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Unlike Fractions Practice
Find common denominators when needed. Simplify each answer and show your work.
Find and Make Common Denominators
1.What is the least common denominator of 1/6 and 1/8?
- 14
- 24
- 48
- 6
2.Write 3/4 as an equivalent fraction with denominator 20.
3.Write 2/5 as an equivalent fraction with denominator 15.
4.Which pair of fractions has a least common denominator of 12?
- 1/3 and 1/4
- 1/2 and 1/5
- 1/4 and 1/5
- 1/5 and 1/6
5.Match each fraction on the left with its equivalent fraction from the answer bank on the right. Use each answer once.
- 1/2, denominator 8
- 2/3, denominator 12
- 3/5, denominator 20
- 3/4, denominator 16
- 4/8
- 12/20
- 8/12
- 12/16
Add and Subtract Unlike Fractions
6.Find 1/4 + 1/6. Simplify your answer.
7.Find 2/3 + 1/8. Simplify your answer.
8.Find 3/5 + 1/10. Simplify your answer.
9.Find 5/6 − 1/4. Simplify your answer.
10.Find 7/8 − 1/3. Simplify your answer.
11.Find 4/5 − 1/6. Simplify your answer.
Fractions in Everyday Situations
12.Eli poured 1/3 cup of milk into a bowl, then added 1/4 cup more. How many cups of milk did he pour in all? Give your answer in simplest form.
13.Lucy had 5/6 of a pan of cornbread left. Her family ate 1/3 of a whole pan. What fraction of the pan remained? Give your answer in simplest form.
14.Jamal biked 3/4 mile before lunch and 2/5 mile afterward. How many miles did he bike altogether? Give your answer in simplest form.
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