Adding Fractions- Story Problems

Mrs. Good bought a chocolate bar. She ate

 $\frac{1}{6}$  at lunch and  $\frac{3}{6}$  for her snack. How much of the chocolate bar did she eat? 

•  $\frac{2}{6}$  

•  $\frac{5}{6}$  

•  $\frac{4}{6}$  

•  $\frac{6}{6}$  

If Mrs. Good ate 4/6 of her chocolate bar, how much was left over? 

•  $\frac{1}{6}$  

• 2

•  $\frac{2}{6}$  

•  $\frac{10}{6}$  

Tommy went for a run. He ran 2/4 of a mile and then he took a break. After his break, he ran 2/4 of another mile. How far did Tommy run in all?

• 1 mile

• 6/4 miles

• 3/4 of a mile

• 1/4 of a mile

Hannah had a cake for her birthday. She gave 3/8 to her friends and Hannah at 2/8. How much of her birthday cake was left over?

• 5/8

• 3/8

• 1/8

• She ate it all

Kate, Amanda, and Kelly made a gallon of lemonade. Kate drank 2/10 of a gallon, Amanda drank 3/10 of a gallon, and Kelly drank 1/10 of a gallon. How much lemonade did they drink in all?

• 4/10 of a gallon

• 1/10 of a gallon

• 6/10 of a gallon

• 8/10 of a gallon

Holly started her day with her phone fully charged. By her break, she had used 1/5 of her battery. By the time she got home, she had used another 3/5 of her battery. How much of her phone battery was left?

• 1/5 of the battery

• 4/5 of the battery

• 2/5 of the battery

• Her battery was dead

My sister has 1/6 of a piece of licorice. I have 2/6 of a piece of licorice. Our dad has the rest. How much licorice does our dad have?

• 1/6 of a piece

• 3/6 of a piece

• 4/6 of a piece

• 2/6 of a piece

Chad played Minecraft for 2/4 of the day. His brother, Chris, played Minecraft for 3/6 of the day. Who played longer?

• Chris

• Chad

• They played the same amount of time

At swimming practice, Dwight swam 2/10 of a mile on Tuesday, 3/10 of a mile on Wednesday, 4/10 of a mile on Thursday, and 5/10 of a mile on Friday. How many miles did he swim all week?

• 10/10 miles

• 9/10 of a mile

• 14/10 miles

• 13/10 miles

**Bonus** McKenzie was helping her dad build a tree house. They spent 1  $\frac{1}{5}$  hours on the tree house on Monday. Yesterday, they spent 2  $\frac{2}{5}$  hours on it. How long did they spend on it in all? 

• 3 hours 

• 3  $\frac{2}{5}$  hours 

• 4 hours 

• 3 $\frac{3}{5}$