Free Printable Operations on Fractions

1.

Which operations with fractions REQUIRE common denominators.

a)

Addition

b)

Subtraction

c)

Multiplication

2.

Find the sum of

3/8 and 1/3.

Reduce, or simplify answer.

a)

4 / 11

b)

1 / 8

c)

17 / 24

d)

1 / 24

3.

Find the difference of

47 / 56 and 15 / 56.

Write answer in simplest form.

a)

16 / 28

b)

32 / 56

c)

4 / 7

d)

8 / 14

4.

Find the product of

(1/6) and (2/3).

Reduce, or simplify answer.

a)

1 / 4

b)

9

c)

1 / 9

d)

3 / 12

5.

"Multiply by the reciprocal" is the rule for which operation with fractions?

a)

addition

b)

division

c)

multiplication

d)

subtraction

6.

Find the quotient of

(2/3) and (5/6) .

Reduce, or simplify.

a)

12 / 15

b)

5 / 9

c)

4 / 5

d)

-1 / 6

7.

Solve:
Olivia set aside 5/6 of an hour for homework after school each day. How many hours of homework does she do in 5 days?

a)

3 1/2 hours

b)

4 1/2 hours

c)

4 1/6 hours

d)

50 minutes

8.

Katie used 6 feet of ribbon for a school project. If she cut the ribbon into 1/5 feet pieces, how many pieces of ribbon does she have?

a)

$\frac{5}{6}$

b)

$1\frac{1}{5}$

c)

6

d)

30

9.

The liquid ingredients for a recipe are water and olive oil. The recipe calls for $3\ \frac{1}{2}$ cups of water and $1\ \frac{1}{8}$ cups of olive oil. How many cups of liquid ingredients are in the recipe?

a)

$2\ \frac{1}{6}$

b)

$4\ \frac{2}{10}$

c)

$4\ \frac{5}{8}$

d)

$2\ \frac{1}{5}$

10.

A hamster weighs $4\ \frac{2}{5}$ pounds. A mouse weighs $3\ \frac{1}{2}$ pounds. How much more does the hamster weigh than the mouse?

a)

$7\ \frac{3}{7}$

b)

$1\ \frac{1}{3}$

c)

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

d)

$\frac{9}{10}$

Operations on Fractions

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

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