Add & Subtract Fractions Word Problems

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?

(Hint: you can compare fractions if they have a common denominator)

• Jordan by 4/12

• Michael by 7/12

• Michael by 9/12

• Jordan by 1/3

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CCSS.4.NF.A.2

Alisha kept track of the growth of a plant.

At the beginning of one week, her plant was 1 7/8 inches tall. The next week, the plant was 2 3/4 inches tall.

How many inches did Alisha’s plant grow over the week?

• 1/2 inches

• 7/8 inches

• 1/24 inches

• 5/8 inches

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

To make some punch for a party, Michael mixed together 10 $\frac{1}{4}$   bottles of apple juice and 2 $\frac{1}{4}$   bottles of soda. How many bottles of punch did Michael make?

• 12  $\frac{1}{4}$  bottles

• 13 bottles

• 12 $\frac{2}{4}$ bottles

• 8 bottles

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CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

An amusement park sold 6 $\frac{4}{5}$ gallons of soda. 2 $\frac{1}{5}$   gallons were regular soda, and the rest was diet soda. How many gallons of diet soda were sold?

• 8 $\frac{3}{5}$   gallons

• 9 gallons

• 4 $\frac{3}{5}$   gallons

• 8 $\frac{5}{5}$   gallons

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Amy made a fruit salad with 1 $\frac{1}{10}$   pounds of watermelon and 5 $\frac{3}{10}$   pounds of berries. How many pounds of fruit did Amy use in all?

• 6 $\frac{4}{20}$   pounds

• 6 $\frac{5}{2}$   pounds

• 4 $\frac{2}{10}$   pounds

• 6 $\frac{4}{10}$   pounds

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

A family bought 11 $\frac{2}{12}$   pounds of potatoes. They used 7 $\frac{10}{12}$   pounds of it. How much is left?

• 4 $\frac{4}{12}$   pounds

• 3 $\frac{4}{12}$   pounds

• 18 $\frac{12}{12}$   pounds

• 4 $\frac{8}{12}$   pounds

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Marcus rode his bicycle 2 $\frac{5}{8}$   miles from his house to school. Then he rode 1 $\frac{1}{8}$   miles from school to the store. How many miles did Marcus ride in all?

• 1 $\frac{3}{4}$   miles

• 3 $\frac{4}{8}$   miles

• 3 $\frac{6}{8}$   miles

• 3 $\frac{6}{16}$   miles

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CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

In gym class, Blake ran 2/3 of a mile and Brody ran 1/3 of a mile. How much more did Blake run than Brody?

• 3/3 of a mile

• A lot

• None

• 1/3 of a mile

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CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

In a bag of skittles, 2/5 of the skittles were green and 1/5 of the skittles were red. How many skittles were green and red?

• 1/5

• 3/5

• 7/5

• All of the skittles

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CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D