

If fractions are unlike, what do we need to do to make like fractions?

816+68 to 816+1216\frac{8}{16}+\frac{6}{8}\ to\ \frac{8}{16}+\frac{12}{16}  

a)

Multiply by 2 on the bottom only

b)

Multiply by 2 on both top and bottom

c)

Multiply by 2 on the top only

d)

These are already like fractions, we don't need to multiply

14.

When we add fractions together what stays the same?

816+1216=nd\frac{8}{16}+\frac{12}{16}=\frac{n}{d}  

a)

Denominator

b)

Numerator

15.

When you subtract fractions what number stays the same?

1216816=nd\frac{12}{16}-\frac{8}{16}=\frac{n}{d}  

a)

Denominator

b)

Numerator

16.

What does a whole fraction ALWAYS equal?

44\frac{4}{4}  

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

44

17.

What's the answer to this problem? Remember to simplify your answer.

8 510 + 4 310=? or  8 +4 +510+310=?8\ \frac{5}{10}\ +\ 4\ \frac{3}{10}=?\ or\ \ 8\ +4\ +\frac{5}{10}+\frac{3}{10}=?  

a)

8

b)

12 81012\ \frac{8}{10}  

c)

12 4512\ \frac{4}{5}  

d)

32 1510032\ \frac{15}{100}  

18.

What's the answer to this problem? Remember to simplify your answer.

15363=nd\frac{15}{3}-\frac{6}{3}=\frac{n}{d}  

a)

93\frac{9}{3}  

b)

3

c)

90\frac{9}{0}  

19.

What is a 'like fraction'?

a)

A fraction that is well liked by others

b)

Denominators (bottom #) are the same

c)

Numerators (top #) are the same

d)

A fraction that we multiply