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Add and Subtract Fractions w/ Unlike Denominators

Last updated 7 months ago
14 questions
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Turn & Talk

Explain what needs to happen in order to add these two fractions.

5/9 + 5/12

In order to add these two fractions we must _________.

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Maria combines the amount of flour and sugar show in the models. What is the total amount of flour and sugar in Maria’s recipe?

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You are making cranberry lemonade for the Tastiest Beverage contest. You use 3/10 liter cranberry juice and 1/2 liter lemonade. You drink 1/10 liter, just to be sure it tastes delicious. How much cranberry lemonade do you have left?

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Multi-Step

The picture shows how much pizza was left over from lunch. Jason eats 1/4 of the whole pizza for dinner. How much pizza is remaining after dinner?

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Sara ate 1/3 of a pizza and Alex ate 1/6 of a pizza. How much pizza did Sara and Alex eat altogether?

Simplify your answer.

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Timothy placed 1/6 stick of butter in the mixing bowl. Jared placed 3/4 stick of butter in the mixing bowl. How much butter was in the mixing bowl?

Simplify your answer.

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7/8 of an apple pie was sitting on the table. Mary came home from school and ate 1/4 of the pie. How much apple pie is remaining?

Simplify your answer.

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Simon has 11/12 basket pizza fries. He ate 2/3 of the basket. How much of a basket of pizza fries are left?

Simplify your answer.

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Sherry brought a half pound of cheese for her grandma's homemade cheese dip. Tonya brought 2/5 pound of cheese for the cheese dip. How much cheese is in the cheese dip?

Simplify your answer.

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There is 11/12 kilogram of flour in the flour jar. Sue used 3/4 kilogram of flour to make Christmas cookies. How much flour was left in the flour jar?

Simplify your answer.

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Frank cut a piece of rope that was 1/8 yard long. Pat cut a piece of rope that was 3/4 yard long. If Frank and Pat aligned both pieces of rope tip to tip in a straight line, how long was the rope?

Simplify your answer.

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Harold's truck has 1/12 gallon of oil in it. If he adds 5/6 gallon of oil to his truck, how much oil does Harold have in his truck?

Simplify your answer.

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For a super bowl party, the Smith family has 9/10 pound of taco dip.

- Sally ate 1/4 pound
- Stan ate 1/8 pound
- Levi ate 1/8 pound

How much of the taco dip was remaining after the party?

Simplify your answer.

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Rachael adds 7/10 ounce of sugar to her coffee. After taking a sip, she decided to add another half ounce of sugar to her coffee. How much sugar did Rachael add to her coffee?