Adding/ Subtracting Fractions
½ + ¼
3/4
1 1/5 + 2 5/6
3 3/5
5¾ - 2 1/4
3 2/4 or 3½
2 – ¼
1¾
Sam ate ¼ of a pizza. Jenny ate ½ of the pizza. How much did they eat in all?
¾
2/3 + 1/6
5/6
2½ + 3¼
5¾
4 7/8 + 1½
3 3/8
3¼ - 1¾
1½
A recipe needs 2½ cups of flour. You only have 1¼ cups. How much more do you need?
1¼ cups
5/6 – 1/3
3/6 or 1/2
4 2/3 + 1 1/6
5 5/6
6 9/10 – 3 2/5
3 5/10 or 3 1/2
5 1/3 – 2 2/3
2 2/3
A plant grew 3½ inches in May and 2 2/3 inches in June. What is the plants total growth?
6 1/6 inches
8/9 – 2/3
2/9
5 3/8 + 2 1/4
7 5/8
7 5/6 – 4 1/3
3 3/6 or 3 ½
4 1/6 – 1½
2 2/3
A trail is 5¼ miles long. You hiked 2¾ miles. How much is left?
2½ miles
1/3 -2/7
1/21
3 4/7 + 2½
6 1/14
8 11/12 – 2¾
6 2/12 or 6 1/6
10 2/5 – 4 7/10
5 7/10
You have 10 yards of ribbon. You use 3 2/3 for a gift and 2 1/6 for a bow. How much is left?
4 1/6