Add and subtract fractions
Regrouping
Pattern
Multiple Steps
100

3 - 1 3/5 

1 2/5 

100

11 1/9 - 3 2/3

7 4/9

100

1 3/8, 1 3/4, 2 1/8, ?, 2 7/8

What is the number missing in the pattern?

What is the rule?

2 1/2

Rule: add 3/8

100

Cara bought a tree seedling that was 2 1/4 feet tall. During the first year, it grew 1 1/6 feet. After two years, it was 5 feet tall. How much did the seedling grow during the second year?

1 7/12 feet

200

2 1/4 + 1 2/5 

3 13/20

200

9 - 3 7/8

5 1/8

200

2 5/12, 2 1/6, 1 11/12, ?, 1 5/12

What is the number missing in the pattern?

What is the rule?

1 2/3 

Rule: subtract 1/4

200
From a board 8 feet in length, Emmet cut two 2 1/3-foot bookshelves. How much of the board remained?

3 1/3 feet

300

5 17/18 - 2 2/3

3 5/18

300

9 1/4 - 3 2/3 

5 7/12

300

Rule: start at 3 1/8, subtract 3/4 

What are the first four number in the pattern?

3 1/8, 2 3/8, 1 5/8, 7/8 

300

Caitlin has 4 3/4 pounds of clay. She uses 1 1/10 pounds to make a cup, and another 2 pounds to make a jar. How many pounds are left?

1 13/20

400

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

5 19/20 pounds 

400

(7 2/5 + 4 3/4) - 3 1/4 

5 18/20 or 5 9/10

400

What is the rule in the sequence? What is the next number

5/6, 1 1/2, 2 1/6, 2 5/6...

add 2/3 

3 3/6

400

Marcie bought a 50-foot roll of packing tape. She used two 8 5/6- foot lengths. How much tape is left on the roll?

32 1/3 feet

500

Mrs. Rhein has a goal to jog 4 1/2 miles each day. On Monday she jogged 5 9/16 miles. By how much did she exceed her goal for that day 

1 1/16 

500

Natalia picked 7 1/6 bushels of apples today and 4 5/8 bushels yesterday. How many more bushels did she pick today?

2 13/24 bushels

500

Jaime biked 5 1/4 miles on Monday, 6 7/8 miles on Tuesday, and 8 1/2 miles on Wednesday. If he continues the pattern, how many miles will he bike on Friday

11 3/4 miles

500

Dardby spent 3/8 of her allowance on clothes and 1/6 on entertainment. What fraction of her allowance did she spend on other items?

11/24

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