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Adding Fractions in Action
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Adding Fractions in Action
Add fractions by renaming them with a common denominator when needed. Simplify each answer. Show your work for written problems.
Choose or Select
1.What is 1/3 + 1/6?
- 1/2
- 2/9
- 2/3
- 1/9
2.A trail map marks two sections of a hike as 2/5 mile and 1/10 mile. How long are those sections altogether?
- 3/15 mile
- 1/2 mile
- 3/5 mile
- 7/10 mile
3.Select every sum that needs a common denominator before the fractions can be added.
- 1/2 + 1/3
- 2/7 + 4/7
- 3/4 + 1/8
- 5/6 + 1/6
4.Add 5/12 + 1/4. Give your answer in simplest form.
Match Each Sum to Its Total
Write the letter of the correct total beside each sum. Use each total once.
Solve and Show Your Work
5.Harper used 2/5 yard of blue fabric and 1/4 yard of yellow fabric for a craft. How much fabric did she use in all? Simplify your answer.
6.A pitcher contains 3/8 liter of lemonade. Hiroshi pours in another 1/3 liter. How much lemonade is in the pitcher now? Write the sum in simplest form.
7.A ribbon is 1 2/3 feet long. A second ribbon is 2 3/4 feet long. What is their combined length? Give a mixed number in simplest form.
8.During a walk, Zoe went 1 5/8 miles before lunch and 2 1/4 miles afterward. How far did she walk altogether? Show how you renamed the fractions.
9.A baker put 3/4 cup of oats and 2/3 cup of raisins into a bowl. How many cups of ingredients did the baker put in the bowl? Express the answer as a mixed number in simplest form.
10.Eli says 2/3 + 1/4 = 3/7 because he added the numerators and denominators. What is the correct sum, and what mistake did Eli make?
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