+/- Fraction Word Problems

Snow fell in Ligonier twice in one day. The town received 3/8 inch of snow in the morning and another 2/8 inch of snow in the afternoon. How many total inches of snow fell in Ligonier on that day?

• 1/8

• 3/10

• 5/8

• 7/8

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

A batch of oatmeal cookies calls for 3/4 cup of oatmeal. Lio wants to double the batch. How much oatmeal will he need?

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Valeria is using a whole length of string. She used 3/15 of string on Monday and 5/15 on Tuesday.  How much string does she have left?

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

Homar bought a bag of Takis for a snack.  He ate 3/10 of the bag on Monday.  On Tuesday he ate the rest.  Which statement is true?

• He ate 1/5 each day.

• He at 1/2 the bag each day.
• Homar ate more than 1/2 Monday and less than 1/2 Tuesday

• He ate less than 1/2 Monday and more than half Tuesday.

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CCSS.5.NF.B.5A

3 friends go out for lunch. They share a large pizza. Carlos eats 2/8, Liam eats 3/8, and Brooks eats 3/8 of the pizza. How much of the pizza did they eat?

• 1

• 0

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

Russell's card collection book has 9/12 of the pages empty. He buys more cards. His new cards fill 3/12 of the books pages. What fraction of the books pages are still empty? Choose all that apply.

• 1 

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

When Piper starts a project, she has 82/100 of a bottle of glue. She uses 36/100 of the bottle for the project. How much of the bottle of glue is left?

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

Carefully following a recipe, David used exactly 1/8 of a cup of oil and 3/8 of a cup of water. How many cups of liquid did David use in all?

• 2/3 cup of oil
• 1/2 cup of oil
• 1/4 cup of oil
• 1/8 cup of oil

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D