Adding Fractions with Unlike Denominators Quiz Word Problems

1. Raleigh has 1/3 of the cake, Edna has 1/12 of the cake, Gertie has 1/2 of the cake. How much cake do they have altogether?

• 6/12
• 9/12
• 11/12
• 1

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

2. A construction company is digging a new pool. At the end of the first day, the company had hauled away 2/10 of a truckload of dirt. On the second day, they hauled away 4/5 of a truckload. How many truckloads did they haul away in all?

• 3/10
• 6/10
• 8/10
• 1

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

3. A biking trail in Georgia is 3/4 miles long. The city wants to add another 2/8 miles of trail. How many miles long will the trail be when it is completed?

• 2/4 miles
• 1 mile
• 1 1/4 miles
• 1 3/4 miles

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

4. Lacey is making a fruit salad. She mixes in 2/5 cup of grapes, 3/10 cup of watermelon, and 1/2 cup of cantaloupe. How much fruit did she mix together in all?

• 2/5 cup
• 4/5 cup
• 1 1/5 cups
• 1 1/2 cups

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

5. Jade collects stones. One stone weighs 1/12 pound and the other weighs 5/6 pound. How much do her stones weigh together?

• 2/12 pound
• 5/12 pound
• 9/12 pound
• 11/12 pound

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

6. Katie ate 1/4 of a pound cake. Brinley ate 3/8 of the same pound cake. How much pound cake did the girls eat in all?

• 1/8
• 3/8
• 5/8
• 7/8

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

7. Find the sum of the models below.

• 44/100
• 64/100
• 78/100
• 99/100

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CCSS.4.NF.C.5

8. April has 2/3 cup sugar and Marvin has 11/12 cups of sugar. How much sugar do they have together?

• 5/12 cup
• 1 cup
• 1 4/12 cups
• 1 7/12 cups

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

9. A recipe calls for 3/4 cup of walnuts, 1/8 cup of pecans, and 1/2 cup of cashews. How many cups of nuts are needed in all for the recipe?

• 5/8 cup
• 7/8 cup
• 1 3/8 cups
• 1 7/8 cups

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

10. Find the sum of the models below.

• 72/100
• 1
• 1 23/100
• 1 67/100

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CCSS.5.NF.A.2

CCSS.5.NF.A.1