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ACTIVITY

Adding Fractions

Solve each problem below. Explain how you found the answer.

• 1 1 4 + 2 3 1 fourth , plus , 2 thirds = _______________

• 2 1 6 + 1 2 1 sixth , plus , 1 half = _______________

• 3 3 12 + 1 2 + 2 3 3 twelfths , plus , 1 half , plus , 2 thirds = _______________

• 4 A pizza is cut into 12 equal pieces. Alexander eats 1 3 1 third of the pizza, and Rachel eats 1 4 1 fourth of the pizza. What fraction of the pizza did they eat?

• 5 Georgia is a carpenter and has a piece of wood she is using to make shelves. She used 1 2 1 half of the wood for a bookshelf and 3 10 3 tenths of the wood for a kitchen shelf. What fraction of the piece of wood has she used?

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