Lowest Terms, Equivalent Fractions, Adding/Subtracting

Fractions with Common Denominators

Write the following fractions in lowest terms:

1) 15/20

2) 6/18

3) 10/16

4) 9/12

5) 4/10

6) 9/15

7) 12/16

8) 8/20

9) 14/24

10) Poppy has one bag of beads. She is going to make three difference necklaces.
For the first necklace, she needs 3/8 of a bag of beads. For the second, she
needs 1/8 of a bag of beads. For the third, she needs 5/8 of a bag. What
fraction of a bag of beads does she need? Does she have enough? Explain.
Write three equivalent fractions for each given fraction.

1) 3/8

2) 1/4

3) 5/6

4) 4/5

5) 7/8

6) 1/2

7) 6/7

8) 11/12

Determine the sum of each fraction statement. Write your answer in lowest
terms.

1) 1/7 + 2/7

2) 5/12 + 5/12

3) 1/3 + 1/3

4) 4/9 + 2/9

5) 1/4 + 3/4

6) 7/15 + 2/15
 7) 3/10 + 7/10

8) 5/12 + 1/12

9) 1/4 + 1/4

10) 2/9 + 1/9

Determine the difference of each fraction statement. Write your answer in

lowest terms.

1) 5/12 – 1/12

2) 2/3 – 1/3

3) 7/10 – 3/10

4) 1 – 2/5

5) 8/9 – 1/9

6) 7/12 – 7/12

7) 1 – 3/10

8) 7/8 – 3/8

9) Tom is in charge of the track and field games at his school. He was given two
boxes of prizes. He has given out 7/5 boxes. He estimates he will give out
another 4/5 box. Does he have enough? If he does not have enough, how
much more does he need?