Adding Fractions (Uncommon Denominators)

Margaret made 2/3 of the decorations for the school dance. Allen made 6/7 of the decorations. How many decorations did Margaret and Allen make together? (Answer should be in simplest form)

• 32/31

• 1 11/21

• 8/10

• 4/5

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Sean collected seashells at two different beaches. Two-thirds of the shells were collected from Galveston. Seven-twelfths of his seashell collection were collected from Padre Island. How much of his seashells collection did he pick up from both Galveston and Padre Island? (Answer should be in simplest form)

• 16/12

• 1 4/12

• 10/16

• 1 1/3

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Lola's bus ride to school is 9/10 of a mile and Tony's bus ride is 4/5 of a mile. Lola and Tony decided to add how many miles their bus ride to school is together. How many miles are both of their bus rides? (Answer should be in simplest form)

• 17/10

• 1 7/10

• 1 3/5

• 7/10

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Adriana's coffee shop can make lattes with either whole milk or nonfat milk. On Saturday, Adriana's coffee shop went through 1/2 of a carton of whole milk and 3/10 of a carton of nonfat milk. How much whole milk and nonfat milk did the coffee shop use together for both Adriana's lattes? (Answer should be in simplest form)

• 4/5

• 8/10

• 3/10

• 1/10

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In a Parker Elementary art class, 1/4 of the class is paining with watercolors. Another 1/2 of the class are painting with oil paints. What fraction of the class are painting with either watercolors or oil paints? (Answer should be in simplest form?

• 3/4

• 3/6

• 1/2

• 1/4

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When Devin had one cat, he needed to serve 3/4 of a can of cat food each day. Now that Devin has adopted two more cats he has to serve them 2 1/4 cans of cat food. Between Devins first cat and the cats he adopted. How many cans of cat food does he need to serve? (Answer needs to be in simplest form)

• 3 cans of cat food

• 2 4/4 cans of cat food

• 2 1/4 cans of cat food

• 3 1/2 cans of cat food

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