Add and Subtract Fractions

Adding

100

1/8 + 1/3

11/24

200

2/3 +2/12

10/12

300

2 1/5 + 3 1/2 

5 7/10

400

2 2/3 + 3 1/4

5 11/12

500

2 3/4 + 1 1/8

3 7/8

Subtracting

100

2 3/4 - 1 1/8

1 5/8

200

10 5/6 - 7 1/4

3 7/12

300

3 5/6 - 2 5/8

1 5/24

400

4 5/8 - 3 1/5

1 17/40

500

6 1/2 - 3 1/3

3 1/6

Regrouping

100

5 2/5 - 3 2/3

1 11/15

200

4 5/6 + 3 3/4

8 7/12

300

6 1/8 - 4 1/3

1 19/24

400

3 1/5 - 2 3/4

9/20

500

1 7/12 + 3 5/8

5 5/24

Word Problems

100

John walks 2 7/8 miles on Monday. On Tuesday he walks 1 2/3 miles. How many miles does John walk on Monday and Tuesday?

4 13/24

200

A chef uses 6 2/3 pounds of veggies on Saturday. On Sunday she uses 1 3/8 more pounds than she did on Saturday. How many pounds of veggies did the chef use in all?

6 2/3 + 1 3/8= 14 17/24 pounds

300

Victoria walked her dog 5/6 miles. Miguel walked his dog 3/4 mile. Who walked farther? By how much MORE did that person walk?

Victoria walked farther by 1/12 mile

400

Pearl solved this problem; 7 5/8- 4 2/3= 3 1/24 

Is she correct?

No. She did not regroup, so the answer should be 

2 23/24

500

Poppy is cleaning a park. The trash bag she uses can hold up to 15 pounds. There are 10 5/8 pounds in the bag now. How many more pounds of trash and Poppy collect?

4 3/8