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Sheet 1
Adding Unlike Fractions

1) A recipe for banana pudding calls for 23 cups of sugar for the flour mixture and 14
cups of sugar for the meringue topping. How many cups of sugar in all is required
to make the banana pudding?

2) Vivian bought a pack of agate beads. She used 34 th of the pack to make a necklace
and 81 th of the pack to make few pairs of earrings. What fraction of the pack of
beads did she use altogether?

3) Quinn baked a mince pie for Christmas. Among other things, the recipe called for
1 a teaspoon of allspice and 3 teaspoon of ground nutmeg. Find the total fraction
2 8
of spices used to make the mince pie?

4) Louise purchased 15 3
2 pounds of white potatoes and 4 pounds of red potatoes from
the supermarket. How many pounds of potatoes did Louise buy altogether?

5) Brittany used foam stickers to make a greeting card. She used 53 packs of heart
stickers and 76 packs of flower stickers to make it. What fraction of foam stickers
did she use in total to make the greeting card?

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Sheet 1
Adding Unlike Fractions

1) A recipe for banana pudding calls for 23 cups of sugar for the flour mixture and 14
cups of sugar for the meringue topping. How many cups of sugar in all is required
to make the banana pudding?

11 cups of sugar
12

2) Vivian bought a pack of agate beads. She used 34 th of the pack to make a necklace
and 81 th of the pack to make few pairs of earrings. What fraction of the pack of
beads did she use altogether?

7 th of the pack
8

3) Quinn baked a mince pie for Christmas. Among other things, the recipe called for
1 a teaspoon of allspice and 3 teaspoon of ground nutmeg. Find the total fraction
2 8
of spices used to make the mince pie?

7 th of a teaspoon of spices
8

4) Louise purchased 15 3
2 pounds of white potatoes and 4 pounds of red potatoes from
the supermarket. How many pounds of potatoes did Louise buy altogether?

8 1 pounds of potatoes
4

5) Brittany used foam stickers to make a greeting card. She used 53 packs of heart
stickers and 76 packs of flower stickers to make it. What fraction of foam stickers
did she use in total to make the greeting card?

2 5 th packs of foam stickers

6

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