Mathematics Grade 6 15 min

Add and subtract fractions in recipes

Add and subtract fractions in recipes

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1

A muffin recipe needs 1/8 cup of white sugar and 3/8 cup of brown sugar. How much sugar is needed in total?

2

You have a 3/4 cup carton of milk. A pancake recipe uses 1/3 cup. How much milk is left?

3

A cookie recipe needs 1 1/2 cups of flour. A cake recipe needs 2 1/4 cups. How much flour is needed for both?

Sample Practice Questions

Easy
A recipe calls for 1/5 liter of juice and 2/5 liter of water. What is the total volume of liquid?
0.3/10
1.3/5
2.2/5
3.2/25
Easy
You mix 2/7 cup of blue paint and 3/7 cup of yellow paint. How much paint do you have?
0.5/7
1.5/14
2.6/7
3.6/49
Easy
A smoothie needs 1/2 banana. You use 1/4 of the banana for decoration. How much is left for the smoothie?
0.1/8
1.1/4
2.1/2
3.3/4

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