Adding Fractions
1. Which sum is greater than 1?
A. 1/5 + 1/6
B. 1/2 + 2/5
C. 5/12 + 3/8
D. 3/5 + 7/10
D. 3/5 + 7/10
11. What is the difference?
7/8 - 1/2 = ?
A. 3/8
B. 5/8
C. 6/8
D. 6/6
A. 3/8
9. Lucian's chicken pen is 6 2/3 yards long. He makes it 1 5/12 yards longer. How long is his chicken pen now?
A. 7 1/12 yards
B. 7 7/15 yards
C. 8 1/12 yards
D. 8 7/15 yards
C. 8 1/12 yards
2. Which is equivalent to 1/2 + 1/3?
A. 1/6 + 1/6
B. 1/5 + 1/5
C. 3/5 + 2/5
D. 3/6 + 2/6
D. 3/6 + 2/6
13. Ralph walks 11/12 mile. Alice walks 2/3 mile. How much farther does Ralph walk than Alice walks?
A. 9/12 mile
B. 7/12 mile
C. 9/9 mile
D. 3/12 mile
D. 3/12 mile
5. Elizabeth walks 1 1/4 miles to her friend's house. Then they walk 1 7/10 miles to get to the park. How far does Elizabeth walk in all?
A. 2 1/10 miles
B. 2 8/20 miles
C. 2 8/14 miles
D. 2 19/20 miles
D. 2 19/20 miles
7. To find 5/8 + 5/6, which number can be used as a common denominator?
A. 8
B. 14
C. 24
D. 36
C. 24
4. Nathaniel and Rachel are reading a book for a report. Nathaniel reads 3/8 of the book. Rachel reads 1/2 of the book. How much more of the book does Rachel read than Nathaniel?
A. 1/8 of the book
B. 1/4 of the book
C. 2/6 of the book
D. 7/8 of the book
A. 1/8 of the book
6. Maja has 2 4/5 yards of ribbon. She uses 1 3/4 yard of the ribbon to decorate her scrapbook. How much ribbon does Maja have left?
A. 19/20 yard
B. 1 1/20 yards
C. 1 7/9 yards
D. 2 11/20 yards
B. 1 1/20 yards
3. Grayson mixes 1/2 pound of strawberries with 1/4 pound of blueberries. What is the total weight of the berries Grayson has?
A. 2/6 pound
B. 3/8 pound
C. 3/6 pound
D. 3/4 pound
D. 3/4 pound
12. Roberta has two lengths of string. One string is 1/2 foot long. The other string is 1/5 foot long. How much longer is the first length of string than the other length of string?
A. 2/7 foot
B. 3/10 foot
C. 6/10 foot
D. 1/3 foot
B. 3/10 foot
8. Bradley uses 1 2/3 cups of chopped nuts and 2 1/4 cups of fresh berries in a granola mix. How many cups of chopped nuts and fresh berries does Bradley use in all?
A. 3 1/4 cups
B. 3 3/7 cups
C. 3 11/12 cups
D. 4 1/12 cups
C. 3 11/12 cups
BONUS!!! (This question is not on your paper)
If the team that chose this question gets it correct then they get *triple* the points rather than double.
Heidi combines 2/3 cups of chocolate chips, 4/5 cups of milk, and 1/2 cup of butter to make cookies. What is the total amount of ingredients she used?
Write your answer as a mixed number.
20/30 + 24/30 + 15/30 = 59/30 = 1 29/30
14. A frog hopped twice. On the first hop, the frog traveled 4/5 foot. On the second hop, the frog traveled 2/3 foot. How much farther did the frog hop on the first hop than on the second hop?
A. 2/2 foot
B. 22/15 foot
C. 2/15 foot
D. 4/15 foot
C. 2/15 foot
10. LaDonna has 8 meters of string. She uses 3 7/10 meters of string for her kite. How many meters of string does LaDonna have left?
A. 4 3/10 meters
B. 11 7/10 meters
C. 4 7/10 meters
D. 3 3/10 meters
A. 4 3/10 meters