Fraction Word Problems: All Operations

Erin's Desserts made a batch of fresh scones with 2/3 of a pound of butter and 1/4 of a pound of sugar. How much more butter than sugar was used?

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At Ashley's Vacation Wear, 1/2 of the garments are bikinis and 1/3 are trunks. What fraction of the garments are either bikinis or trunks?

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Katie's milkshake recipe calls for 3/5 of a scoop of ice cream and Celine's recipe calls for 1/2 of a scoop. How many more scoops of ice cream are used in Katie's recipe than in Celine's recipe?

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Michelle made an apple pie. She used 5/8 of a tablespoon of cinnamon and 1/2 of a tablespoon of nutmeg. How much more cinnamon than nutmeg did Michelle use?

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Laura made a fruit salad with 1/10 of a pound of melon and 7/20 of a pound of berries. How many pounds of fruit did Laura use in all?

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Tanvi and her friend are working together on a group homework assignment. Tanvi has completed 1/2 of the problems and her friend has completed another 2/5 of them. Together, what fraction of the problems have they completed so far?

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At a pie-eating contest, Karen got through 5/6 of a pie before time was called; Scarlett finished just 1/3 of a pie. How much more pie did Karen eat than Scarlett?

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Logan watched a beetle and a spider on the sidewalk. The beetle crawled 2/3 of a yard and the spider crawled 1/2 of a yard. How much farther did the beetle crawl than the spider?

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Hoping to be named Salesperson of the Month, Myra called the names from 1/6 of a page of the phone book last week. This week, she called the people listed on another 3/4 of a page of the same phone book. How many pages worth of people did Myra call in all?

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In preparation for a picnic, Nora made a salad with 1/4 of a bag of iceberg lettuce and 5/8 of a bag of Romaine lettuce. How many bags of lettuce did Nora use in all?

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