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Fraction Addition Subtraction Worksheet

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Fraction Addition Subtraction Worksheet

Fraction bars and number line illustration

📊 Part 1: Same Denominators

1. Look at the fraction bars below. What is 2/5 + 1/5?

Hint: Count the shaded parts when you add them together.

Answer: ___________

2. Sarah ate 3/8 of a pizza and her brother ate 2/8 of the same pizza. How much pizza did they eat altogether?

Answer: ___________

3. Tom had 7/10 of a chocolate bar. He gave away 3/10 to his friend. How much chocolate bar does Tom have left?

Answer: ___________

🔄 Part 2: Related Denominators

4. What is 1/2 + 1/4? Use the number line or fraction bars to help you.

Hint: Think about equivalent fractions. What is 1/2 equal to in quarters?

1/2 = ___/4, so 1/2 + 1/4 = ___/4 + ___/4 = ___/4

5. Emma spent 3/4 of an hour doing homework and 1/2 an hour reading. How much time did she spend on both activities?

Show your working: Convert to the same denominator first.

Answer: ___________ hour

6. A recipe calls for 5/6 cup of flour. Jake has already added 1/3 cup. How much more flour does he need to add?

Think: What is 1/3 equal to in sixths?

Answer: ___________

💭 Part 3: Explain Your Thinking

7. Solve: 3/4 - 1/8

Answer: ___________

8. Explain in your own words how you solved question 7. What steps did you follow?
9. Challenge: At the school fête, 2/3 of the fairy floss was sold in the morning and 1/6 was sold in the afternoon. What fraction of fairy floss was sold in total?

Answer: ___________

Explain your strategy: ________________________________________________

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