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Adding and Subtracting Fractions

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  • 1 1/2 + 4/6
    1 7/6 or 2 1/6
  • 3/9 + 2/6
    12/18 or 2/3
  • Sam has 7/8 cups of flour, but she only needs 1/4 cup for her cake. How much flour will she have left over after baking her cake?
    5/8 cup
  • 4 3/4 + 1 7/8
    6 5/8 or 5 13/8
  • Joe brought a pie for dessert. His mom eats 1/8 of the pie and his dad eats 1/6 of the pie. How much is left over?
    17/24
  • Jim needs 1 5/8 cups of sugar to make his dessert, but he only has 6/7 cup. How much more does he need?
    43/56
  • 7 3/4 + 9 1/2
    17 1/4 or 16 5/4
  • 3/7 + 4/8
    52/56 or 13/14
  • 5/8 - 2/9
    29/72
  • 4/6 - 1/4
    10/24 or 5/12
  • 6/7 - 3/6
    15/42 or 5/14
  • Sam has one whole pizza. He and his friends eat 4/8 of the pizza. How much is left over?
    4/8 or 1/2
  • 6/8 + 2/64
    50/64 or 25/32
  • 7/8 + 2/5
    51/40 or 1 11/40
  • 5/6 + 2 1/5
    2 31/30 or 3 1/30
  • 2 2/3 + 2/9
    2 8/9
  • 7/9 + 2/4
    46/36 or 1 10/36 or 1 5/18
  • 1 3/4 + 2 3/8
    3 9/8 or 4 1/8
  • 4/5 + 1/45
    37/45
  • 13/5 + 22/15
    4 1/5 or 61/15