Adding and Subtracting Fractions Quiz: Test Your Skills

Question 1

What is the common denominator for 1/3 and 1/4?

Accepted Answer

12

Answer

6

Answer

8

Answer

9

Question 2

Simplify the fraction 12/16.

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

2/4

Answer

3/4

Answer

4/8

Question 3

Which fraction is equal to 3/6?

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

1/3

Answer

2/3

Answer

3/4

Question 4

A pizza is cut into 8 slices. Emily eats 3/8 of the pizza. How many slices of pizza did Emily eat?

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

2

Answer

4

Answer

5

Question 5

Which of the following is a fraction?

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

0.5

Answer

50%

Answer

2:5

Question 6

What is the reciprocal of 3/4?

Accepted Answer

4/3

Answer

1/3

Answer

1/4

Answer

3/1

Question 7

What is the difference between 5/6 and 1/3?

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

2/3

Answer

4/9

Question 8

Which fraction is simplified?

Accepted Answer

2/3

Answer

4/6

Answer

16/24

Question 9

What is the sum of 1/4 and 2/8?

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

3/8

Answer

5/12

Question 10

Which of the following represents a mixed number?

Accepted Answer

3 1/4

Answer

1/2

Answer

0.5

Question 11

A recipe calls for 1/2 cup of flour. If you want to make a double batch, how much flour do you need?

Accepted Answer

2 cups

Answer

1/4 cup

Answer

1 cup

Question 12

Find the common denominator of 1/3 and 2/5:

Accepted Answer

15

Answer

10

Answer

20

Answer

25

Question 13

Add the following fractions: 1/2 + 1/4:

Accepted Answer

3/4

Answer

1/6

Answer

1

Answer

1/8

Question 14

A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. You eat 3/8 of the pizza. What fraction of the pizza is left?

Accepted Answer

5/8

Answer

1/4

Answer

1/2

Answer

3/8

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT a valid fraction?

Accepted Answer

3/0

Answer

1/2

Answer

4/5

Answer

7/8

Question 16

Which of the following fractions is the greatest?

Accepted Answer

4/5

Answer

1/2

Answer

2/3

Answer

3/4

Question 17

A farmer owns 3/5 of an acre of land. He uses 1/2 of his land to plant corn. What fraction of the farmer's land is used for planting corn?

Accepted Answer

3/10

Answer

1/10

Answer

1/5

Answer

3/5

Question 18

What is 1/4 + 1/4?

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

1/8

Answer

2/8

Answer

1/16

Question 19

What is 3/5 - 1/5?

Accepted Answer

2/5

Answer

1/5

Answer

3/10

Answer

4/10

Question 20

Which fraction is equal to 1/2?

Accepted Answer

2/4

Answer

1/4

Answer

3/4

Answer

4/4

Question 21

What is the total of 1/3 and 2/3?

Accepted Answer

1

Answer

1/6

Answer

1/2

Answer

3

Question 22

Which fraction is the smallest?

Accepted Answer

1/4

Answer

1/2

Answer

3/4

Answer

4/4

Question 23

The number below the line in a fraction is called the?

Accepted Answer

Denominator

Answer

Numerator

Answer

Mixed number

Answer

Proper fraction

Question 24

Which of the following is a mixed number?

Accepted Answer

1 1/2

Answer

1/2

Answer

2/3

Answer

3/4

Question 25

What is the common denominator of 1/3 and 2/6?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

2

Answer

3

Answer

9

Question 26

Change the improper fraction 7/3 into a mixed number

Accepted Answer

2 1/3

Answer

3/7

Answer

1/3

Answer

7

Question 27

What improper fraction is equivalent to the mixed number 1 1/2?

Accepted Answer

3/2

Answer

2/2

Answer

2/3

Answer

3/4

Question 28

Which of the following is equal to 3/4 - 1/2?

Accepted Answer

1/4

Answer

1/2

Answer

3/4

Answer

1

Question 29

Find the value of 1/2 + 1/4 - 1/6:

Accepted Answer

5/12

Answer

1/3

Answer

7/12

Answer

9/12

Question 30

Which of the following is equivalent to 1/6 + 1/12?

Accepted Answer

1/3

Answer

1/4

Answer

1/5

Answer

1/6

Question 31

Find the value of 3/5 - 1/10:

Accepted Answer

1/5

Answer

1/4

Answer

1/3

Answer

1/2

Question 32

What is the sum of one third and one sixth?

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

1/4

Answer

1/7

Answer

1/5

Question 33

What is the difference between three quarters and one quarter?

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

3/4

Answer

4/4

Answer

1/4

Question 34

Simplify the fraction: 12/18

Accepted Answer

2/3

Answer

1/3

Answer

1/4

Answer

1/2

Question 35

Which fraction is improper?

Accepted Answer

5/3

Answer

3/4

Answer

2/3

Answer

1/2

Question 36

Which fraction is equivalent to 2/4?

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

2/3

Answer

3/4

Answer

1/3

Question 37

Find the least common multiple of 3 and 4.

Accepted Answer

12

Answer

10

Answer

6

Answer

8

Question 38

What is the sum of 1/4 and 1/2? Remember to find a common denominator first.

Accepted Answer

3/4

Answer

5/4

Answer

7/4

Answer

1/8

Question 39

What is the difference between 3/5 and 1/5? Make sure to subtract the smaller fraction from the larger fraction.

Accepted Answer

2/5

Answer

1/10

Answer

4/5

Question 40

Simplify the fraction 6/12. Divide both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common factor.

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

2/6

Answer

3/4

Answer

4/6

Question 41

Find the fraction that is halfway between 1/4 and 1/2. A fraction that is halfway between two other fractions is called an arithmetic mean.

Accepted Answer

3/8

Answer

2/8

Answer

1/8

Question 42

What is the area of a rectangle with a length of 1/2 meter and a width of 1/4 meter? Area is the amount of space that a two-dimensional shape takes up.

Accepted Answer

1/8 square meter

Answer

2/8 square meter

Answer

1/4 square meter

Answer

1/2 square meter

Question 43

Add these fractions: 2/5 + 1/5 = ?

Accepted Answer

3/5

Answer

4/5

Answer

3/10

Answer

1/5

Question 44

Subtract the fractions: 4/7 - 1/7 = ?

Accepted Answer

3/7

Answer

3/14

Answer

5/7

Answer

1/7

Question 45

What is the simplest form of the fraction 6/12?

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

6/6

Answer

3/6

Answer

2/4

Question 46

Which fraction is equivalent to 1/3 but has a denominator of 9?

Accepted Answer

3/9

Answer

4/9

Answer

1/9

Answer

2/9

Question 47

A baker used 1/4 cup of flour for one cake and 2/4 cup for another. How much flour did they use in total?

Accepted Answer

3/4 cup

Answer

1/2 cup

Answer

1/8 cup

Answer

1 cup

Question 48

A carpenter had a piece of wood 5/6 meters long. He cut off 2/6 meters. How long is the piece of wood now?

Accepted Answer

3/6 meters

Answer

1/3 meters

Answer

7/6 meters

Answer

1/2 meters

Question 49

What is 1/2 + 1/4?

Accepted Answer

3/4

Answer

2/4

Answer

1/8

Answer

2/6

Question 50

Calculate: 3/4 - 1/3 = ?

Accepted Answer

5/12

Answer

2/12

Answer

2/7

Answer

1/2