Adding and Subtracting Fractions

Add'em

100

1/2 + 1/5

7/10

200

1/2 + 3/4

1 1/4

300

2/15 + 1/3

7/15

400

5/6 + 2/5

1 7/30

500

7/8 + 9/10

1 31/40

Subtract'em

100

9/10 - 1/3

17/30

200

9/10 - 3/5

3/10

300

2/5 - 3/8

1/40

400

5 - 2/3

4 1/3

500

20 - 4/50

19 23/25

Closest Benchmark Fraction

100

Is 3/4 closest to 

0

1/2

1

1

200

Is 2/7 closest to 

0

1/2

1

0

300

Is 2/5 closest to

0

1/2

1

1/2

400

Estimate the sum of 8/9 + 10/11

1

1 1/2

2

2

500

Estimate the difference of 4/7 - 2/5

0

Order/Compare'em

100

Compare the following using <,>, or =

2/6  O  1/3

=

200

Compare the following using <,>, or =

2/5  O  2/3

<

300

Order the following fractions from least to greatest

3/4, 1/4, 1/2, 1

1/4, 1/2, 3/4, 1

400

Order the following fractions from least to greatest.

7/4, 15/6, 9/5, 13/3

7/4, 9/5, 15/6, 13/3

500

Order the following fractions from greatest to least.

1/2, 14/15, 2/3, 9/12

14/15, 9/12, 2/3, 1/2

Word Problems

100

Clare bought 1/3 pound of apples. Bobby bought 2/5 pound of apples. How many apples did they have altogether?

11/15 pounds

200

Sam bought a board that was 8 feet long from Lowes. He used 5 2/3 of the board for a project. How much of the board does he have left?

2 1/3

300

Savannah had 3 2/3 cups of flour left in the bag. If she needed 6 3/4 cups for snickerdoodles, how much more flour does she need?

3 1/12

400

Alyssa is making hairbows. If she bought 10 3/5 feet of ribbon and used 3 1/2 feet for green bows and 1 3/4 feet for blue bows how much ribbon does she still have?

5 7/20

500

Carlee bought 8 1/16 yards of ribbon to decorate a shirt. She only used 5 1/2 yards. How much ribbon does she have left over?

2 9/16