Addition Like Denominators
1/7+3/7=
4/7
4/7-1/7=
3/7
Fred planted 1/12 rows of carrots and 5/12 rows of onions in a garden. Fred also planted 1/4 a row of dogwood trees. In total, how many rows of vegetables did Fred plant?
6/12
Dan was told to practice playing guitar for 7/8 of an hour per day. Dan also spends 3/8 of an hour per day listening to guitar players. Dan has already played 5/8 of an hour today. How many hours does Dan still need to play today?
2/8
4/11+6/11=
10/11
4/12+6/12=
10/12
2/3-1/3=
1/3
Joan did 1/2 a load of laundry on Tuesday and 1/2 a load of laundry on Sunday.The first load was 3/4 colored clothes. What fraction of laundry did Joan do in total?
2/2 or 1 Whole Load of Laundry
Mike's bench is 11/14 of a foot tall, Benny's bench is 3/14 of a foot tall. Mike has a couch that is 1/14 of a foot tall. How much taller in feet is Mike's bench than Benny's?
8/14
3/9-1/9=
2/9
1/5+1/5
2/5
4/10-3/10=
1/10
A recipe called for 2/3 cup of chopped walnuts, 2/3 cup of diced walnuts, and 1/3 cup of lettuce. In total, how many cups of walnuts did the recipe call for?
4/3
Fred picked 2/15 of a bucket of plums, and Dan picked 11/15 of a bucket of plums. Fred ate 8/15 of the pickings. How many more buckets did Dan pick?
9/15
10/12-3/12=
7/12
2/6+2/6=
4/6
3/10-1/10=
2/10
Tim had to complete chores. Tim has completed 3/10 of the house chores and 9/10 of the yard chores. Tim has to finish by Monday. What fraction of all the chores has Tim done?
12/10
A recipe called for 3/14 of a cup of chopped spinach, 11/14 of a cup of diced tomatoes, and 13/14 of a cup of turnips. How many more cups of tomatoes than spinachdid the recipe call for?
8/14
4/10+5/10=
9/10
1/4+2/4=
3/6
6/11-2/11=
4/11
Benny ate 1/10 of a pumpkin, while Joan ate 9/10 of a pumpkin, and Joan also ate 1/2 of an apple. In total, how much pumpkin did these two eat?
10/10 or 1 Whole Pumpkin
Tim spends 5/14 of an hour running and spends 3/14 of an hour at the store. Tim spends 11/14 of an hour reading. How much less time does Tim spend at the store compared to running?
2/14
Sara has to read 2 books for school. Sara read 2/5 of the first book on Saturday,and 1/5 of the second book on Wednesday. The first book has 420 pages. What total fraction of these two books has Sara read?
3/5