Adding & Subtracting Fractions/Mixed Numbers WP

What must you do first in order to add or subtract fractions with unlike denominators?

• add the numerators
• add the denominators
• find a common denominator
• find a common numerator

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

The number on top of the fraction bar is called the _______. The number under the fraction bar is called the ______.

• denominator; numerator
• numerator; denominator
• mixed number; fraction
• fraction; mixed number

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

Ricardo read 9 and 2/10 chapters of his book on Saturday and 4 and 1/5 chapters on Sunday. How many more chapters did he read on Saturday than Sunday?

• 5 and 3/35

• 5 and 1/4

• 5

• 1

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

Sally is painting her house. She used 1/4 of a gallon of paint in her bathroom, and 2/16 of a gallon of paint in her bedroom. How much paint did she use in all?

• 11/24

• 3/14

• 3/8

• 11/14

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Tim has a board that is 5/6 feet long. He painted 2/18 feet of his board last night. How much more does Tim have left to paint?

• 13/18
• 7/24
• 7/18
• 3/7

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Monique wants to bake a cake. She needs 2 1/8 cups of sugar, and 1 5/24 cups of flour. How many cups of ingredients will she use in all?

• 3 1/3 cups

• 3 3/32 cups

• 3 8/32 cups

• 3 3/24 cups

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Jerome wants to walk to school. He lives 2 1/4 miles away. So far, he has walked 7/8 of a mile. How far does he have left to go?

• 1 3/8
• 2 6/4
• 1 6/8
• 2 3/4

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

Kayla ate 3/12 of a watermelon. Jordyn ate 1/12 of the watermelon. Then April ate 1/4 of the watermelon. How much of the watermelon did they eat?

• 6/12

• 7/36

• 4/12

• 7/12

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Carefully following a recipe to make brownies, Ben used exactly 5/8 of a cup of oil and 3/4 of a cup of water. How many cups of liquid did Ben use in all?

• 1/8

• 2/3

• 1 1/2

• 1 3/8

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Two cats, Fluffy and Oreo, met in the Park. Fluffy's tail is 3 and 1/2 of a meter long. Oreo's tail is 2 and 1/4 of a meter long.

How much longer is Fluffy's tail than Oreo's tail?

• 5 and 7/12

• 1 and 1/12

• 1 and 1/4

• 5 and 1/12

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C