Adding and Subtracting Fractions Mixed Numbers

1/2 + 1/3 + 1/5 = 

• 31/30

• 3/10

• 1/30

• These fractions cannot be added

Aden is helping his dad paint his house. They mixed 5/9 gallons of white paint and 1/6 gallons of blue paint. How many gallons was the mixture in all?

• 6/18 gallons

• 13/18 gallons

• 4/5 gallons

• 1/6 gallons

Ava practiced her talent show act for 3/4 of an hour, and her brother Zach practiced his act for 5/12 of an hour. How much longer did Ava practice than Zach?

• 4/5 hour

• 1/4 hour

• 1/3 hour

• 1/2 hour

Is this a correct answer?

• Yes, the student correctly added.

• No, you cannot add unlike denominators

• No, 5 + 7 is not 12

• No, 2 + 3 is not 5

Tim did 1/12 of a load of laundry on Sunday and 1/4 of a load of laundry on Saturday. What fraction of laundry did Tim do in total?

• 2/16 loads done 

• 4/12 loads done

• 2/3 loads done 

• 2/12 loads done 

Rick made a paper football that was 1 ¹/₆ inches long. Carly made one that was ⁵/₆ of inch long. How much longer was Rick's paper football than Carly's?

• 2 inches

• 1 ⁴/₆ inches

• 1 ²/₃ inches

• ¹/₃ inch

Jared ate 2/8 of his pizza for lunch and 3/8 of his pizza for supper.  How much of his pizza is left?

• 5/8

• 3/8

• 1/8

• 5/16

When Sierra gets home 1/2 of a sandwich is left in the refrigerator.  She cuts the remaining part into 3 equal size pieces and eats one of them.  What fraction of the whole sandwich did she eat?

• 3/12

• 1/6

• 5/7

• 4/7

Rename this fraction:
1 1∕2

• 3∕2

• 5∕2

• 1.4

• 1.05

Find the sum in reduced form.

• 13/22

• 13/20

• 10/17

• 1/4