Adding Fractions
1/4 + 1/4 =
1/2
7/8 - 3/8 (in simplest form)
1/2
3/5 x 2/3 (in simplest form)
2/5
4/5 ÷ 2/3 =
1 1/5
2/3 + 1/3 =
1
5/4 - 1/2
3/4
4/5 x 3/2 (in simplest form)
1 1/5
3/4 ÷ 1/2 =
1 1/2
3/4 + 2/3 (in simplest form)
5/12
5/24 - 1/12
3/24 or 1/8
5/6 x 3/4
15/24 or 5/8
2/3 ÷ 1/3 =
2
Sally spent 5/6 of an hour working on her homework on Friday and 4/5 of an hour working on her homework on Saturday. How many total hours did Sally spend working on her homework?
1 19/30
Your friend brought of 2/3 of a pizza for you to share. You ate 1/6 of the pizza. How much of the pizza is left?
1/2
Katy completed 7/8 of her puzzle. She then redid 2/3 of what she completed. What fraction of the puzzle did she redo? (in simplest form)
7/12
Ms. Johnson has 3/4 of a pound of candy. Each bag holds 1/4 of a pound. How many bags can Ms. Johnson make?
3
A recipe uses 3/4 cup of sugar and 2/3 cup of flour.
How many cups of total ingredients are used?
1 5/12
A gas can was filled with 3/4 of a gallon of gas. You used 1/2 of the gas. How much is left?
1/4
A rope is 3/4 meters long. 2/5 of the rope is used. How much of the rope was used?
3/10
You have 5/6 yards of fabric. Each shirt requires 3/4 of a yard. How many shirts can you make?
1 shirt with 1/9 of a yard left over.