Fractions Word Problems: Add, Subtract, or Multiply

James grows corn on ¹⁄₄ of his land. If he has 65 acres of land, how much of the land is used for growing corn?

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Emmett went to the chocolate store and bought 5 pounds of chocolate. If ²⁄₃ of the chocolate was white chocolate, how many pounds of white chocolate did he purchase?

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Evan bought 2 ⁵⁄₉ pounds of lemon, and used 1 ⁴⁄₅ pounds of them to make lemonade.

How much lemon remains?

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

In Brooke's class, ²⁄₉ of the children have a pet lizard. Of the students who have a lizard, ²⁄₃ also have a dog. What fraction of the children in Brooke's class have both a lizard and a dog?

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CCSS.5.NF.B.6

A farmer's truck is carrying 4 ²⁄₃ tons of hay and straw. If 3 ²⁄₅ tons of the load is hay, how much straw is the truck carrying?

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

Jaden has learned to play 16 ¹⁄₄ of the measures of a song on the piano. If the song has a 78 measures, how many more measures does she have to learn?

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

Niki donated 4 5/8 pounds of beans to the food drive and Annie donated 3 2/3 pounds of beans to the food drive. Together, how much food did they donate?

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

In the bakery ¹⁄₃ of the cakes have strawberry frosting and ³⁄₇ of the cakes with strawberry frosting have vanilla filling. What fraction of the cakes at the bakery have both strawberry frosting and vanilla filling?

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CCSS.5.NF.B.6