Adding and subtracting fractions word problems Boot camp #1

Kayla ate 3/12 of a watermelon. Jordyn ate 1/12 of the watermelon. Then April ate 1/4 of the watermelon. How much of the watermelon did they eat?

• 6/12

• 7/36

• 4/12

• 7/12

Tags

CCSS.4.MD.A.2

CCSS.4.NF.B.3

CCSS.4.OA.A.3

Daniel watched a beetle and a spider on the sidewalk. The beetle crawled 1/2 of a yard and the spider crawled 1/8 of a yard. How much farther did the beetle crawl than the spider?

• 1/4

• 3/8

• 1/2

• 5/8

Tags

CCSS.4.MD.A.2

CCSS.4.NF.A.2

Carefully following a recipe to make brownies, Ben used exactly 5/8 of a cup of oil and 3/4 of a cup of water. How many cups of liquid did Ben use in all?

• 1/8

• 2/3

• 1 1/2

• 1 3/8

Tags

CCSS.4.MD.A.2

Robert made a fruit salad with 11/12 of a pound of melon and 1/6 of a pound of berries. How many pounds of fruit did Robert use in all?

• 1 1/12

• 3/4

• 2/3

• 1 1/2

Tags

CCSS.4.MD.A.2

CCSS.4.NF.B.3

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

Tags

CCSS.4.MD.A.2

CCSS.4.NF.A.2