Adding and Subtracting Fractions: Master Fractions in Year 5 Maths

Question 1

Find the sum of 2/5 and 1/5.

Accepted Answer

3/5

Answer

1/10

Answer

5/10

Answer

1/2

Question 2

Which fraction is equal to 3/4?

Accepted Answer

6/8

Answer

1/2

Answer

5/6

Answer

2/3

Question 3

Which fraction is equivalent to 3/6?

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

1/3

Answer

1/4

Question 4

Find the sum of 1/4 and 1/8.

Accepted Answer

3/8

Answer

1/2

Answer

1/4

Question 5

Which of the following fractions is the smallest?

Accepted Answer

1/8

Answer

1/2

Answer

1/4

Question 6

Subtract the fraction 3/4 from the mixed number 1 1/2.

Accepted Answer

1/4

Answer

3/4

Answer

5/4

Question 7

A rectangular garden has a length of 3/4 metres and a width of 1/2 metres. What is the area of the garden?

Accepted Answer

3/8 square metres

Answer

1/8 square metres

Answer

3/4 square metres

Question 8

Find the sum of 1/4 and 2/4. Remember we can only add fractions with the same denominator.

Accepted Answer

3/4

Answer

1/8

Answer

1/2

Answer

3/8

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a step in adding fractions with the same denominator?

Accepted Answer

Subtract the denominators

Answer

Find a common denominator

Answer

Add the numerators

Answer

Simplify the fraction

Question 10

Which of the following is a mixed number? Remember, a mixed number is a number that has a whole number part and a fraction part.

Accepted Answer

1 1/2

Answer

1/2

Answer

3/4

Answer

2.5

Question 11

Simplify the fraction: 6/12.

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

2/3

Answer

1/3

Answer

3/4

Question 12

Which of these is NOT a way to add fractions with the same denominator?

Accepted Answer

Ignore the denominators and just add the numerators

Answer

Find a common denominator

Answer

Add the numerators and keep the denominator the same

Answer

Simplify the fractions first

Question 13

Which of these is an improper fraction?

Accepted Answer

5/2

Answer

1/2

Answer

2/3

Answer

3/4

Question 14

What is the difference between three and one-third and one and one-quarter?

Accepted Answer

One and three-twelfths

Answer

One

Answer

Three

Answer

Four

Question 15

Calculate the sum of 1/4 + 2/4:

Accepted Answer

3/4

Answer

1/8

Answer

1/2

Answer

5/4

Question 16

Calculate the difference between 3/5 and 1/5:

Accepted Answer

2/5

Answer

1/5

Answer

3/5

Answer

4/5

Question 17

Which fraction is equivalent to 4/6?

Accepted Answer

2/3

Answer

1/2

Answer

3/4

Answer

5/8

Question 18

Let's add fractions 1/4 and 2/4. What is their sum?

Accepted Answer

3/4

Answer

1/8

Answer

1

Answer

2

Question 19

We want to find the difference between two fractions. If you subtract 1/3 from 2/3, what is the result?

Accepted Answer

1/3

Answer

1/2

Answer

1

Answer

2

Question 20

We're adding fractions with different parts. What is the sum of 1/5 and 2/10?

Accepted Answer

3/5

Answer

1/2

Answer

1

Answer

2

Question 21

Simplify the fraction: 12 / 18

Accepted Answer

2 / 3

Answer

6 / 9

Answer

4 / 6

Question 22

Which of the following is equivalent to the reduced form of the fraction 6/12?

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

3/8

Answer

1/3

Answer

2/3

Question 23

Find the difference between 3/4 and 1/8:

Accepted Answer

5/8

Answer

7/8

Answer

1/8

Question 24

Simplify the fraction 8/16:

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

2/4

Answer

4/8

Answer

1/4

Question 25

A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of flour and 1/4 cup of sugar. What is the total amount of flour and sugar required?

Accepted Answer

11/12 cup

Answer

3/4 cup

Answer

1 1/12 cup

Answer

1/2 cup

Question 26

Solve: 1/2 + 1/4

Accepted Answer

3/4

Answer

1/8

Answer

5/4

Answer

1/6

Question 27

Calculate: 3/5 - 1/5

Accepted Answer

2/5

Answer

1/10

Answer

4/5

Question 28

Simplify the fraction 8/12

Accepted Answer

2/3

Answer

6/18

Answer

1/2

Answer

4/6

Question 29

Which of the following is NOT a mixed number?

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

3 1/2

Answer

5 2/3

Answer

2 1/4

Question 30

Subtract 1/5 from 3/5. What is the difference?

Accepted Answer

2/5

Answer

6/5

Answer

4/5

Answer

1/10

Question 31

A farmer has 1/2 acre of land for corn and 2/3 acre for wheat. How many acres of land does the farmer have in total?

Accepted Answer

5/6 acre

Answer

2/3 acre

Answer

1/2 acre

Answer

1/6 acre

Question 32

A rectangular garden has a length of 3/4 meter and a width of 1/2 meter. What is the area of the garden?

Accepted Answer

3/8 square meters

Answer

1/4 square meters

Answer

3/4 square meters

Answer

1/2 square meters

Question 33

Find the value of 1/2 + 1/3.

Accepted Answer

5/6

Answer

2/3

Answer

2/5

Answer

1/6

Question 34

If you eat 3/8 of a pizza that is cut into 8 slices, what fraction of the pizza remains?

Accepted Answer

5/8

Answer

3/8

Answer

2/8

Answer

1/8

Question 35

A rectangular garden has a length of 2/3 meters and a width of 1/4 meters. What is the area of the garden?

Accepted Answer

1/6 square meters

Answer

1/2 square meters

Answer

1/3 square meters

Answer

1/4 square meters

Question 36

A baker used 1/4 of a bag of flour for a cake and 2/4 of the bag for cookies. How much flour did the baker use in total?

Accepted Answer

3/4

Answer

1/8

Answer

1/2

Question 37

What is the difference between 7/8 and 3/8?

Accepted Answer

4/8

Answer

1/2

Answer

4/16

Answer

10/8

Question 38

Which fraction is the same as 1/2?

Accepted Answer

2/4

Answer

3/4

Answer

1/3

Answer

1/4

Question 39

A pizza is cut into 8 slices. John ate 3 slices. What fraction of the pizza did he eat?

Accepted Answer

3/8

Answer

5/8

Answer

1/8

Answer

1/2

Question 40

Which fraction is the biggest: 1/4, 2/4, or 3/4?

Accepted Answer

3/4

Answer

2/4

Answer

1/4

Question 41

Which fraction is equivalent to 6/9?

Accepted Answer

2/3

Answer

3/6

Answer

9/6

Answer

1/3

Question 42

Sarah ran 5/6 of a mile and walked 1/6 of a mile. How much more did she run than walk?

Accepted Answer

4/6 mile

Answer

1/6 mile

Answer

6/6 mile

Answer

4/12 mile

Question 43

Which fraction is the smallest: 1/8, 3/8, 5/8, 7/8?

Accepted Answer

1/8

Answer

5/8

Answer

3/8

Answer

7/8

Question 44

A gardener planted 7/10 of their garden with flowers and 1/10 of the garden with vegetables. What fraction of the garden is still left to be planted?

Accepted Answer

2/10

Answer

8/20

Answer

6/10

Answer

8/10

Question 45

What is the sum of 2/5 and 1/5?

Accepted Answer

3/5

Answer

2/10

Answer

3/10

Answer

1/5

Question 46

A baker used 1/4 of a bag of flour for a cake and 2/4 of the bag for bread. How much flour did the baker use in total?

Accepted Answer

3/4

Answer

1/2

Answer

1/4

Answer

3/8

Question 47

Subtract 1/7 from 6/7. What is the difference?

Accepted Answer

5/7

Answer

1/7

Answer

7/7

Answer

6/14

Question 48

Sarah had 3/8 of a pizza. She ate 1/8 of it. How much pizza is left?

Accepted Answer

2/8

Answer

1/2

Answer

4/8

Answer

1/8

Question 49

Which of the following fractions is equivalent to 4/8?

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

1/4

Answer

2/4

Answer

3/4

Question 50

Simplify the fraction 6/9.

Accepted Answer

2/3

Answer

3/6

Answer

1/3

Question 51

John walked 1/3 of a mile to the park and then 2/3 of a mile to his friend's house. How far did John walk in total?

Accepted Answer

1 mile

Answer

3/6 mile

Answer

2/3 mile

Answer

1/6 mile

Question 52

A recipe requires 5/8 cup of sugar. If you only have 3/8 cup, how much more sugar do you need?

Accepted Answer

2/8 cup

Answer

1/2 cup

Answer

1/4 cup

Answer

1/8 cup

Question 53

What is the sum of 1/6 + 2/6 + 3/6?

Accepted Answer

1

Answer

2/3

Answer

6/6

Answer

6/18

Question 54

If you have 7/9 of a cake and eat 2/9, how much cake is left?

Accepted Answer

5/9

Answer

9/9

Answer

4/9

Answer

2/9