Add/Subtract Fractions Practice Quiz

 $\frac{9}{2}-3\frac{1}{3}=$  

•  $1\ \frac{1}{6}$  

•  $\frac{1}{6}$  

•  $\frac{1}{2}$  

•  $1\ \frac{2}{3}$  

Answer explanation

 $\frac{10}{3}-\frac{13}{5}=$  

•  $\frac{10}{15}$  

•  $\frac{12}{15}$  

•  $\frac{11}{15}$  

•  $\frac{11}{8}$  

Answer explanation

 $5\ \frac{3}{5}-4\ \frac{1}{2}=$  

•  $1\ \frac{1}{3}$  

•  $1\ \frac{1}{10}$  

•  $\frac{1}{10}$  

•  $\frac{2}{3}$  

Answer explanation

 $3\ \frac{1}{3}+1\ \frac{3}{5}\ =\$  

•  $4\ \frac{4}{5}$  

•  $\frac{14}{15}$  

•  $4\ \frac{14}{8}$  

•  $4\ \frac{14}{15}$  

Answer explanation

 $\frac{4}{5}+\ \frac{1}{3}=$  

•  $1\ \frac{2}{15}$  

•  $\frac{2}{15}$  

•  $\frac{12}{8}$  

•  $\frac{5}{8}$  

Answer explanation

What is the FIRST STEP you do when adding or subtracting fractions with different denominators?

• Nothing, just start adding or subtracting

• Find the LCM of both numerator and denominator

• Find the LCM of the numerators

• Find the LCM of the denominators

When adding fractions with unlike denominators, after finding the LCM, what step comes next?

• Add numerators

• Find equivalent fractions with the new common denominators

• add denominators

• nothing, you are done

When adding fractions, what do you add together once you have found equivalent fractions with common denominators?

• add all numbers, numerators and denominators

• add ONLY numerators

• add ONLY denominators

• add nothing

What operation do we use when finding equivalent fractions?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

What operation do we use when simplifying fractions?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division