Add and Subtract Fractions

Last week, the fourth graders at McWhorter Elementary walked 2 ⅙ miles during P.E., and the fifth graders walked 1 ½ miles, as shown in the image.

How much farther did the fourth graders walk than the fifth graders?

• 1 ⅙ mile

• ½ mile

• 1 ¼ mile

• ⅔ mile

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

• 10 5/8

• 10 6/8

• 9 5/8

• 5/8

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Marc’s mom tells him he has ¾ hour to clean his room, as represented by the shaded clock face.

Marc spends ½ hour organizing his desk. He spends the rest of the time picking up toys. Which equation can be used to find the fraction of an hour Marc spends picking up toys?

• ¾ + 2/4 = 5/4

• 1 - ¾ = ½

• ¾ - ½ = ¼

• ¾ - ½ = ½

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Wynne and Rebecca worked on a jigsaw puzzle. The models show the fraction of the puzzle each of them completed. What fraction of the puzzle did Wynne and Rebecca complete in all?

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CCSS.4.NF.B.3A

What is the sum of these fractions in lowest terms?

• 4/5

• 3/20

• 17/20

• 4/20

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

What is the sum of these fractions in lowest terms?

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CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

Find the sum.

• 7/18

• 7/9

• 12/9

• 12/81

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CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

What is the sum of these fractions in lowest terms?

• 7/18

• 7/9

• 12/9

• 12/81

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CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

What is the sum of these fractions in lowest terms?

• 22/5

• 6/3

• 22/15

• 6/15

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

What is the sum of these fractions in lowest terms?

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2