Mastering Complex Fractions: Adding & Simplifying Skills

A recipe calls for 3/4 of a cup of sugar and 1/2 of a cup of brown sugar. What is the total amount of sugar needed in a complex fraction?

• 2/3

• 1/2

• 3/2

• 5/4

If a car travels 1/3 of a mile in 1/4 of an hour, what is the speed of the car in miles per hour expressed as a complex fraction?

• 4/3

• 3/2

• 5/4

• 2

A gardener has 2/5 of a bag of soil and uses 1/10 of it for a plant. How much soil does the gardener have left, expressed as a complex fraction?

• 7/25

• 9/25

• 1/5

• 3/10

A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. If you eat 3/8 of the pizza and your friend eats 1/4 of it, how much of the pizza is left as a complex fraction?

• 1/2

• 5/8

• 3/8

• 2/8

A school has 3/4 of its students participating in a science fair. If 1/2 of those students are in the 7th grade, what fraction of the total students are 7th graders participating in the fair?

• 5/8

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 3/8

A recipe requires 2/3 of a cup of flour and 1/4 of a cup of sugar. What is the total amount of ingredients needed in a complex fraction?

• 3/4

• 1/2

• 5/6

• 11/12

If a tank is filled with 5/6 of water and 1/3 of that water is used, how much water remains in the tank as a complex fraction?

• 5/9

• 3/4

• 2/3

• 1/2

A runner completes 2/5 of a marathon in 1/2 of the time. What fraction of the marathon is left to run as a complex fraction?

• 1/5

• 2/5

• 4/5

• 3/5

A baker uses 3/8 of a pound of butter for one batch of cookies and 1/4 of a pound for another. What is the total amount of butter used in a complex fraction?

• 1/2

• 5/8

• 3/4

• 7/8

If a class has 3/5 of its students present and 1/3 of those present are wearing glasses, what fraction of the total students are wearing glasses as a complex fraction?

• 1/4

• 1/5

• 2/5

• 3/10