Addition and Subtraction of Similar Fraction Quiz

1. A garden plot is divided into 10 sections. 3/10 has tomatoes and 5/10 has eggplants. What fraction of the plot has vegetables?

3/10 + 5/10 = 8/10

GCF of 8 and 10 = 2

Divide numerator and denominator by 2

8 ÷ 2 = 4

10 ÷ 2 = 5

Final Answer: 4/5

2. Liza baked cookies and divided them equally into 6 parts. She gave 2/6 to her neighbor and 1/6 to her brother. What fraction did she give away?

2/6 + 1/6 = 3/6

GCF of 3 and 6 = 3

Divide numerator and denominator by 3

3 ÷ 3 = 1

6 ÷ 3 = 2

Final Answer: 1/2

3. Dicy Anna poured 2/8 of juice into her glass and 4/8 into her sister’s glass. What fraction was poured out?

2/8 + 4/8 = 6/8

GCF of 6 and 8 = 2

Divide numerator and denominator by 2

6 ÷ 2 = 3

8 ÷ 2 = 4

Final Answer: 3/4

4. Carlo receives 3/5 of a box of pencils from his teacher and 3/5 from his cousin. What is the total amount?

3/5 + 3/5 = 6/5

Convert improper fraction to mixed number

6 ÷ 5 = 1 remainder 1

Final Answer: 1 1/5

5. Boyet eats 4/6 of a cheese pizza and 5/6 of a Hawaiian pizza. How much pizza did he eat?

4/6 + 5/6 = 9/6

GCF of 9 and 6 = 3

Divide numerator and denominator by 3

9 ÷ 3 = 3

6 ÷ 3 = 2

3/2 Convert improper fraction to mixed number

3 ÷ 2 = 1 remainder 1

Final Answer: 1 1/2

6. During a disaster relief operation, the Department of Social Welfare and Development allocated 2 2/4 truckloads of bottled water to a remote municipality. During the first distribution phase, 1 3/4 truckloads were delivered to evacuation centers. How many truckloads remain undistributed?

Subtract the mixed numbers.

2 2/4 − 1 3/4

Borrow 1 from the whole number.

1 6/4 − 1 3/4

Subtract fractions:

6/4 − 3/4 = 3/4

Final Answer: 3/4 truckload

7. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) scheduled 5 1/2 kilometers of road resurfacing for a provincial highway improvement project. During the first phase of the project, the engineering team successfully resurfaced 1 1/2 kilometers of the road. How many kilometers of road still need to be resurfaced?

Subtract the mixed numbers.

5 1/2 − 1 1/2

Subtract the whole numbers:

5 − 1 = 4

Subtract the fractions:

1/2 − 1/2 = 0

Final Answer: 4 kilometers

8. Aling Marta makes 3 whole trays of bibingka for a barrio fiesta. She serves 1 1/3 trays to her extended family and 2/3 of a tray to the barangay volunteers. What is the total amount of bibingka trays left?

Add the trays served.

1 1/3 + 2/3

Convert the mixed number:

1 1/3 = 4/3

4/3 + 2/3 = 6/3

6/3 = 2 trays served

Subtract from the total trays:

3 − 2 = 1

Final Answer: 1 tray