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?

Daniel watched a beetle and a spider on the sidewalk. The beetle crawled 1/2 of a yard and the spider crawled 1/8 of a yard. How much farther did the beetle crawl than the spider?

• 1/4

• 3/8

• 1/2

• 5/8

A plumber is fitting a water pipe that is 3/4 foot long on to a water pipe that is 2/12 foot long. How long will the finished pipe be?

• 11/12 foot

• 8/16 foot

• 2/12 foot

• 1 foot

Marty made two types of cookies.  He used 2/3 cup of sugar for one recipe and 1/4 cup  of sugar for the other.  How much sugar did he use in all? 

• 5/12

• 3/7

• 11/12

• 1/3

A plant grew  inch 1/8 last week and 3/8 inch this week. How many inches did the plant grow in the last two weeks? Remember to simplify your answer.

Tony had 7/8 pound of turkey. He used 2/3 pound for sandwiches. How many pounds of turkey does Tony have left? Remember to simplify if possible. 

Jerome walked 2/3 mile in the morning and 11/12 mile in the evening. How many miles did he walk in all?

At the neighborhood block party, Cora served 1/2 of a gallon of hot chocolate and 1/10 of a gallon of apple cider. How much hot chocolate and apple cider did Cora serve?

• 3/5

• 2/5

• 2/11

• 1/6