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Adding and Subtracting Fractions Word Problems

Authored by Anthony Clark

Mathematics

5th Grade

CCSS covered

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Adding and Subtracting Fractions Word Problems
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

On Saturday, Tim and Bob had a sleepover. For dinner, Tim and Bob ate 9/12 of the pizza. Tim ate 5/12 of the pizza. What fraction of the pizza did Bob eat?

3/12

9/12

14/12

4/12

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When adding or subtracting fractions, I NEVER add or subtract the...

numerators

denominators

mixed numbers

equivalent fractions

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Jenna bought a spool of ribbon for her craft projects. It contained 5 3/4 meters of ribbon.  She used 3 2/5 meters of ribbon for a project.  How many meters of ribbon does Jenna have left?

2 7/20

1 8/20

4 3/20

3 7/20

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

4.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Thomas walked 1 1/4 miles from his home to his school. Jackson walks 1 2/3 miles from his home to work. How much farther does Jackson walk to school than Thomas?

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Jordan ate 3/9 of the crackers. Sam ate of the 4/9 crackers. What fraction of the crackers is left?

7/9

2/9

1/9

5/9

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The Garden Club has decided to make a terrarium. 1/3 will be for ferns and 1/8 for grass. The rest will be flowers. What fractional part of the terrarium will be flowers?

1/24

11/24

13/24

3/8

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

John's full backpack weighs 5 1/2 pounds, and Tyrone's full backpack weighs 6 3/5 pounds. What is the total weight of both boys' backpacks?

12 4/10

10 2/10

11 1/10

12 1/10

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

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