Free Printable Unit 7: Adding and Subtracting Fractions

1.

What is ¹/₈ + ⁵/₈?

a)

1

b)

⁶/₁₆or ³/₈

c)

⁶/₈or ³/₄

d)

²/₄or ¹/₂

2.

What is ³/₄ + ¹/₄?

a)

1 or ⁴/₄

b)

³/₄

c)

¹⁰/₁₆ or ⁵/₈

d)

¹/₄

3.

What is the sum of these fractions?

a)

4/5

b)

3/20

c)

17/20

d)

4/20

4.

What is the Least Common Denominator of 1/5 + 2/10

a)

5

b)

10

c)

50

d)

15

5.

Daniel watched a beetle and a spider on the sidewalk. The beetle crawled 1/2 of a yard and the spider crawled 1/6 of a yard. How much farther did the beetle crawl than the spider?

a)

1/4

b)

1/3

c)

1/2

d)

2/3

6.

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a)

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b)

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c)

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d)

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7.

What must you have to add and subtract fractions?

a)

Common numerators

b)

Different numerators

c)

Different denominators

d)

Common denominators

8.

What is the difference of these fractions in lowest terms?

a)

7/9

b)

1/5

c)

12/20

d)

1/20

9.

What is the difference of these fractions in lowest terms?

a)

2/4

b)

0

c)

0/4

d)

1/2

10.

4/6 + 2/3

a)

8/18

b)

4/9

c)

6/9

d)

8/9

11.

13/15 - 3/4

a)

10/9

b)

39/60

c)

7/60

d)

97/60

12.

Reduce your answer to the simplest form.
7/10 - 1/2 =

a)

7/10

b)

1/5

c)

2/10

d)

1/2

13.

3/9 + 4/9

a)

7/18

b)

7/9

c)

12/9

d)

12/81

14.

a)

4/5

b)

4/10

c)

2/5

d)

5

15.

What is the first step in solving this problem?
⅘ + ½ =

a)

Add the top parts of the fraction

b)

Rewrite the fractions in the simplest form.

c)

Find a common denominator.

d)

Make each fraction into an improper faction.

16.

Before you can add or subtract fractions, what needs to be the same?

a)

Numerator

b)

Denominator

17.

\frac{2}{3}+\frac{1}{6}

a)

$\frac{2}{3}$

b)

$\frac{1}{6}$

c)

$\frac{5}{6}$

d)

$\frac{3}{9}$

18.

\frac{2}{3\ }-\ \frac{1}{3}

a)

$\frac{1}{3}$

b)

$\frac{2}{3}$

c)

$\frac{1}{8}$

d)

$1$

19.

\frac{5}{6}-\frac{1}{3}

a)

1

b)

$\frac{1}{2}$

c)

$\frac{4}{6}$

d)

$\frac{2}{3}$

20.

\frac{1}{5\ }+\ \frac{4}{15}

a)

$\frac{1}{3}$

b)

$\frac{1}{4}$

c)

$\frac{7}{15}$

d)

$\frac{5}{15}$

21.

\frac{1}{7\ }+\ \frac{3}{14}

a)

$\frac{2}{7}$

b)

$\frac{1}{7}$

c)

$\frac{5}{14}$

d)

$\frac{3}{14}$

22.

\frac{2}{7}+\ \frac{3}{5}

a)

$\frac{31}{35}$

b)

$\frac{5}{12}$

c)

$\frac{1}{8}$

d)

$\frac{1}{12}$

23.

\frac{3}{5\ }-\ \frac{1}{10}

a)

$\frac{2}{7}$

b)

$\frac{2}{5}$

c)

$\frac{1}{2}$

d)

$\frac{3}{10}$

24.

\frac{5}{6}-\ \frac{1}{4}

a)

$\frac{7}{12}$

b)

$2$

c)

$\frac{1}{2}$

d)

$\frac{3}{4}$

25.

\frac{1}{8}+\ \frac{3}{16}

a)

$\frac{1}{2}$

b)

$\frac{5}{24}$

c)

$\frac{5}{16}$

d)

$\frac{7}{8}$

26.

a)

5/14

b)

3/7

c)

5/7

d)

5/14

27.

a)

3/10

b)

3/5

c)

3/25

d)

15/5

28.

Kayden has 3/9 of a pizza and Laila gave her 2/9 of a pizza. How much pizza does Kayden have now?

a)

5 Pizzas

b)

5/9 of a pizza

c)

1/9 of a pizza

d)

1 pizza

29.

Brad ate 3/4 of his Kit-Kat bar and gave the rest to Cole. How much of the Kit-Kat bar did Cole get to eat?

a)

3/4

b)

1/4

c)

2/4

d)

None

30.

The number on the top of a fraction is called what?

a)

numerator

b)

denominator

c)

fractionator

d)

equivalent

31.

A pizza has 5 pieces. Sara eats 3 of the pieces. What fraction of the pizza did Sara eat?

a)

3/5

b)

2/5

c)

5/5

d)

1/5

32.

What is the sum in simplest form?
2/7 + 4/7

a)

6/14

b)

1/2

c)

2/3

d)

6/7

33.

Jared ate 2/8 of his pizza for lunch and 3/8 of his pizza for supper. How much of his pizza is left?

a)

5/8

b)

3/8

c)

1/8

d)

5/16

34.

What must you have to add and subtract fractions?

a)

Common numerators

b)

Different numerators

c)

Different denominators

d)

Common denominators

35.

Simplify.
14/35

a)

Simplist form

b)

2/5

c)

7/8

d)

1/4

36.

Simplify 18/24 to lowest terms.

a)

4/3

b)

9/12

c)

3/4

d)

1/2

37.

If Ms. Perry brought the class a whole cheese pizza, and Silvia stole 3/26 of the pizza. Rakiya ate 5/26 of the pizza. Josiah ate 4/26 of the pizza. How much pizza does Ms. Perry have left?

a)

1/26

b)

14/26

c)

all of it

d)

12/26

38.

Steve connected a 3/8 foot wire extension to 5/8 foot wire. How far will the wire and extension reach?

a)

1 foot

b)

2/8 foot

c)

1 yard

d)

1/2 foot

39.

Felix bought 5/6 pound of peanuts. He ate 3/6 pound of the peanuts with his friends. How much did Felix have left? Simplify your answer

a)

8/6 pound

b)

2/6 pound

c)

1/3 pound

d)

4/3 pound

40.

Katie is 3/5 of the way to Brianna's house. Larry is 1/5 of the way to Brianna's house. How much closer to Brianna's house is Katie?

a)

5/5

b)

3/5

c)

4/5

d)

2/5

41.

Before you add or subtract fractions what must be the same?

a)

Numerator

b)

Denominator

c)

Just add

d)

Just subtract

42.

3 8/12 + 2 7/12

a)

6 3/12

b)

5 3/12

c)

6 2/12

d)

5 15/12

43.

4 2/6 - 2/6

a)

0

b)

3

c)

4 1/6

d)

4

44.

4 1/5 - 2 4/5

a)

3 2/5

b)

1 2/5

c)

2 2/5

45.

2 5/7 + 3 6/7

a)

6 3/7

b)

6 4/7

c)

5 11/7

46.

8 3/5 - 4/5

a)

39/5

b)

7 4/5

c)

6 4/5

47.

2 2/6 + 6 4/6

a)

8 6/6

b)

8 5/6

c)

9

48.

6 1/4 - 3 3/4

a)

3 2/4

b)

2 2/4

c)

10/4

49.

6 4/10 - 3 8/10

a)

2 6/10

b)

2 3/10

c)

3 4/10

50.

3 8/9 + 2 8/9

a)

6 5/9

b)

16/9

c)

6 7/9

51.

4 3/12 - 3 8/12

a)

1 5/12

b)

7/12

c)

1 7/12

52.

4 2/6 - 2 5/6

a)

1 3/6

b)

9/6

c)

2 3/6

53.

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

54.

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

a)

2

b)

4

c)

8

d)

12

55.

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

56.

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

57.

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

58.

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

59.

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

60.

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

61.

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

62.

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

63.

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

64.

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

65.

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

66.

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

67.

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

a)

2

b)

5

c)

3

d)

1

68.

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

Unit 7: Adding and Subtracting Fractions

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 3hrs 50mins

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