Adding Fractions
2/5 + 2/5
4/5
7/9 - 5/9
2/9
Reduce this fraction into simplest terms.
5/10
1/2
1 1/2 + 3 1/2
5
Mr. Jordan used 3/5 foot of tape while wrapping presents. Mrs. Fruits only used 1/5 foot of tape. How much tape was used all together?
The total amount of tape used was 4/5 ft.
4/8 + 1/2
1
2/3 - 5/9
1/9
Reduce this fraction into simplest terms.
14/16
7/8
1 2/4 + 2 1/4
3 3/4
Mrs. Smith had 8/10 foot of Christmas ribbon. She used 1/5 of that to decorate gifts. How much does she have left?
Mrs. Smith has 3/5 foot of ribbon left.
3/5 + 1/11
38/55
7/8 - 3/4
1/8
Reduce this fraction into simplest terms.
8/56
1/7
1 2/3 - 7/6
1/2
Mrs. Fruits' class had 20 minutes to do a three problem quiz. Then spent 9 3/4 minutes on the first problem and 3 4/5 minutes on the second. How much time did they have left for problem 3? Put your answer in minutes and seconds.
They had 6 minutes 27 seconds left.
2/5 + 1/4 + 1/10
3/5
3/7 - 1/8
17/56
Reduce this fraction into simplest terms.
13/39
1/3
3 1/6 - 3/4 + 5/6
3 1/4
Half of Ms. DeVries' piece of ribbon is equal to 2/3 of Mrs. Fruits' ribbon. The total length of their ribbon is 10 feet. How much longer is Ms. DeVries' wire than Mrs. Fruits'?
Ms. Devries' ribbon is 1 3/7 feet longer then Mrs. Fruits.
2/9 + 5/6
1 1/18
1/2 - 5/12
1/12
34/51
2/3
4 7/21 - 2 10/21
1 6/7
There are 3 Christmas ribbons, A, B, and C. 1 third of A is the same length as B. C is half as long as B. Draw a picture of the ribbons.