Adding and Subtracting Fractions
Solve: 1/8 + 6/8
7/8
Solve: 1 2/4 + 1 1/4
2 3/4
Solve: 3 x 1/6
3/6 or 1/2
1/2 = _____ / 4
2/4
Mrs. Smith's class has 18 students. There are 11 girls and 7 boys in the class. What fraction of the class is girls?
11/18
Solve: 9/12 - 6/12
3/12
Solve: 3 5/8 - 1 2/8
2 3/8
Solve: 7 x 1/4
7/4 or 1 3/4
3/9 = _______ /27
9/27
Sal and Jim are working on a puzzle. Sal completed 1/8 of the puzzle. Jim completed 5/8 of the puzzle. What fraction of the puzzle did the boys complete so far?
6/8
Solve:
4/6 + 5/6
9/6 , 1 3/6, or 1 1/2
Solve: 11 5/10 - 3 7/10
Solve 8 x 2/12
7 / 10 = _________ / 100
70
Sophia made a pan of brownies that she split into 8 equal parts. If her family eats 3/8 of the pan with dinner, what fraction of the brownies are left?
5/8
Solve and put in a mixed number: 13/8 - 3/8
1 2/8 or 1 1/4
Solve: 3 2/3 + 3 2/3
7 1/3
Solve: 12 x 6/8
72/8 or 9 0/8
7/12 = ______ / 84
49/84
Emily is making cookies for a school fundraiser. Each batch of cookies calls for 2/3 cups of sugar. If she makes 5 batches of cookies in all, how many cups of sugar is she going to need?
10/3 or 3 1/3 cups
Solve and then put your answer in a mixed number: 6/12 + 3/12 - 5/12 + 4/12 - 2/12 + 9/12
1 3/12 or 1 1/4
Solve: 3 5/8 + 5 4/8 + 4 6/8
13 7/8
Solve: 23 x 5/10
115/10 or 11 5/10
20 /12 = _____/3
5/3
Tom picked 3/8 basket of corn on Monday. On Tuesday he picked 4/8 of a basket of corn. For dinner on Wednesday, he ate 2/8 of a basket of corn. On Friday he picked twice the amount of corn that he picked on Monday. How much corn does Tom have at the end of the week?
11/8 of a basket of corn or 1 3/8 basket of corn