Add and Subtract Fractions Word Problems

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Mr. Richie’s and Mrs. Madison’s 5th grade classes each have the same number of students. During lunch, 5/8 of Mr. Richie’s class and 3/5 of Mrs. Madison’s class purchased a school lunch. How much more of Mr. Richie’s class bought a school lunch? What operation do you use to solve this problem? Options: Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide

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Subtract

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Beth had 3 and 1/4 cups of milk. She used 1 and 3/4 cups of the milk to bake a cake. How many cups of milk does Beth have left? What operation do you use to solve this problem?

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Subtract

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Penny raked 3/5 of her yard on Saturday and 1/3 of her yard on Sunday. How much of her yard did she rake? What operation do you use to solve this problem? Options: Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide

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Add

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Penny raked 3/5 of her yard on Saturday and 1/3 of her yard on Sunday. How much of her yard did she rake?

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14/15

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Aiden mowed 1/3 of the lawn and then 1/6 of the lawn. How much of the lawn did he mow in total?

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1/2

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Elijah bought a Bamboo plant that was 4 1/2 feet high. When he got it home, he cut 3 1/6 feet off of it. How tall was the plant after he cut it down?

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1 1/3 feet

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After your birthday party there is 2/3 of the cake leftover. If you want to give 1/2 to your grandma, how much of the cake would that be?

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1/3

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Noe jogged 4/5 miles on Monday and 1/10 miles on Tuesday. What is the difference between those two distances?

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7/10 miles

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3/9 pan of brownies are on the counter. You decide to eat 1/3 of them. How much of the pan of brownies did you eat? How much was leftover after you ate it?

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1/9 and 2/9

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Rachel had 1/8 bag of popcorn. Ethan had 2/3 bag of popcorn. How much popcorn did they have altogether?

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19/24