Add and Subtract Fraction Word Problems

Shayna needs 10 3/5 hours to complete a project.  If she already worked on the project for 5 3/4 hours, how many more hours does she need to complete her project?

• 15 6/9
• 5 6/20
• 4 3/20
• 4 17/20

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

Ayden mowed 1/3 of the lawn and stopped to drink a glass of water.  He then mowed 1/6 of the lawn before running out of gas. How much of the lawn did he mow? 

• 1/2
• 3/6
• 1/6
• 2/9

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Jayden bought a 5 cup bag of pecans.  If she uses 2 2/3 cups to bake cookies, how many cups of pecans will be left in the bag? 

• 7 2/3
• 3 2/3
• 2 1/3
• 3 1/3

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

Lawton has a piece of wood that is 7 1/4 inches long.  he cut the piece of wood so that it was 3 5/8 inches long.  how much wood did he have left? 

• 4  3/8
• 10 7/8
• 4 5/8
• 3 5/8

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

7/9 + 5/6 + 1/2 =

• 38/18
• 13/17
• 2 2/18
• 2 1/9

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Brianna used 1/4 eggs to make breakfast and 4/8 eggs to make cookies.  How many eggs does she have left? 

• 6/8
• 2
• 3/4
• 6

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Samir made a large pot of soup.  The recipe called for 1/4 cup of salt, but he added 2/3 cup of salt instead.  How much extra salt did Samir add? 

• 11/12
• Equal amount of salt was added
• 3/7
• 5/12

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Destiny was to feed her dog in the morning.  She was to give the large dog 7/8 of a scoop of dog food and the smaller dog 1/4 of a scoop.  How much more dog food does Destiny need to give the large dog? 

• 3/8 scoop
• 5/8 scoop
• 1/2 scoop
• 1 scoop 

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Jordan ate 8/12 of a pizza.  Michael ate 1/3 of a pizza.  Who ate more pizza and by how much? 

• Jordan by 4/12
• Michael by 7/12
•  Michael by 9/12
• Jordan by 1/3

27/12   convert to a mixed number

• 3 1/4
• 2 1/4
• It already is mixed!
• 3 3/12