Name:

______________________________________________________________________ Date: ______________________________

Period: _______1/3 _______4/5 _______8/9

Adding and Subtracting Positive and Negative Fractions Worksheet A

Part A: Solve each of the problems using your knowledge of integer addition/subtraction sign rules.

! ! ! !
1. ! + ! = 2. 1 ! − ! =







3. ! + ! =
! ! ! !
4. !" − !" =







! ! ! ! !
5. 2 ! + 5 ! = 6. ! + 2 ! − 1 ! =







Part B: Answer the following question using two expressions: One expression should model the situation
using fractions/mixed numbers and the other should utilize decimals.

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1. Ms. Shanks collects money for a fundraiser while she has fractions on her mind. She collects $1! ,
! ! !
$ ! , $ ! , $2 ! , and $1 from five of her students. How much money did she collect in total? Also,
!
you know that $ ! = $0.25 = 25 cents SO check your fraction calculations using decimals…










Name: ______________________________________________________________________ Date: ______________________________

Period: _______1/3 _______4/5 _______8/9

Adding and Subtracting Positive and Negative Fractions Worksheet B

Part A: Solve each of the problems using your knowledge of integer addition/subtraction sign rules. If
necessary, find a common denominator to be able to add/subtract the fractions.


!! !! ! !
1. ! + ! = 2. 3 ! − ! =







! !
3. ! + ! =
! !!
4. −1 !" − !" =







! ! ! ! !
5. ! + !! = 6. ! + −2 ! − ! =







Part B: Create and solve an expression to answer the question.

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1. Mr. Leite wants to bake a cake for the teachers in his school. He found a recipe that calls for ! cups
of cocoa to make an 8 serving cake. However, he needs to make a cake that serves 4 times as many
people. He also wants to add a little extra cocoa to make the cake extra super chocolate-licious so
!
he wants to add another ! of a cup of cocoa. Write a number sentence to help him determine the
amount of cocoa he needs and then solve to find the amount of cocoa needed.







Name: ______________________________________________________________________ Date: ______________________________

Period: _______1/3 _______4/5 _______8/9

Adding and Subtracting Positive and Negative Fractions Worksheet C

Part A: Solve each of the problems using your knowledge of integer addition/subtraction sign rules. If
necessary, find a common denominator to be able to add/subtract the fractions.


!! !! ! !!
1. ! + ! = 2. !! − ! =







! !
3. − ! + ! =
! !!
4. !! − !" =







!"" !" ! ! !
5. !"" + !!" = 6. 1 ! + −3 ! − ! =






Part B: Identify the mistake and correct the error.

1. Mr. Hedges was tired one night and wrote the (awful, terrible, & atrocious) work below. Identify
his error and correct the mistake:

!! !! !!" !! !!"
!
+ ! = !" + !" = !"