Free Printable Adding and Subtracting Fractions

1.

A meatloaf recipe calls for $\frac{7}{8}$ cup of bread crumbs for the loaf and the topping. If $\frac{3}{4}$ cup is used for the loaf, what fraction of a cup is used for the topping?

a)

$\frac{1}{8}$ cup

b)

$1\ \frac{5}{8}$ cup

c)

$\frac{4}{4}$ cup

d)

$\frac{10}{12}$ cup

2.

Hannah bought $\frac{3}{4}$ yard of felt for a project. She used $\frac{1}{8}$ yard. What fraction of a yard of felt does she have left over?

a)

$\frac{5}{8}$ yard

b)

$\frac{4}{12}$ yard

c)

$\frac{2}{4}$ yard

d)

$\frac{4}{8}$ yard

3.

Jill brought $2\ \frac{1}{3}$ boxes of carrot muffins for a bake sale. Mike brought $1\ \frac{3}{4}$ boxes of apple muffins. What is the total number of boxes of muffins Jill and Mike brought to the bake sale?

a)

$4\ \frac{1}{12}$ boxes

b)

$3\ \frac{4}{7}$ boxes

c)

$\frac{7}{12}$ boxes

d)

$1\ \frac{1}{12}$ boxes

4.

Jennifer had a $\frac{7}{8}$ foot board. She cut off a $\frac{1}{4}$ foot piece that was for a project. In feet, how much of the board was left?

a)

$\frac{8}{12}$ foot

b)

$1\ \frac{1}{2}$ foot

c)

$\frac{5}{8}$ foot

d)

$\frac{4}{4}$ foot

5.

Ken bought $3\ \frac{3}{4}$ pounds of apples at the farmers' market. Abby brought $2\ \frac{1}{8}$ pounds of apples. How many pounds of apples did Ken and Abby buy?

a)

$5\ \frac{4}{12}$ pounds

b)

$5\ \frac{7}{8}$ pounds

c)

$1\ \frac{5}{8}$ pounds

d)

$5\ \frac{5}{8}$ pounds

6.

Natalia picked $7\ \frac{1}{6}$ bushels of apples today and $4\ \frac{5}{8}$ bushels yesterday. How many more bushels did she pick today?

a)

$11\ \frac{19}{24}$ pounds

b)

$3\ \frac{19}{24}$ pounds

c)

$11\ \frac{6}{14}$ pounds

d)

$2\ \frac{13}{24}$ pounds

7.

Lyle bought $\frac{3}{8}$ pound of red grapes and $\frac{5}{12\ }$ pound of green grapes. How many pounds of grapes did he buy?

a)

$\frac{8}{20}$ pound

b)

$\frac{19}{24}$ pound

c)

$\frac{5}{32}$ pound

d)

$\frac{1}{24}$ pound

8.

Ming has a goal to jog $4\ \frac{1}{2}$ miles each day. On Monday she jogged $5\ \frac{9}{16}$ miles. By how much did she exceed her goal for the day?

a)

$10\ \frac{1}{16}$ miles

b)

$1\ \frac{1}{16}$ miles

c)

$1\ \frac{8}{14}$ miles

d)

$9\ \frac{1}{16}$ miles

9.

At the deli, Ricardo ordered $3\ \frac{1}{5}$ pounds of cheddar cheese and $2\ \frac{3}{4}$ pounds of mozzarella cheese. How many pounds of cheese did he order all together?

a)

$\frac{9}{20}$ pound

b)

$5\ \frac{19}{20}$ pounds

c)

$5\ \frac{4}{9}$ pounds

d)

$1\ \frac{19}{20}$ pounds

10.

Max needs $10\ \frac{1}{4}$ cups of flour to make a batch of pizza dough for his pizzeria. He only has $4\ \frac{1}{2}$ cups of flour. How much more flour does he need to make the dough?

a)

$5\ \frac{3}{4}$ cups

b)

$14\ \frac{3}{4}$ cups

c)

$6\ \frac{3}{4}$ cups

d)

$5\ \frac{3}{8}$ cups

11.

The fifth grade math teachers ordered pizza for lunch. Mrs. Dombkowski ate 1/3 of the pizza. Ms. Chaney ate 5/12 of the pizza. How much more pizza did Ms. Chaney eat than Mrs. Dombkowski?

a)

1/4

b)

2/3

c)

4/6

d)

1/12

12.

The fifth grade classes collected 5/10 of the school's canned goods on Monday, 1/5 on Tuesday, and 45/100 on Wednesday. How much of the school's canned goods did the fifth grade collect in all?

a)

1 3/20

b)

115/100

c)

1 15/100

d)

75/100

13.

Pam walks 3/4 of a mile to school. Paul walks 1/8 of a mile to school. How much farther does Pam walk than Paul?

a)

5/8

b)

4/8

c)

1 3/8

d)

3/4

14.

Daniel watched a beetle and a spider on the sidewalk. The beetle crawled 1/2 of a yard and the spider crawled 1/8 of a yard. How much farther did the beetle crawl than the spider?

a)

1/4

b)

3/8

c)

1/2

d)

5/8

15.

Kayla ate 3/12 of a watermelon. Jordyn ate 1/12 of the watermelon. Then April ate 1/4 of the watermelon. How much of the watermelon did they eat?

a)

6/12

b)

7/36

c)

4/12

d)

7/12

16.

You give 1/3 of a pan of brownies to Mr. Nix and 1/6 of a pan of brownies to your teacher. How much of the pan of brownies did you give away?

a)

2/6 of the pan

b)

1/6 of the pan

c)

1/2 of the pan

d)

1/3 of the pan

17.

Charlotte received 7/10 inches of rain on Monday. On Tuesday it rained an additional 2/5 inches. How many more inches did it rain on Monday than on Tuesday?

a)

3/10

b)

1/5

c)

6/10

d)

2/5

18.

After dinner, Joe and his family eat 1/2 of Joe's birthday cake. Then, Joe eats another 1/8 of the cake for breakfast the following morning and his brother eats 1/4 of it. How much of the cake has been eaten?

a)

1 1/8

b)

7/8

c)

1

d)

9/16

19.

Mrs. O'Hare bought a cake for the teachers of Palisades Park Elementary. The teachers ate 4/10 of the cake before lunch, 1/5 after lunch, and 12/100 after school. How much of the cake got eaten during the day?

a)

8/10

b)

72/100

c)

36/50

d)

18/25

20.

Carefully following a recipe to make brownies, Ben used exactly 5/8 of a cup of oil and 3/4 of a cup of water. How many cups of liquid did Ben use in all?

a)

1/8

b)

2/3

c)

1 1/2

d)

1 3/8

21.

Robert made a fruit salad with 11/12 of a pound of melon and 1/6 of a pound of berries. How many pounds of fruit did Robert use in all?

a)

1 1/12

b)

3/4

c)

2/3

d)

1 1/2

22.

Nathan collected 5/6 of a carton of eggs on Saturday and 8/12 on Sunday. How many eggs did he collect on both days?

a)

18/12

b)

9/6

c)

1 1/2

d)

1 3/6

23.

What is the least common denominator of the fractions 1/4 and 2/3 ?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

8

d)

12

24.

Devon combines 1/3 cup of raisins and 1/2 cup of granola to make a snack. How many cups of raisins and granola does Devon use?

a)

2/5 cup

b)

3/6 cup

c)

2/6 cup

d)

5/6 cup

25.

Ann spent 1/8 of her allowance to buy paper and 3/4 of her allowance to buy paint. How much of her allowance did Ann spend?

a)

1/2

b)

7/8

c)

1/3

d)

1/12

26.

Harry filled a watering can with 3/4 gallon of water. After watering a plant, he sees that 1/8 gallon is left. How much water did Harry use to water the plant?

a)

1/8 gallon

b)

3/8 gallon

c)

5/8 gallon

d)

1/2 gallon

27.

Which fractions are equivalent to 5/6 and 2/9 and show the least common denominator?

a)

10/12, 4/12

b)

10/18, 4/18

c)

15/18, 4/18

d)

10/12, 6/12

28.

Which is the best estimate of the sum of 5/6 and 3/8?

a)

3

b)

1 1/2

c)

2

d)

1/2

29.

Pia has 9/10 meter of ribbon. She cuts off 3/5 meter of the ribbon to use as a bow on a box. How much ribbon does Pia have left?

a)

1/2

b)

3/10

c)

5/6

d)

6/15

30.

Gail made 7/8 quart of lemonade. Her sister drank 1/4 quart of the lemonade. How much lemonade is left?

a)

1/2 quart

b)

2/3 quart

c)

1 quart

d)

5/8 quart

31.

Anton is making a fruit salad. He uses 2/3 cup of grapes and 1/2 cup of strawberries. What is the total amount of fruit Anton uses?

a)

1 cup

b)

2/6 cup

c)

4/6 cup

d)

1 1/6 cup

32.

Which is the best estimate of the sum of 5/8 and 7/12?

a)

2

b)

5

c)

3

d)

1

33.

Two-thirds of a pie is left over after dinner. Meg takes 1/6 of the whole pie to a neighbor. How much pie is left after Meg takes some to the neighbor?

a)

5/6

b)

2/3

c)

1/2

d)

1/3

34.

Ken uses 3/4 yard of blue yarn and 1/8 yard of red yarn for an art project. What is the total length of yarn Ken uses?

a)

7/8 yard

b)

1 1/4 yards

c)

1 yard

d)

1 1/8 yards

35.

Jose ran 3/10 miles and Syd ran 1/2 miles. How many more miles did Syd run than Jose?

a)

1/5

b)

1/2

c)

1/4

d)

1/3

36.

Neil swam 1/3 lengths of the pool. Mia swam 1/2 lengths of the pool. How many more lengths of the pool did Mia swim than Neil?

a)

1/6

b)

1

c)

5/6

d)

1/2

37.

Mikela uses 1/6 cups of rye flour and 3/4 cups of wheat flour to make bread. How much flour does Mikela use in all?

a)

11/12

b)

3/4

c)

3/4

d)

2/5

38.

My sister and I ate some of the cookies she made. She ate 3/5 of them and I ate 1/10 of them. How much of the cookies did we eat?

a)

1/2 of the cookies

b)

7/10 of the cookies

c)

4/15 of the cookies

39.

Two friends are reading the same book for a reading group. Jackson read 3/4 of the assigned reading. Maribel only read 1/8 of the assigned reading. Determine the difference in the two amounts.

a)

2/4 of the book

b)

2/8 of the book

c)

5/8 of the book

40.

Which point shows 2/12?

a)

Point W

b)

Point X

c)

Point Y

d)

Point Z

41.

What fraction is closest to 1?

a)

8/9

b)

1/3

c)

1/2

d)

None

42.

Solve.

a)

³/₄

b)

³/₈

c)

²/₄

d)

³/₁₆

43.

Carefully following a recipe, Ben used exactly 5/8 of a cup of oil and 3/4 of a cup of water. How many cups of liquid did Ben use in all?

a)

1/8

b)

2/3

c)

1 1/2

d)

1 3/8

44.

While cooking a stew, Bonnie used 5/6 of a shaker of salt and 5/12 of a shaker of pepper. How much more salt did Bonnie use?

a)

5/9

b)

5/12

c)

1 1/4

d)

11/12

45.

Robert made a fruit salad with 11/12 of a pound of melon and 1/6 of a pound of berries. How many pounds of fruit did Robert use in all?

a)

1 1/12

b)

3/4

c)

2/3

d)

1 1/2

46.

93/100 - 4/5 =

a)

1/2

b)

13/100

c)

89/95

d)

89/100

47.

Convert the following fraction from an improper fraction to a mixed fraction:

7 ⅘

a)

40/5

b)

38/4

c)

39/5

d)

35/5

48.

Rachel spent 2/10 of her allowance on a new book and 2/5 of her allowance on some pencils. How much of her allowance did she spend?

a)

2/15 of her allowance

b)

2/10 of her allowance

c)

3/5 of her allowance

49.

My dad was painting my bedroom. He started with 5/12 of a can of paint. There was 1/3 of the can left when he finished. How much paint did he use?

a)

2/9 of a can of paint

b)

1/2 of a can of paint

c)

2/3 of a can of paint

d)

1/12

50.

Oliver and Charlie are eating from the same box of cereal. Oliver eats 2/12 of the box and Charlie eats 2/6 of the box. How much of the cereal do they eat together?

a)

1/3 of the box of cereal

b)

4/18 of the box of cereal

c)

1/2 of the box of cereal

51.

Emmett and Felix are drinking from the same jug of water. Emmett drinks 4/8 of the jug and Felix drinks 1/4 of the jug. How much is left?

a)

5/12 of the jug

b)

3/6 of the jug

c)

3/12 of the jug

d)

1/4

52.

Oliver slept for 8 1/3 hours last night. This is 2 5/6 hours more than his little brother slept. How long did Oliver's little brother sleep?

a)

5 1/2 hours

b)

6 1/2 hours

c)

11 1/6 hours

53.

On Friday, it snowed for 3 1/3 hours. On Monday, it snowed for 4 5/6 hours. How much more did it snow on Monday than on Friday?

a)

8 1/6 hours

b)

1 1/2 hours

c)

1 4/6 hours

54.

Sara walked 4/12 of a mile, ran 1/3 of a mile and skipped the rest. How much did she skip?

a)

2/12

b)

1/3

c)

8/12

d)

2/3

55.

John's plant measured 12 1/5 inches at the beginning of the year and 17 1/10 inches at the end of the year. How much did it grow during the year?

a)

4 9/10

b)

29 3/10

c)

4 1/10

56.

.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

57.

Steve has 5 gallons of ice cream to sell. Two people each bought 1 1/6 gallons. If he sold it all, how much did the third person buy?

a)

6 1/6

b)

2 2/3

c)

3 5/6

58.

a)

3 1/2

b)

3 5/8

c)

4 1/4

d)

4 1/2

Adding and Subtracting Fractions

Total questions: 58

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