Math: Unlike Fractions Word Problems Test

Pam walks 3/4 of a mile to school. Paul walks 1/8 of a mile to school. How much farther does Pam walk than Paul?

• 5/8

• 4/8

• 1 3/8

• 3/4

Answer explanation

For this questions, Method # 1 is the easiest one. However, any of the methods can give you de correct answer.

Gordon used 1 3/4 cups of flour and then used an additional 1 3/4 cups of flour again. How much flour did he use altogether?

• 2 6/8 cups

• 6/4 cups

• 2 2/4 cups

• 3 1/2 cups

Answer explanation

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

• 8 3/5 gallons

• 9 gallons

• 4 3/5 gallons

• 8 5/5 gallons

Answer explanation

Read step by step the procedure above.

Kennedy made 12 3/8 cups of tea. She and her friends drank 7 1/4 cups. How much was left?

• 5 1/4 cups

• 4 1/8 cups

• 5 1/8 cups

• 5 3/8 cups

Answer explanation

Julia scored 3 5/8 pounds of candy for Halloween. Roderick scored 2 3/4 pounds. How many total pounds of candy did Julia and Roderick score combined?

• 6 1/4 pounds

• 6 3/8 pounds

• 6 5/8 pounds

• 6 1/8 pounds

Answer explanation

Daniella made 2 4/5 cups of lemonade on Wednesday and 1 1/2 cups of lemonade on Thursday. How much lemonade did she make on those two days combined?

• 4 2/5 cups

• 4 3/10 cups

• 4 1/10 cups

• 4 1/2 cups

Answer explanation