Fraction Skills
Adding with Unlike Denominators
Subtracting with Unlike Denominators
Adding Mixed Numbers
Subtracting Mixed Numbers
100

Give two equivalent fractions for 1/2

What is 2/4, 3/6, 4/8....

100

Solve. 7/9 + 1/6

What is 17/18

100

2/3 - 5/12 =

What is 3/12 

(or 1/4)

100

 1 3/4 + 3 1/8 =

What is 4 7/8

100

5 3/4 - 5 3/8 =

What is 3/8

200

Add 8/18 and 12/18. Write in proper form.

What is  1 2/18

200

6/9 + 1/3 =

What is 1 whole

200

1/2 - 1/6 =

What is 2/6

(or 1/3)

200

3 5/6 + 2 2/3 =

What is 6 3/6

200

6 - 3 1/2 =

What is 2 1/2

300

Compare these 2 fractions using >,<, or = 

 3/5 and 18/30

3/5 = 18/30

300

3/7 + 4/5 =

What is 1 8/35

300

1/2 + 1/18 =

What is 10/18 

(or 5/9)

300

Bobby has 5 1/6 yards of red yarn and 2 5/6 yards of blue yarn. How many yards of yarn does she have in all?

What is 8 yards

300

3 2/3 - 1 11/12 =

What is 1 9/12

(or 1 3/4)

400

Draw 3/4 on a number line. (Make sure to label 0 and 1)

0 ------ 1/4 ------ 2/4 ------ 3/4 ------ 1


400

Sonya takes gymnastics and dance. Today she practiced gymnastics for 3/4 hour and dance for 1/2 hour. How many hours did Sonya spend practicing both activities?

(Answer in proper form.)

What is 1 1/4 hours

400
7/8 - 2/3 =

What is 5/24

400

97 4/5 + 15 2/10

What is 113

400

56 2/8 - 5 3/4 =

What is 50 4/8 

(or 50 1/2)

500

Marta has 20 marbles. If 1/4 of them are red, how many marbles are red? (Hint: Draw a picture)

What is 5 marbles

500

Buster bough 3/8 pound of gummy bears, 1/8 pound of sour patch kids, and 5/6 pound of Skittles. What is the total weight of the candy that Buster bought? 

What is 1 8/24 lbs

(or 1 1/3 lbs)

500

Of the students in Ms. Shaw's class, 11/24 walk to school. Another 1/8 of the students ride their bikes to school. What fraction more of the students walk than ride their bikes? 

What is 8/24

(or 1/3)

500

Martin uses 2 3/4 ft of wood for one project and 1 2/3 ft of wood for another project. How much wood did he use all together on the 2 projects?

What is 4 2/12

(or 4 1/6)

500

Jenna caught 2 fish. The total weight of these fish is 16 lbs. If the first fish weighed 8 3/4 lbs, how much did the other fish weigh?

What is 7 1/4 lbs