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5th Grade Adding & Subtracting Fractions Worksheets

5th Grade Adding & Subtracting Fractions: unlike denominators and mixed numbers, estimating, and word problems. Every worksheet is free, prints as a PDF with an answer key, and can be assigned online. The ones teachers open most are first.

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5th Grade Adding & Subtracting Fractions Worksheets - Adding & Subtracting Fractions (Different Denominator) worksheet

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Adding & Subtracting Fractions (Different Denominator)

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Add fractions that have different denominators by rewriting them as equivalent fractions with a common denominator.
Subtract fractions that have different denominators by finding a common denominator first.
Use the least common multiple to choose an efficient common denominator.

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5th Grade Adding & Subtracting Fractions Worksheets - Different Denominator worksheet

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Different Denominator

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Student objectives

Add fractions that have different denominators.
Subtract fractions that have different denominators.
Find a common denominator so the fractions can be combined.
Rewrite fractions as equivalent fractions and simplify the final answer when possible.

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5th Grade Adding & Subtracting Fractions Worksheets - Adding and Subtracting Fractions Visually (Different Denominators) worksheet

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Adding and Subtracting Fractions Visually (Different Denominators)

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Add fractions that have different denominators by rewriting them as equivalent fractions with a common denominator.
Subtract fractions that have different denominators by using a common denominator first.
Use visual fraction models to see how two unlike fractions combine or how much is left after subtracting.

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5th Grade Adding & Subtracting Fractions Worksheets - Word Problems Different Denom worksheet

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Word Problems Different Denom

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Student objectives

Subtract fractions that have different denominators by finding a common denominator first.
Read word problems and decide whether to add or subtract fractions to answer the question.
Simplify answers when possible and write them as a fraction or mixed number.

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5th Grade Adding & Subtracting Fractions Worksheets - Combining Amounts worksheet

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Combining Amounts

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Student objectives

Add more than 2 fractions to find a total amount.
Add fractions with the same denominator by combining the numerators.
Add fractions with different denominators by rewriting them with a common denominator first.

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5th Grade Adding & Subtracting Fractions Worksheets - Fractions With Tape Diagram worksheet

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Fractions With Tape Diagram

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Student objectives

Use a tape diagram to show a whole split into equal parts and match it to a fraction.
Figure out the value of one part (a unit fraction) when the whole is divided into equal sections.
Find a missing part or the whole by using the fraction shown in the tape diagram.

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5th Grade Adding & Subtracting Fractions Worksheets - Fraction Comparisons With Tape Diagram worksheet

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Fraction Comparisons With Tape Diagram

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Use a tape diagram (bar model) to show what a fraction means as equal parts of a whole.
Compare two fractions by looking at the size of the shaded parts in the tape diagrams.

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5th Grade Adding & Subtracting Fractions Worksheets - Adding and Subtracting Mixed Numbers (Standard Algorithm) worksheet

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Adding and Subtracting Mixed Numbers (Standard Algorithm)

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Student objectives

Add mixed numbers with unlike denominators.
Subtract mixed numbers with unlike denominators.
Regroup when the fraction parts do not fit.

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5th Grade Adding & Subtracting Fractions Worksheets - Adding Fractions with Fraction Strips worksheet

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Adding Fractions with Fraction Strips

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Student objectives

Add fractions using fraction strips.
Rename fractions with a common denominator using a model.
Compare fractional lengths drawn on equal wholes.

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5th Grade Adding & Subtracting Fractions Worksheets - Adding and Subtracting Fractions (Standard Algorithm) worksheet

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Adding and Subtracting Fractions (Standard Algorithm)

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Student objectives

Add fractions with unlike denominators.
Subtract fractions with unlike denominators.
Write a fraction answer in lowest terms.

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5th Grade Adding & Subtracting Fractions Worksheets - Estimating Fraction Sums and Differences worksheet

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Estimating Fraction Sums and Differences

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Student objectives

Round a fraction to 0, one half or 1.
Estimate a sum of two fractions.
Estimate a difference of two fractions.

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5th Grade Adding & Subtracting Fractions Worksheets - Adding Mixed Numbers with a Model worksheet

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Adding Mixed Numbers with a Model

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Add mixed numbers using a bar model.
Regroup a fraction sum greater than one whole.
Rename fractions with a common denominator using a model.

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5th Grade Adding & Subtracting Fractions Worksheets - Estimating Sums and Differences of Mixed Numbers worksheet

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Estimating Sums and Differences of Mixed Numbers

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Student objectives

Round a mixed number to the nearest whole number.
Estimate a sum of two mixed numbers.
Estimate a difference of two mixed numbers.

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5th Grade Adding & Subtracting Fractions Worksheets - Subtracting Fractions with Fraction Strips worksheet

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Subtracting Fractions with Fraction Strips

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Subtract fractions using fraction strips.
Rename fractions with a common denominator using a model.
Compare fractional lengths drawn on equal wholes.

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5th Grade Adding & Subtracting Fractions Worksheets - Adding Fractions on a Number Line worksheet

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Adding Fractions on a Number Line

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Student objectives

Add fractions using a number line.
Rename fractions with a common denominator using a model.
Count fractional parts to find a sum.

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5th Grade Adding & Subtracting Fractions Worksheets - Deciding if a Fraction Answer is Reasonable worksheet

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Deciding if a Fraction Answer is Reasonable

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Student objectives

Judge whether a fraction sum is reasonable.
Use benchmarks to estimate before checking.
Recognize the error of adding numerators and denominators.

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5th Grade Adding & Subtracting Fractions Worksheets - Adding Mixed Numbers with Shape Models worksheet

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Adding Mixed Numbers with Shape Models

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Student objectives

Find the sum of shaded parts shown in two models.
Rename halves and thirds as sixths using a picture.
Add mixed numbers with unlike denominators.

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5th Grade Adding & Subtracting Fractions Worksheets - Adding Fractions with a Tape Diagram worksheet

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Adding Fractions with a Tape Diagram

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Add fractions using a tape diagram.
Rename fractions with a common denominator using a model.
Solve a word problem about parts of one whole.

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5th Grade Adding & Subtracting Fractions Worksheets - Choosing the Closest Estimate with Fractions worksheet

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Choosing the Closest Estimate with Fractions

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Student objectives

Estimate a sum or difference of mixed numbers.
Choose the amount closest to an answer.
Judge the size of a fraction answer without calculating.

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5th Grade Adding & Subtracting Fractions Worksheets - Subtracting Mixed Numbers with Shape Models worksheet

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Subtracting Mixed Numbers with Shape Models

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Student objectives

Find the difference of shaded parts shown in two models.
Regroup a whole into parts to subtract.
Subtract mixed numbers with unlike denominators.

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5th Grade Adding & Subtracting Fractions Worksheets - Adding Mixed Numbers with a Number Line worksheet

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Adding Mixed Numbers with a Number Line

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Add mixed numbers by counting on.
Choose useful jumps on an open number line.
Use a number line marked in the common denominator.

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5th Grade Adding & Subtracting Fractions Worksheets - Subtracting Fractions on a Number Line worksheet

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Subtracting Fractions on a Number Line

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Subtract fractions using a number line.
Rename fractions with a common denominator using a model.
Count backward along a number line to find a difference.

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5th Grade Adding & Subtracting Fractions Worksheets - Subtracting Mixed Numbers with a Number Line worksheet

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Subtracting Mixed Numbers with a Number Line

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Subtract mixed numbers by counting back.
Choose useful jumps on an open number line.
Use a number line marked in the common denominator.

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5th Grade Adding & Subtracting Fractions Worksheets - Subtracting Fractions with a Tape Diagram worksheet

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Subtracting Fractions with a Tape Diagram

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Subtract fractions using a tape diagram.
Rename fractions with a common denominator using a model.
Solve a word problem about part of a part.

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