Add and Subtract Mixed Numbers
Problem Solving
Add Fractions with Unlike Denominators
Subtract Fractions with Unlike Denominators
100
3 1/3 + 1 2/3 =
What is 5
100
An animal keeper at the park had 34 fish for the seals to share. The fish came packed 6 to a box. How many full boxes of fish did the animal keeper have?
What is 5 boxes
100
2/3 + 1/6 -=
What is 5/6
100
7/8-3/4=
What is 1/8
200
6 3/4 - 3 1/4 =
What is 3 1/2
200
Frankie has $10 to ride the jungle tram. Each ride costs $3. How many rides can he take? How much money will he have left?
What is 3 rides; $1 left
200
3/4 + 5/8 =
What is 1 3/8
200
1/2 - 1/5=
What is 3/10
300
Peter's water bottle holds 4 3/4 cups of water. He drinks 3 1/4 cups of water while hiking. How much water is left?
What is 1 1/2 cups
300
Misty invited 22 guests for a scavenger hunt. She asked the guests to split into groups of 3. The remaining people would help judge the contest. How many groups went on the hunt? How many judges were there?
What is 7 groups, 1 judge
300
Jeremy found a pencil that was 4 3/4 inches long. Michael found a pencil that was 1 1/8 inches longer than Jeremy's. How long was Michael's pencil?
What is 5 7/8 inches
300
Jamie and Ray each used fraction strips to find 1/2 - 1/3. Jamie's answer was 1/6. Ray's answer was 2/12. They are both correct. Explain why.
What is 2/12 and 1/6 are equivalent fractions
400
2 7/8 - 1 7/8 =
What is 1
400
For lunch at the park, 8 students shared 12 sandwiches. Each student ate the same amount. How many sandwiches did each student eat?
What is 1 1/2 sandwiches
400
1/4 + 1/12=
What is 1/3
400
Evan lined up fraction strips that showed 5/8. Lily lined up fraction strips that showed 3/4. They want to make the same two rows the same length. What fraction strip should be added?
What is 1/8
500
A chef uses a jar that contained 4 7/8 cups of flour. He used 2 3/8 cups for a recipe. How much flour was left in the jar?
What is 2 1/2 cups
500
Tom has $15. Camel rides cost $4. Pony rides cost $2. Tom rode each animal an equal number of times. He had enough change to ride one of the animals again. Which animal did he ride again?
What is the pony
500
Jan, Erin, and Devin found some arrowheads while hiking. Jan measured her arrowhead. It was 1 1/4 inches long. Erin found an arrowhead that was 1 1/12 inches longer than Jan's. How long was the arrowhead that Erin found?
What is 2 1/3 inches
500
An art club has 36 members. 1/2 of the students did pottery, 1/4 of the students did drawing, 1/6 of the students did weaving, 1/12 of the students did woodworking. How many more students chose drawing and pottery than chose woodworking and weaving?
What is 18 more students