Fractions Add and Subtract

Kristen watched a beetle and a spider on the sidewalk. The beetle crawled 2/3 of a yard and the spider crawled 1/3 of a yard. How much farther did the beetle crawl than the spider?

• 1/3 yard

• 2/3 yard

• 3/6 yard

• 3/3 yard

8/9 - 1/3 = 

• 7/6

• 5/9

• 2/3

• 8/27

• 1/6
• 1
• 1/0
• 1/12

Add these fractions:  2/6 + 3/6
Make sure your answer is in the simplest form.

• 4/6

• 3/6

• 5/6

• 6/6

2/8 + 1/8 + 3/8

• 5/8

• 6/8

• 7/8

• 8/8

I should use LCM (least common multiple) when trying to find a common denominator.

• true

• false

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

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 less than 6/6?

• 5/6

• 7/6

• 4/6

• 3/6