Add and Subtract Fractions

Christine baked a pumpkin pie.  She ate 1/6 of the pie.  Her brother ate 1/3.  How much of the pie was left?

• 1/18

• 2/9

• 1/2

• 2/3

Add these fractions:  1/6 + 3/6
Make sure your answer is in the simplest form.

• 4/6

• 5/6

• 2/3

• 1/3

Oscar began his pizza delivery route with 4/6 of a tank of gas in his car. When he made it back to the pizzeria, 2/6 of a tank of gas was left. How much gas did Oscar use making the deliveries?

• 1/6 tanks

• 1/3 tanks

• 1/4 tanks

• 2/4 tanks

A construction company is digging a pit to build the foundation of a house.
At the end of the first day, the company had hauled away 1/6 of a truckload of dirt.
On the second day, they hauled away 2/6 of a truckload. How many truckloads did they haul away in all?

• 1/4 truckload

• 1/2 truckload

• 3/4 truckload

• 1/3 truckload

Solve.  
3/5 + 1/4 = 

• 5/20

• 12/20

• 7/20

• 17/20

Tiffany bought 2/5 kg of cherries.  Linda bought 1/10kg of cherries.  How many kg of cherries did they buy altogether?  

• 1/5 kg

• 3/10 kg

• 5/15 kg

• 1/2 kg

Which fraction equals 1?

• 8/8

• 1/11

• 3/4

• 5/6

What is 1/6 more than 2/6?

• 3/6

• 4/6

• 5/6

• 6/6

What is 1/6 less than 2/6?

• 1/6

• 2/6

• 3/6

• 4/6

What is 1/6 more than 6/6?

• 5/6

• 7/6

• 4/6

• 3/6