Adding and Subtracting Dissimilar Fractions Word Problems

What is the result of adding 1/3 of a cup of sugar to 1/4 of a cup of flour?

• 3/8 of a cup

• 5/7 of a cup

• 2/5 of a cup

• 7/12 of a cup

Calculate the total length of two pieces of fabric: one piece is 2/5 meters long and the other piece is 3/8 meters long. What is the total length of the two pieces combined?

• 11/20 meters

• 13/20 meters

• 31/40 meters

• 5/13 meters

What is the result of mixing 2/7 of a recipe with 5/9 of another recipe?

• 7/18

• 53/63

• 37/63

• 3/16

What is the total cost of buying 3/4 kg of apples and 2/5 kg of bananas?

• 1 3/20

• 7/9

• 5/12

• 11/20

What is the result of subtracting 2/3 of a pizza from 1/5 of a pizza?

• 7/15 of a pizza

• 5/15 of a pizza

• 3/8 of a pizza

• 1/8 of a pizza

Calculate the remaining balance after spending 4/9 of your savings on a new laptop and then another 1/6 on a smartphone.

• 5/18

• 3/8

• 1/3

• 2/7

If you have 10 cookies and you eat 2 of them, how many cookies are left?

• 5

• 8

• 10

• 7

You are baking a cake and the recipe calls for 3/8 cup of sugar, but you only have 1/4 cup. How much more sugar do you need?

• 1/16 cup

• 1/3 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 1/8 cup

You have 2/3 of a pizza and you eat 1/6 of it. How much pizza is left?

• 1/3 pizza

• 1/2 pizza

• 1/4 pizza

• 2/5 pizza

If you have 5/6 of a pizza and you give away 1/3 of it, what fraction of the pizza do you have left?

• 1/3

• 2/3

• 3/4

• 1/2