Add/Sub Fraction Word Problems

Steve's sculpture is 7/12 ft tall. He attaches it to a base that is 1/3 ft tall. After bolting the pieces together how tall will the sculpture be?

• 3/12

• 1/4

• 11/12

• 8/15

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CCSS.5.NF.A.2

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

A large bee is 7/8 inch long. A ladybug is 1/4 inch long. How much longer is the bee?

• 7/8 inch

• 8/8 inch

• 5/8 inch

• 8/4 inch

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

At the neighborhood block party, Cora served 1/2 of a gallon of hot chocolate and 1/10 of a gallon of apple cider. How much hot chocolate and apple cider did Cora serve?

• 3/5
• 2/5
• 2/11
• 1/6

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Daniel watched a beetle and a spider on the sidewalk. The beetle crawled 1/2 of a yard and the spider crawled 1/6 of a yard. How much farther did the beetle crawl than the spider?

• 1/4
• 1/3
• 1/2
• 2/3

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Johnny and Elizabeth were playing a video game and trying to get all of the treasure. Johnny got 1/3​ of the treasure. Elizabeth got 5/9 of the treasure. Together, Johnny and Elizabeth got what fraction of the treasure?

• 2/9

• 5/27

• 8/9

• 3/5

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

Snow fell in Newton twice in one day. The town received 3/8 inch of snow in the morning and another 1/2 inch of snow in the afternoon. How many total inches of snow fell in Newton on that day?

• 1/8
• 3/10
• 5/8
• 7/8

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

A pitcher contains 2 3/4 pints of orange juice. After you pour 5/8 of a pint into a glass, how much orange juice is left in the pitcher?

• 1/8

• 3 3/8

• 1 3/8

• 2 1/8

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

While cooking a stew, Bonnie used 5/6 of a shaker of salt and 5/12 of a shaker of pepper. How much more salt did Bonnie use?

• 5/9

• 5/12

• 1 1/4

• 11/12

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Rhonda mixed 1 1/2 buckets of sand with 2 2/3 buckets of potting soil to make a mixture for planting her cactus. How much soil mixture does she have total?

• 3 3/5

• 4 1/6

• 4 3/6

• 3 1/6

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Alisha kept track of the growth of a plant. At the beginning of one week, her plant was 1 5/8 inches tall. The next week, the plant was 2 3/4 inches tall. How many inches did Alisha’s plant grow over the week?

• 1 1/2

• 1 1/8

• 4 3/8

• 4 5/8

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C