Mathematics Grade 5 45 min

Add and subtract fractions in recipes

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1

A recipe needs 1/4 cup of sugar and 2/4 cup of flour. How much in all?

2

You have a 7/8 cup of juice and pour out 2/8 cup. How much is left?

3

To make pancakes, you mix 1/2 cup of milk and 1/4 cup of water. What is the total liquid?

Sample Practice Questions

Easy
A cookie recipe calls for 1/5 cup of white sugar and 3/5 cup of brown sugar. How much sugar is that in total?
0.3/5
1.4/10
2.4/5
3.2/5
Easy
Leo had 5/6 of a pizza. He ate 1/6 of the pizza. What fraction of the pizza is left?
0.4/6
1.6/6
2.1
3.4/0
Easy
Mia mixes 1/2 cup of orange juice and 1/8 cup of lemon juice. How much juice does she have?
0.2/10
1.5/8
2.1/5
3.2/8

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