Add Positive and Negative Fractions: Would You Rather?

The choice will be yours in this positive and negative fraction worksheet! Students will be presented with two equations containing positive or negative fractions and will choose which equation they would prefer to solve. As they work through their selections, learners will practice adding rational numbers and apply the understanding that adding a negative will be equivalent to subtracting a positive.

Ideal for middle school students, this worksheet will strengthen fluency with positive and negative fractions while helping learners recognize the relationship between addition and subtraction. Giving students a choice between problems will add a simple element of engagement to focused fraction practice.

As a refresher, students may benefit from Adding Fractions With Unlike Denominators. If students enjoy the element of choice in their worksheets, have them try Divide Positive and Negative Integers: Would You Rather?