Adding and Subtracting Fractions with Like Denominators

1. Adding and Subtracting Fractions with Like Denominators • Joshua ate ¼ of a pan of brownies. His brother James ate 2/4 of the pan. How much of the pan was eaten all together? Equation: __________________ 2. Chris had a piece of wood that was 7/12 of a foot long. He cut off 2/12 for a birdhouse he was building How much of the wood was left? Equation: __________________ 3. On Monday night, Vanessa read 1/5 of her book. On Tuesday night, she read 3/5 of her book. What fraction has Vanessa read all together? Equation: __________________

2. Adding and Subtracting Fractions with Related Denominators 4. Landon mopped 2/3 of the kitchen floor. Caroline mopped 1/6 of the kitchen floor. How much of the floor did they mop together? Equation: __________________ 5. The art teacher was painting a mural in the cafeteria. She painted 2/5 of a wall blue. She then painted 2/10 of the wall green. How much more of the wall was painted blue than green? Equation: __________________ 6. By dinner time, Lynn had done 1/3 of her homework. Jackson had done 6/12 of his homework. How much more of his homework had Jackson done than Lynn? Equation: __________________

3. Adding and Subtracting Fractions with Like Denominators Answer Key • Joshua ate ¼ of a pan of brownies. His brother James ate 2/4 of the pan. How much of the pan was eaten all together? ¼ + 2/4 = 3/4 Equation: __________________ 2. Chris had a piece of wood that was 7/12 of a foot long. He cut off 2/12 for a birdhouse he was building How much of the wood was left? 7/12 - 2/12 = 5/12 Equation: __________________ 3. On Monday night, Vanessa read 1/5 of her book. On Tuesday night, she read 3/5 of her book. What fraction had Vanessa read all together? 1/5 + 3/5 = 4/5 Equation: __________________

4. Adding and Subtracting Fractions with Related Denominators Answer Key 4. Landon mopped 2/3 of the kitchen floor. Caroline mopped 1/6 of the kitchen floor. How much of the floor did they mop together? 2/3 + 1/6 = 5/6 4/6 + 1/6 = 5/6 Equation: __________________ 5. The art teacher was painting a mural in the cafeteria. She painted 2/5 of a wall blue. She then painted 2/10 of the wall green. How much more of the wall was painted blue than green? 2/5 - 2/10 = 2/10 4/10 - 2/10 = 2/10 Equation: __________________ 6. By dinner time, Lynn had done 1/3 of her homework. Jackson had done 6/12 of his homework. How much more of his homework had Jackson done than Lynn? 6/12 - 1/3 = 2/12 6/12 - 4/12 = 2/12 Equation: __________________