Adding Fractions
Blake cuts a piece of paper with a length of 4/6 of a foot. Brody cuts a piece of paper with a length of 2/6 of a foot. If the papers were taped together, what would their combined length be? a. 1/3 of a foot b. 5/6 of a foot c. 6/6 or 1 ft. d. 12/6 or 2 ft.
c. 6/6 = 1 ft.
Jaclyn has 7/8 of a cookie. She breaks off a piece of the cookie that is 4/8 in size and eats it. Which fraction represents how much of the cookie she has left? a. 3/8 b. 1 3/8 c. 1 1/8 d. 4/8
a. 3/8
Patricia found a rock weighing 1 2/5 of a pound. Robin found a rock weighing 3 1/5 pounds. What is the weight of both rocks?
4 3/5
Sarah baked a pie and ate 2/8 of it for dessert. The next morning, she ate another 3/8 for breakfast. What fraction of the pie did Sarah eat in total?
5/8
Mr. Rodriguez often jogs after school. On Monday, he jogged 1/8 miles and on Tuesday, he jogged 5/8 miles. How many miles did Mr. Rodriguez jog both days combined?
6/8
A construction worker has two pieces of wire. One piece measures 1/4 of a foot and the other measures 2/4 of a foot. Which fraction represents the total length of wire that the construction worker has? a. 1/4 b. 2/4 c. 3/4 d. 1 1/4
c. 3/4
Two friends are drinking milk. Jessica drank 3/4 of a cup and Melissa drank 1/4 of a cup. How much more did Jessica drink than Melissa? a. 4/4 of a cup b. 2/0 of a cup c. 1/2 of a cup d. 4/8 of a cup
c. 2/4
Two friends are measuring their height. Ben is 4 2/8 feet tall and Maxwell is 5 3/8 feet tall. What is the height of the two boys combined?
9 5/8
Beth buys 2 3/4 pounds of fudge. She gives 1 1/4 pounds to her mother. How much fudge does she have left?
c. 1 2/4
Brian bought 6 2/4 gallons of gas the first week of March and 8 3/4 gallons the second week. What is the difference in the amount of gas he purchased the two weeks?
2 1/4
A recipe requires 1/4 cup of milk and 3/4 cup of water. What is the combined amount of liquid needed for the recipe? a. 4/4 or 1 cup b. 8/4 or 2 cups c. 2/4 cups d. 2 1/2 cups
a. 4/4 or 1 cup
Calvin has 4/6 of his homework completed and Tasha has 5/6 of her homework completed. What fraction of his homework does Calvin need to do to have as much done as Tasha? a. 1 3/6 b. 1/6 c. 11/6 d. 1/3
b. 1/6
Amelia and Katie walked around the recreation center yesterday. Amelia walked 4 1/8 laps and Katie walked 6 5/8 laps. How many laps did both women walk altogether?
10 6/8 laps
A mail carrier is weighing two packages. The first package weighs 3 1/2 pounds and the second package weighs 4 1/2 pounds. How much more does the second package weigh than the first package? a. 2 pounds b. 1 pound c. 7 2/2 pounds d. 1 1/2 pounds
b. 1 pound
An artist is making a pot out of clay. She needs 8/9 of a pound of clay to make the pot. She has 4/9 of a pound already. How much more clay does she need to purchase?
8/9 - 4/9 = 4/9 needed!
2/6 + 2/6 + 3/6 + 1/6 =
8/6
The lengths of three different paperclips are shown in the list below: Paperclip Length X 9/9 of an inch Y 7/9 of an inch Z 5/9 of an inch What is the difference in the lengths of paperclip Y and paperclip Z?
2/9
Samuel's house is 6 2/5 miles from school. Jason's house is 1 2/5 miles farther away from the school than Samuel's house. How far away is Jason's house from the school? a. 5 1/5 miles b. 5 miles c. 7 4/5 miles d. 8 1/5 miles
c.7 4/5
6 3/4 - 5 1/4 = ?
1 2/4
A baby weighs 6 2/4 pounds at birth. A month later, the baby weighs 11 3/4 pounds. How much weight did the baby gain over the course of the month?
5 1/4
3/5 + 2/5 + 1/5 + 6/5 =
12/5
Mary has 8/9 quarts of orange juice. She drinks 3/9 quarts over the course of a week. How much orange juice does Mary have remaining?
5/9
A landscaping company mows two different yards every week. One of the yards is 3 1/4 acres and the other is 4 2/4 acres. What is the combined acreage of both yards?
7 3/4
Sarah buys 3 1/4 pounds of meat and Hillary buys 5 3/4 pounds of meat. How much less eat does Sarah buy than Hillary? a. 1 2/4 pounds b. 9 1/4 pounds c. 8 3/4 pounds d. 1 1/4 pounds
a. 1 2/4 pounds
11/12 - 5/12 - 1/12 =
5/12