Adding Fractions
When adding fractions, both fractions must have the same what?
Denominators
What number should you add so that numbers have the same length?
Zero
When subtracting fractions, both fractions must have the same what?
Denominators
When subtracting decimals, what must line up in order to properly subtract decimals?
The decimal point
Find the sum: 9.2 + 1.5
10.7
(1/2) + (1/4)
3/4
Find the value of 2.3 + 6.2
8.5
(5/6)- (1/3)
1/2
7.4 - 4.1
3.3
Find the sum: (5/6) + (3/4)
1 7/12
(3/7) + (1/2)
13/14
Evaluate: 15.1 + 49.123
64.223
Evaluate: (1 7/8) - (3/4)
1 1/8
5.08 - 2.49
2.59
Find the difference: (9/8) - (2/3)
11/24
Mrs. Garand's family ate 3/8 of a pint of ice cream on Friday night and 3/4 of a pint of ice cream on Saturday night. How many pints did they eat in all?
1 1/8 pints
To visit his grandmother, Luis takes a train 6.37 km and then another 5.45 km. How far does Luis travel?
11.82 km
Brad placed an order for 1/2 sack of lentils and 1/6 sack of beans. How much more lentils were ordered than beans?
1/3 sack
Tom has a piece of blue ribbon that is 4.3 inches long and a piece of red ribbon that is 1.9 inches long. How much longer is the blue ribbon?
2.4 inches
According to Jax's pedometer, he walked 2.783 km in the morning and another 3.124 km in the evening. How far did Jax walk in all?
5.907 km
Christopher made some chili with (13/12) can of black beans and (1/2) can of pinto beans. How many cans of chili did Christopher use in all?
1 7/12 cans
Jennifer bought 7.17 ounces of milk chocolate and 15.2 ounces of dark chocolate. How many ounces of chocolate did Jennifer buy in all?
22.37 ounces
Ms. Teschner baked apple pies for her family. Her brothers ate 5/6 of one pie and her dad ate 2/3 of a different pie. How much more pie did her brothers eat than her dad?
1/6 pie
Orla and Eduardo each looked at a strand of hair under a microscope and measured the diameter. Orla's strand was 0.005 cm. in diameter, and Eduardo's strand was 0.017 cm in diameter. How much greater in diameter was Eduardo's strand?
0.007 cm
To get to work each morning Vanessa takes a car 2.27 km and a train 19.33 km. It takes her 26.48 minutes to get to work. How far does Vanessa travel to work?
21.6 km