Practice Adding Fractions in Math
Use these practice problems to test your method after reviewing the concept explanation and worked examples.
Quick Recap
Adding fractions combines parts of a whole by rewriting both with a common denominator and then adding the numerators.
You can only add like-sized pieces directly — \frac{1}{4} and \frac{1}{3} must be converted to twelfths before adding.
Example 1
easyAdd \frac{1}{4} + \frac{3}{4}.
Example 2
mediumAdd \frac{2}{3} + \frac{3}{8} + \frac{1}{4}.
Example 3
easyAdd \frac{5}{12} + \frac{3}{12}.
Example 4
hardThree tanks contain \frac{5}{8}, \frac{3}{4}, and \frac{1}{3} of their capacity in water. If each tank has a capacity of 120 litres, how many total litres of water are in all three tanks?