Adding & Subtracting Fractions

Matt had 1/3 of a cookie and his sister had 1/3 of a cookie. What fraction of a whole cookie did they have altogether?

• 1/3

• 2/3

• 2/6

• 1/6

Jennifer had 2/7 of a box of raisins. Brody had 4/7 of a box of raisins. If they put their boxes together, what fraction of a box would they have?

• 2/7

• 6/14

• 6/7

• 2/14

Which equation matches the number line?

• 3/5 + 4/5 = 7/5

• 2/5 + 2/5 = 4/5

• 3/5 + 1/5 = 4/10

• 3/5 + 1/5 = 4/5

Which equation is represented in this picture?

• 2/6 + 1/6 = 3/6

• 2/12 + 1/12 = 3/12

• 2/6 + 1/6 = 6/6

• 1/4 + 2/4 = 3/6

It took Noah 5 minutes to walk 3/12 of the way to the park. He walked 2/12 of the way in 4 more minutes. How far had he walked in 9 minutes?

• 9/12 of the way

• 1/12 of the way

• 5/12 of the way

• 5/24 of the way

Ethan had 9/10 of a candy bar and he gave 2/10 of it to Grayson. How much of the candy bar does Ethan have now?

• 11/10

• 7/10

• 7/20

• 7/0

Which equation represents the picture?

• 4/5 + 1/5 = 5/5

• 4/5 - 1/5 = 3/5

• 4/5 - 1/5 = 3/10

Jordan had 4/5 of a box of Nerds. He dropped 2/5 of the candy on the floor. What fraction of the box does he have left?

• 6/5

• 3/5

• 2/10

• 2/5

Gabe wants to hike 8/10 of a mile in the woods. He has already hiked 2/10 of a mile. How much farther does he have to hike to get to his destination?

• 6/10

• 10/10

• 6/20

• 10/20

Challenge: Melissa ate 2/8 of her pizza and Emily ate 2/8 of her pizza. How much pizza did the girls eat altogether?

• 4/16

• 0/8

• 1/2

• 3/8