NAME ______________________________ DATE _______________

DAILY PRACTICE

Add and Subtract Fractions

Solve the problems below. Show your work.

• 1 5 6 + 1 2 + 2 3 5 sixths , plus , 1 half , plus , 2 thirds =

• 2 9 10 − 1 3 9 tenths , minus , 1 third =

• 3 1 2 + 2 3 + 3 8 1 half , plus , 2 thirds , plus , 3 eighths =

• 4 Martin eats 3 8 3 eighths of a pizza. Felix eats 2 5 2 fifths of a pizza of the same size. Who eats more pizza? How much more pizza does he eat?

• 5 Yumiko is making a quilt. The quilt is 2 3 2 thirds yellow and 1 8 1 eighth blue. The remaining portion of the quilt is white. What fraction of the quilt is white?

NOTE

Students practice adding and subtracting fractions.

MWI Using Equivalent Fractions to Add or Subtract Fractions

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