Add and Subtract Fractions with Like Denominators Word Probs

Todd orders pizza. He eats 1/6 for lunch, 1/6 for an afternoon snack, and 2/6 for dinner. How much pizza did Todd eat?

• 4/18

• 5/6

• 4/6

• 6/4

There are 12 pieces of candy in the bucket. Maria and Sam each get 2 pieces. Tom gets 5 pieces of candy. Vinny gets the rest of the candy. What fraction does each person get?

• Maria: 2/12, Sam: 5/12: Tom: 2/12, Vinny: 3/12

• Maria: 5/12, Sam: 2/12, Tom: 3/12, Vinny: 2/12

• Maria: 2/12, Sam: 2/12, Tom: 5/12, Vinny: 3/12

• Maria: 3/12, Sam 2/12, Tom: 3/12, Vinny: 5/12

Beth and Brianne had a yard sale to raise money. They donated 2/10 of their profits to their school sports teams, 3/10 to the animal shelter, and 1/10 to the hospital. How much of their profits did they donate?

• 4/10

• 5/10

• 6/10

• 7/10

Diego is measuring sugar to bake cookies. He needs 3/4 cup, and he already has 1/4 cup. How much more sugar does he need?

• 2/4

• 1/4

• 4/4

• 3/4

Ralph works at a computer store. He needs to earn a star to get a free lunch. Yesterday he earned 2/5 and today he earned 3/5. Did he earn enough to get a star?

• Yes

• No

• There is not enough information.

• There is too much information.

Pricilla is baking a pie with her grandmother. They need 5/6 of a cup of flour. Pricilla pours 2/6 into the bowl. How much more flour does she need to add?

• 7/6

• 5/6

• 2/6

• 3/6

Miranda and her friend had a fun day at the beach. They bought a basket of fries to share. Miranda ate 3/8 and her friend ate 4/8. How much of the basket of fries did they eat?

• 7/16

• 3/8

• 7/8

• 4/8

Ken and his sister went to the movies. They shared a bag of popcorn. Ken ate 4/7 and his sister ate 2/7. How much more popcorn did Ken eat than his sister?

• 1/7

• 2/7

• 6/7

• 3/7

Jane and John were having pizza for a movie night. Jane ate 3/8 of her pizza and John ate 5/8. Who ate more? How much more?

• Jane, 5/8

• Jane, 1/8

• John, 4/8

• John, 2/8

Michael and his brother were baking cookies. Michael ate 3/5 of the cookies. His brother ate 2/5 of the cookies. How much of the cookies did they eat?

• 2/5

• 1/5

• 5/5

• 7/11