Adding and Subtracting Fractions Word Problems

The Fox family ordered a large pizza with 12 slices. Three-twelfths of the pizza was pepperoni. Four-twelfths of the pizza was ham and the rest was just cheese. What fraction of the pizza was just cheese?

Darla added five-sixths of a bag of soil to her garden. Her neighbor Kierstyn added eleven-eighths bags of soil to her garden. How much more soil did Kierstyn add than Darla?

• Kierstyn add 13/24 more bags of soil to her garden

• Kierstyn add 1/2 more bags of soil to her garden

• Kierstyn add 11/20 more bags of soil to her garden

• Kierstyn add 7/24 more bags of soil to her garden

Frances rode her bike for one-fifth of a mile on Monday and two-fifths of a mile on Tuesday. How many miles did she ride altogether?

• Frances rode her bike for three-fifths of a mile altogether.

• Frances rode her bike for two-fifths of a mile altogether.

• Frances rode her bike for four-fifths of a mile altogether.

• Frances rode her bike for six-fifths of a mile altogether.

Applying Operations on Fractions in Word Problems: If John ate 3/8 of a pizza and Mary ate 1/4 of the same pizza, what fraction of the pizza was eaten in total?

• 3/4

• 5/8

• 2/8

• 1/2

Miracle swam four-fifths of a lap in the morning and seven-fifteenths of a lap in the evening. How much farther did Miracle swim in the morning than in the evening?

• Miracle swam two-third of a lap farther in the morning.

• Miracle swam one-third of a lap farther in the morning.

• Miracle swam one whole lap farther in the morning.

• Miracle swam four-third of a lap farther in the morning.

It took Gerard five-thirds of an hour to complete his math homework on Monday, three-fourths of an hour on Tuesday, and five-sixths of an hour on Wednesday. How many hours did he take to complete his homework altogether?

• It took Gerard a half an hour to complete his homework altogether.

• It took Gerard three and one-thrid hours to complete his homework altogether.

• It took Gerard two and two-fourth hours to complete his homework altogether.

• It took Gerard three and one-fourth hours to complete his homework altogether.

At a pizza party, Calvin and his friends ate three and one-fourth cheese pizzas and two and three-fourths pepperoni pizzas. How much pizza did they eat in all?

• Calvin and his friends ate 1 and 1/3 pizzas in all.

• Calvin and his friends ate seven pizzas in all.

• Calvin and his friends ate 5 and 1/2 pizzas in all.

• Calvin and his friends ate six pizzas in all.

The Rodriguez family drove their car for five and five-sixths days to reach their vacation home, and then drove for six and one-sixth days to return home. How much longer did it take them to drive home?

• The Rodriguez family took one-half more days to drive home.

• The Rodriguez family took two-half more days to drive home.

• The Rodriguez family took three-half more days to drive home.

• The Rodriguez family took four-half more days to drive home.

A warehouse has 12 and nine-tenths meters of tape in one area of the building, and eight and three-fifths meters of tape in another part. How much tape does the warehouse have in all?

• The warehouse has 22 and one-half meters of tape in all.

• The warehouse has 20 and one-half meters of tape in all.

• The warehouse has 21 and one-half meters of tape in all.

• The warehouse has 23 and one-half meters of tape in all.