Adding & Subtracting Fractions with Like Denominators
Adding & Subtracting Fractions with Unlike Denominators
Adding Mixed Numbers with like Denominators
Vocabulary for Working with Fractions
Fraction Word Problems
100
1/6 + 4/6
5/6
100
1/4 + 5/8
7/8
100

4 1/6 + 9 1/6

13 2/6

100

Answers must be ___________. (Hint: This is the last step you should always complete when working with fractions.)

Simplified

Exonerated

Simplified

100

At lunchtime, a cafeteria served a total of 1/2 of a pot of chicken soup and 7/8 of a pot of onion soup. How many pots of soup were served in all?

11/8 or 1 3/8

200
3/4 - 1/4
1/2
200
2/5 + 1/2
9/10
200

8 1/2 + 8 1/2

16 2/2=1 so 17

200

12/7 is an example of an _______________. 

improper fraction

200

Mrs. Stephenson baked apple pies for her family. The boys ate 3/4 of a pie and the girls ate 1/12 of a pie. How much more pie did the boys eat than the girls?

8/12 simplified 2/3

300
9/10 - 7/10
1/5
300
7/12 - 1/2
1/12
300

8 1/2 + 4 1/2

12 2/2=13

300

Fractions must have the same _________ before adding or subtracting. 

denominator

300

Joel and Brad made cornfields in Minecraft. Joel harvested 5/6 of an acre of corn on Monday and Brad harvested 7/12 of an acre. How many acres did Joel and Brad harvest together?

17/12 simplified 1 5/12

400
2/12 + 4/12
1/2
400
5/6 - 2/12
3/4
400

8 1/12 + 2 1/12

10 2/12 or 10 1/6

400

2 8/9  is an example of a _______.

mixed fraction

400

At the farmers' market, Billy bought 2/3 of a pound of string beans and 4/5 of a pound of lima beans. How many pounds of beans did Billy buy?

22/15 = 1 7/15

500
2/15 + 1/15
1/5
500
3/12 - 1/8
1/8
500

10 10/12 + 8 2/12

18 and 12/12= 18+1= 19

500

Give an example of 3 equivalent fractions.

Answers vary.

500

Felix began his pizza delivery route with 3/4 of a tank of gas in his car. When he made it back to the pizzeria, 5/7 of a tank of gas was left. How much gas did Felix use?

6/28 = 3/14

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