Name:
Adding & Subtracting Fractions
Solve each problem.
A n s w e r s
10
6
17
5
4
⁄
⁄
⁄
⁄
⁄
11
13
2
12
16
⁄
12
36
20
8
24
11
1.
21
19
16
9
5
⁄
⁄
⁄
⁄
11
4
1
9
30
21
10
18
⁄
4
2.
10
1) Cody bought a box of fruit that weighed 3
3
⁄
10
kilograms. If he bought a second box
⁄
11
7
3.
12
1
⁄
that weighed 8
kilograms, what is the combined weight of both boxes?
3
4
⁄
12
4.
24
2) At the beach, Dave built a sandcastle that was 2
2
⁄
feet high. If he added a flag that
5
6
⁄
13
1
5.
⁄
36
was 2
feet high, what is the total height of his creation?
2
5
⁄
2
6.
8
3) An architect built a road 4
1
2
⁄
⁄
miles long. The next road he built was 7
miles long.
3
4
17
What is the combined length of the two roads?
⁄
7.
20
19
⁄
8.
4) A small box of nails was 6
2
4
30
⁄
⁄
inches tall. If the large box of nails was 5
inches
3
8
taller, how tall is the large box of nails?
5
⁄
1
9.
18
5) A chef bought 4
6
2
⁄
⁄
pounds of carrots. If he later bought another 8
pounds of
9
4
carrots, what is the total weight of carrots he bought?
1
7
6) In two months Isabel's class recycled 8
⁄
⁄
pounds of paper. If they recycled 5
2
8
pounds the first month, how much did they recycle the second month?
1
2
7) Over the weekend Rachel spent 3
⁄
⁄
hours total studying. If she spent 2
hours
4
5
studying on Saturday, how long did she study on Sunday?
3
8) For Halloween, Olivia received 3
⁄
pounds of candy. After a week her family had
10
2
⁄
eaten 2
pounds. How many pounds of candy does she have left?
3
1
2
9) Kaleb jogged 4
⁄
⁄
kilometers on Monday and 3
kilometers on Tuesday. What is
2
9
the difference between these two distances?
1-9
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