Adding Fractions with Like Denominators
Name: _______________________________
Date: _______________________________
Remember: When adding fractions with the same denominator, add the numerators and keep the denominator the same. Simplify your answer if possible.
Example: 2⁄5 + 1⁄5 = 3⁄5
Part A: Basic Addition
1. 1⁄6 + 2⁄6 = __________
2. 3⁄8 + 2⁄8 = __________
3. 2⁄7 + 4⁄7 = __________
4. 1⁄9 + 5⁄9 = __________
5. 3⁄10 + 4⁄10 = __________
6. 2⁄12 + 3⁄12 = __________
Part B: Addition with Simplifying
Simplify your answers where possible.
7. 2⁄8 + 2⁄8 = __________
8. 3⁄12 + 5⁄12 = __________
9. 4⁄10 + 2⁄10 = __________
10. 5⁄15 + 4⁄15 = __________
11. 3⁄9 + 3⁄9 = __________
12. 6⁄16 + 2⁄16 = __________
Part C: Three Fractions
Add three fractions together and simplify where possible.
13. 1⁄5 + 2⁄5 + 1⁄5 = __________
14. 2⁄9 + 3⁄9 + 1⁄9 = __________
15. 1⁄8 + 2⁄8 + 3⁄8 = __________
16. 2⁄10 + 3⁄10 + 3⁄10 = __________
Part D: Challenge Problems
Some answers may be improper fractions or mixed numbers.
17. 5⁄8 + 7⁄8 = __________
18. 9⁄12 + 8⁄12 = __________
19. 4⁄6 + 5⁄6 = __________
20. 7⁄10 + 8⁄10 = __________