Add and Subtract Fractions - 2/14

Whitney jogged 3/10 of a lap in P.E. class and 1 1/10 laps during track practice. How many laps did Whitney jog in all?

• 2/5

• 1 2/5

• 1 1/5

• 2 2/5

While taking inventory at his pastry shop, Connor realizes that he had 5/6 of a box of baking powder yesterday, but the supply is now down to 1/2 of a box. How much more baking powder did Connor have yesterday?

• 6/8

• 1/3

• 1 1/3

• 1/2

Brock drank 4 1/8 cups of orange juice in the morning and 7 cups in the afternoon. How much more orange juice did Brock drink in the afternoon than in the morning?

• 2 3/4

• 11 1/8

• 2 7/8

• 3 7/8

JJ's drive to work is 7/10 of an hour, whereas Hallie's is 1/2 of an hour. How much longer is JJ's drive than Hallie's?

• 1/10

• 1 1/5

• 2/5

• 1/5

Mackinly added 9/10 of a cup of walnuts to a batch of trail mix. Later, she added 2 ⅘  cups of almonds. How many cups of nuts did Mackinly put in the trail mix in all?

• 3 7/10

• 1 9/10

• 9/10

• 2 7/10

As part of a lesson on earthquakes, a science class is researching the movement of a nearby fault line. The fault line moved 3/4 of an inch during the past year and 5/8 of an inch the year before. How far did the fault line move in all?

• 1 3/8

• 1/8

• 1

• 11/8

For his famous seafood gumbo, Cylas uses jumbo shrimp and blue crab. His recipe calls for 7/12 of a pound of shrimp and 1/2 of a pound of crab. How much more shrimp does he use than crab?

• 1 1/12

• 3/4

• 1/12

• 4/5

Mrs. Monday’s class saved up to buy 12 4/5 pounds of mixed candy. They consumed 9 1/10  pounds of it so far. How much candy is left?

• 21 9/10

• 3 7/10

• 3 3/10

• 21 1/2

Kaylee and her friend are working together on a group homework assignment. Kaylee has completed 3/5 of the problems and her friend has completed another 1/10 of them. Together, what fraction of the problems have they completed so far?

• 7/10

• 5/6

• 1/2

• 9/10

Chandler bought a jump rope that was 4 ½ feet long. Elian bought a jump rope that was 5 ⅞ feet long. How much longer was Elian’s jump rope than Chandler’s jump rope.

• 1 7/8

• 10

• 1 3/8

• 10 3/8