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Adding Subtracting Fractions Worksheet

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📚 Part 1: Adding and Subtracting Fractions

1. Calculate: 1/4 + 1/6 = ________
2. Calculate: 3/5 - 1/3 = ________
3. Calculate: 2/3 + 5/12 = ________
4. Calculate: 7/8 - 1/4 = ________

🔄 Part 2: Mixed Numbers and Improper Fractions

5. Calculate: 2 1/3 + 1 1/6 = ________
6. Calculate: 3 3/4 - 1 1/2 = ________
7. Convert to a mixed number: 17/5 = ________
8. Convert to an improper fraction: 2 3/8 = ________

📖 Part 3: Word Problems

9. Sarah ate 3/8 of a pizza and Tom ate 1/4 of the same pizza. How much pizza did they eat altogether?

Answer: ________ of the pizza

10. A recipe calls for 2 2/3 cups of flour. If you have already added 1 1/4 cups, how much more flour do you need?

Answer: ________ cups

11. Circle the fraction that is in its simplest form:

6/8

3/4

9/12

4/6

12. Simplify each fraction to its simplest form:

a) 8/12 = ________

b) 15/20 = ________

c) 6/9 = ________

📝 Answer Key

1. 5/12

2. 4/15

3. 13/12 or 1 1/12

4. 5/8

5. 3 1/2

6. 2 1/4

7. 3 2/5

8. 19/8

9. 5/8 of the pizza

10. 1 5/12 cups

11. 3/4

12. a) 2/3 b) 3/4 c) 2/3

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