adding & subtracting fractions
25/50 + 23/50
48/50
1/6 or 2/6
2/6
The dog has gone 6/10 of the way across the yard. How much farther does it have to go to reach the other side?
4/10
2 & 1/2
5/2
7/5
1 & 2/5
180/200 - 60/200
120/200
4/9 or 4/10
4/9
On the track, 20 laps equals 1 mile. If Joey runs 7 laps, what fraction of a mile does he have left to go?
13/20
4 & 2/5
22/5
8/3
2 & 2/3
29/42 - 17/42
12/42
16/8 or 2
both are equal
Billy mowed 6/27 of the lawn, and I mowed 7/27 of it. How much do we still need to mow?
14/27
1 & 4/8
12/8
10/4
2 & 2/4
or 2 & 1/2
78/200 + 80/200
158/200
4/6 or 21/30
21/30
In a high school class, 11/32 of the class prefer football, and 14/32 prefer basketball. What fraction of students prefer different sports?
7/32
9 and 4/7
67/7
61/12
5 & 1/12
1210/2000 + 715/2000
1925/2000
29/30
Billy and Joel are both construction workers hauling dirt in their wheelbarrows. Billy hauls 4/7 of his pile of dirt. Joel hauls 21/35 of his pile. Who hauled more dirt?
Joel
6 & 13/15
103/15
89 / 9ths
9 & 8/9ths